Death Match

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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. hires forensic psychologist Christopher Lash to figure out what went wrong. Lash, a gifted former FBI forensic psychologist, is asked to make his private investigation quick and quiet. However, when another perfect match ends in death, Eden Inc.--particularly Richard Silver, the company's brilliant and reclusive founder--has no choice but to grant Lash unprecedented access to its most guarded secrets. The hidden world he discovers is a stunning labyrinth of artificial intelligence, creative genius, and a melding of technology. But Lash's involvement in the investigation becomes more personal and dangerous than he could have imagined. A "cautionary tale about artificial intelligence" (Washington Post) that is almost too frighteningly believable not to be real-from the internationally acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling thriller writer Lewis and Lindsay Thorpe were the perfect couple- young, attractive, and ideally matched. But the veil of perfection can mask many blemishes. When the Thorpes are found dead in their tasteful Flagstaff living room (having committed double suicide), alarms go off in the towering Manhattan offices of Eden Incorporated, the high-tech matchmaking company whose spectacular success, and legendary secrecy, has inspired awe around the world. The Thorpes, few people knew, were more than the quintessential happy couple-they were Eden's first perfect match. A short time later, Christopher Lash, a gifted former FBI forensic psychologist, receives an urgent plea from Eden to perform a quick-and quiet-investigation into the deaths. Lash's psychological autopsy reveals nothing suspicious, but inadvertently dredges up the memories of a searing personal tragedy he has kept at bay for years. The situation changes suddenly when a second Eden couple is found dead-by all appearances, another double suicide. Now Eden-particularly Richard Silver, the company's brilliant and reclusive founder-has no choice but to grant Lash unprecedented access to its most guarded secrets if he is to have any chance of determining what is going wrong. The hidden world he discovers is a stunning labyrinth of artificial intelligence, creative genius, and a melding of technology that does indeed, to Lash's surprise, deliver on Eden's promise to its clients- the guarantee of a perfect, lifelong mate. But Lash's involvement in the investigation becomes more personal and dangerous than he could have imagined, nearly as soon as it begins. Infused with relentless suspense and tremendous imagination and skill, Death Match is master thriller writer Lincoln Childat his best. Don't miss Lincoln Child's new thriller, Chrysalis!

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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 intelligencefueling 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

Author Bio

Lincoln Childis the author ofDeath Match, Deep Storm, Terminal Freeze, The Third Gate,andThe Forgotten Room,as well as co-author, with Douglas Preston, of numerousNew York Timesbestsellers, includingBlue Labyrinth, White Fire, Cold Vengeance,andRelic. He lives with his wife and daughter in Morristown, New Jersey.