Product Description

Everyone’s looking for the perfect match, a life-long partner, and Lewis and Lindsay Thorpe have found theirs, thanks to hi-tech matchmaker Eden Inc.

But when the happy couple’s life together ends in what looks like a double suicide, Eden Inc. has some explaining to do. So they hire forensic psychologist Christopher Lash to figure out what went wrong. And then another perfect match ends in death...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51766 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-31
• Released on: 2006-10-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 416 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780307275561
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
PRAISE FOR LINCOLN CHILD’S PREVIOUS NOVEL, UTOPIA:

“Ultra-entertaining…. Lincoln Child weaves fascinatingly plausible technologies and a frighteningly believable tale.”
Dan Brown, author of THE DA VINCI CODE


“As far as plot, action and suspense are concerned, UTOPIA could hardly be improved upon, but that is only the first of Child’s achievements. His characters are first-rate, as is his writing…. UTOPIA is a sensational piece of popular entertainment. If you’re looking for intelligent fun, it doesn’t get much better than this.”
Washington Post Book World

“A beautifully crafted scare-fest…. UTOPIA’s gadgetry is heaven for techno-thriller fans, and the threats from the sabotaged attractions are startlingly inventive. Here’s hoping for a sequel.”
People Magazine

Review
“Slick, sophisticated entertainment, as well as a cautionary tale about artificial intelligence.”–Washington Post

“Impeccably in tune with the times.” –Entertainment Weekly

“Child conquers the complexities of artificial intelligence–fueling the plot with material usually comprehensible only to technogeeks.”–People

“Speeds toward a suspenseful conclusion.” –The Commercial Appeal (Memphis)

“Fans of head-spinning ‘70s thrillers like The Stepford Wives or The Boys From Brazil will want to input this baby right away. . . . Fascinating.... A techno-thriller that cares as much about the heart as it does about the hardware.” –Mystery Scene

“Pure entertainment.” –The San Jose Mercury News

About the Author
Lincoln Child is the author of Utopia and the forthcoming Deep Storm. He is the coauthor, with Douglas Preston, of Relic, The Cabinet of Curiosities, Still Life with Crows, and a number of other bestselling thrillers. He lives with his wife and daughter in Morristown, New Jersey.

Customer Reviews

Suspenseful technological thriller
Christopher Lash is a psychologist specializing in marital relationships. He previous worked for the FBI, giving him insight into criminal behavior. This is the reason officials at Eden Inc. have contacted him, to investigate the mysterious double-suicide of two of their clients.

Eden is a matchmaker, but unlike any before it. Eden uses a highly advanced Artificial Intelligence to match individuals on every little detail (more than a million criteria). Lewis and Lindsay Thorpe were two such individuals, and were also the company's first "supercouple:" two people who are a 100% match. But now they are dead...and Lash must find out why. Because another supercouple has killed themselves...and there are four more such couples to go. But finding out why two perfect couples would want to kill themselves is only half of Lash's problem, because somebody is messing with his life, in ways that could only be done through the technology available at Eden...

"Death Match" is a top-notch thriller from Lincoln Child, who has brought us (especially in collaboration with Douglas Preston) so many enjoyable, well-planned thrillers. This novel is no exception; though it is a bit predictable, it is still enthralling. The technological details are broken down into layman's terms, but with serious research behind them. Lash is an appealing, conflicted character, as are those he encounters. While "Death Match" may not be Child's best work to-date, it is certainly worth checking out, and a repeated reading or two.

When dating services go bad!
I really enjoyed Death Match. For the right amount of money, you can be paired up with the perfect mate for you. No need for blind dates and changing your phone number after going out with a psycho. It's simply to good to be true, and you know what old wise ones tell you about that scenario. There is a group of super couples who match up 100% perfectly, but for reasons unknown, they are comitting suicide. Forensic psychologist Chris Lash is called in by Eden Inc. to determine what is going wrong. What Lash discovers will astound you. Will he be able to save the supercouples that are left?

The characters in this book are real people. There are no super heroes. There are characters you will cheer for and some you will despise. The plot is well thought out and executed nicely. This book was a breath of fresh air. The ending was predictable and a little bit silly, which is why I didn't give it a 5 star rating. Overall, it is well worth your time and attention.

What price would you pay for happiness?
The singles seeking mates from Eden International paid $25,000 for the most comprehensive evaluation. Eden matches their couples on over a million criteria. They even have a money back guarantee, which has yet to be claimed.

Then, one of the supercouples--a 100% perfect match is found dead. The coroner's report is suicide pact, yet, everyone who knew the couple says they were deliriously happy--and there's nothing in their extensive psych profiles from Eden to indicate suicide.

Dr. Christopher Lash gets called in from his lucrative private practice to help. Lash, a former FBI profiler of serial killers, left the Bureau a few years before when a serial killer struck to close to home.

Now, the further Lash gets into the case, the more he's beginning to sense that someone's setting him up. If he doesn't find out quickly who the killer is--it's not just another super-couple at stake.

"Death Match" is very well-written. Child explains computer tones in a manner that avoids the usual sophorific geek's explainations and makes the whole story come alive.