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Eleven Numbers

A Short Story

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Eleven Numbers

By: Lee Child
Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
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An American mathematician’s assignment in Russia spirals into a high-stakes maze of shifting loyalties and intrigue in a propulsive short thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child.

Nathan Tyler is an unassuming professor at a middling American university with a rather obscure specialty in mathematics—in short, a nobody from nowhere. So why is the White House calling? Summoned to Washington, DC, for a top-secret briefing, Nathan discovers that he’s the key to a massive foreign intelligence breakthrough. Reading between the lines of a cryptic series of equations, he could open a door straight into the heart of the Kremlin and change the global balance of power forever. All he has to do is get to a meeting with the renowned Russian mathematician who created it. But when Nathan crashes headlong into a dangerous new game, the odds against him suddenly look a lot steeper.

©2025 by Lee Child. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved Espionage International Mystery & Crime Mystery Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Russia Mathematics

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At last something from Lee Child that was up to his early days of Reacher standard.

Excellent short story

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An excellent story, read perfectly. Kept me listening til the end. A beautiful and logical conclusion.

Fabulous!

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Really enjoyed this short listen. A great thriller with some great twists.
Highly Recommended. Lee Child pulls off another classic story.

Gripping and a great listen

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It was interesting how a westerner writes about the eastern block then disappoints there own capitalism.

Very interesting

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This title was calmly narrated by James Anderson Foster.

A very clever and succinct short story, highly plausible and very clever. You knew that it was a short story going in, but there was still that feeling that you wanted more - it didn’t need more - it had everything, all the information, all the atmosphere, all of the angst and frustration that was required of the tale. It ended satisfactorily and yet… over too soon. 🙂

Well told, brilliantly crafted. An included audiobook with my Kindle Unlimited subscription.

Brilliant Short Story

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Not sure what Lee Child is trying to achieve with this very short story. The fact that it is so short, and some obvious junctures that could have led to more expansions were not expanded, is probably its strong point.

Pointless

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