The Other Side of the Curtain

Author: Cora Buhlert
Length: 14 page(s)
Written: July 2011
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Category: Fiction & Literature » Short Stories | Work: Story / Narration
Keywords: spy fiction, espionage, 1960s, East Germany, Cora Buhlert, suspense, short story

A fateful encounter at the frontline of the Cold War

East Germany, 1966. Major Werner Gottwald has dedicated his life to Communism, keeping western visitors under constant surveillance as an agent of the secret police Stasi. His latest assignment is the American millionaire Zane Smith as well as Smith's lover, the beautiful Shoushan Kariyan. At first, it seems to be just another mission. But there is more to Zane Smith than meets the eye and soon Gottwald finds himself in over his head. For it turns out that he underestimated the deviousness of the Communist brethren of the KGB. And he definitely underestimated Shoushan Kariyan…

"The Other Side of the Curtain" is a spy story of 8500 words.

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About the Author

Cora Buhlert
Member since: July 2011
Publications on XinXii: 35

Cora Buhlert was born and bred in North Germany, where she still lives today - after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher.