Found at the Munich meetup at Baal.

I like books about cryptography, I like SciFi books and I like thrillers. I think this book fits a bit into all these categories, but I did not like the book! Sometimes it was a never ending story about how to find an engraved ring, sometimes it was technically wrong. It was thrilling, but the author overdid IMHO. I can't recommend the book for readers having knowledge about cryptograohy and computers. Too many errors spoil the party. Better read Cryptonomicon

From the back of the book:

When the NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage...not by guns or bombs, but by a code so ingeniously complex that if released it would cripple U.S. intelligence. Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Susan Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in. Betrayed on all sides, she finds herself fighting not only for her country but also for her life, and in the end, for the life of the man she loves.

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Is on it's way to mexx as a RABCK.

The post brought it today!! Thank you!!