Labyrinth

De: A. G. Riddle

Narrado por: James Babson

From the bestselling author of Lost in Time and Quantum Radio comes a new mind-bending thriller: a group of strangers with tinnitus begins seeing numbers—numbers they soon realize are a code that will change the world.

Alan Norris has lost everything. Except for his daughter. And he's willing to do anything to protect her.

The day of his wife's funeral, as he's walking to give the eulogy, the ringing in his ears starts. His tinnitus began when he was in the Marines, the day a roadside bomb went off. Usually, it's a low whine—a tea kettle that never quite boils. But as his prosthetic and his good leg sink into the soggy grass, the ringing changes. That afternoon, the ringing only he can hear sounds like three jagged rocks dropped in a tin can and shaken.

When the rattling hits a crescendo, he sees a series of numbers: 12122518914208.

He assumes it's a stress reaction. A hallucination. He's wrong about that. And several other things.

The ringing and the numbers are a mystery, but the worst part is that when that unseen hand shakes the can, Alan begins to lose time.

A few minutes at first.

Then longer.

Until one night, he wakes up next to a dead body.

He could call the police. Or run. He doesn't do either. Because he doesn't know what happened to his daughter during the time he lost, leaving him no choice but to dig deeper.

Alan soon discovers he's not the only one seeing the numbers. And that the sequence is key to a conspiracy with far-reaching consequences. For him and the entire world.

©2025 A. G. Riddle (P)2025 Recorded Books

Another great literary Riddle from AG

I thought this one was a masterfully written journey through real life humanitarian issues wrapped into a fictional gift like all of this man’s works. Highly recommend if you want your thoughts provoked to look out onto an ocean of possibilities

Ideas and story

Great application of recent science wrapped in an exciting and heartwarming story. You’ll enjoy it.

Excellent story that didn't see coming.

My first book from A.G. Riddle. I will say at the beginning I thought the plot was going to be one thing and by the end it was another changing my opinion about the author. The book is written well and the story keeps you thinking to figure it out. I will look at the author other offerings to see what they have to offer. The narrator is good. Would recommend this book.

Great story!

The author did a great job tying together all the elements of the story by the end.

Good story. Needs some tighter editing

Overall I liked the book. Decent narrator, though he needs to work on a larger variety of character voices. Not bad, but it can be a bit flat or repetitive at times.

I've read other books by Riddle and this was a hesitant purchase. He always seems to have a great vision and he gets there in the end, but I think he really needs the help of a good editor to help streamline the story. There are large parts of the book that kinda drag because the story is giving way too much detail for inconsequential parts. Just like RR Martin talks about food too much, Riddle seems to get lost in minor details that don't really matter. Like when the CEO goes on at length when describing his Claire user story of Labyrinth. Really not needed. This happens in a few other places.

Overall I'm recommending the story as a buy. Just hope the narrator and author take the feedback under consideration.