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�� ‘Are you sure you’re talking to the right guy?��

‘Yes, sir, we’re sure.��

‘So what is this about?��

The voice said a black car would arrive at his door in thirty minutes, and he was to get in the back.��

Cloak and dagger stuff, not the sort of thing your everyday mathematics professor is used to dealing with, but Nathan Tyler has decided when his country calls, (because that is who has called), he should answer.

He’s off to a mathematics conference, in Moscow. Others have attended conferences in Moscow, but they tell him it was safe back then, and these are different times. Even his airline texts him.

�� ‘The State Department has determined that due to escalating international tensions, travel to your destination may not be safe and is not advised.�� Then, as if concerned, or pretending to be, the airline had added: ‘Passengers wishing to change, delay or cancel their plans may do so at no additional cost.�� ��

He’s determined, and off he goes �� alone �� no travel companions, no security, no group to hide in. Just a lonely maths prof off to compare notes with others who love the field as much as he does.

It’s a great short story without a sign of Reacher or anyone similar, and I enjoyed it enough that I hope he writes some more.

Thanks to #NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories for a copy of #ElevenNumbers for review.