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Author: Lincoln Child
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Death Match Description
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780307275561
ISBN: 0307275566
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2006-10-31
Publisher: Anchor
Product Release Date: 2006-10-31
Studio: Anchor
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780307275561
ISBN: 0307275566
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2006-10-31
Publisher: Anchor
Product Release Date: 2006-10-31
Studio: Anchor
Editorial Review of Death Match
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...
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...
Customer Reviews of Death Match
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Excellent and Enjoyable
Review: Lincoln Child can make sitting in an airport waiting for your delayed flight to arrive quite enjoyable. I had a difficult time putting it down and really appreciated the concept that our happiness is something that can be mapped and put into binary. Kind of match.com meets War Games (remember that movie?). It's an interesting look into AI, data mining and the human psyche. Definetely a must read.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: good suspense
Review: This is a totally different storyline from the usual Child books. It was an enjoyable read about a futuristic (one hopes!) concept of dating and the perfect couple. It shows what can go wrong if you allow the human relationship matching to be done by a computer. A very good read and a very different plot from the regular Preston and Child books.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Already done on Star Trek!!
Review: This entire computer story line has been done before on the original version of Star Trek, I kept expecting they would change it, but it is almost verbatim! Would have liked more of a twist! I listened to the audio version and I could not believe how many numbers that poor person had to read out. Every time Lash picked up a file he read the client number and that was for 6 different files, all the different tests, all the different results. It was beyond tedious to listen to over and over. I think I had one of the numbers memorized by the end! When you are reading you can just skim over it, when listening you are stuck!!! I have to admit the basic premise is intriguing. The thought of a perfect match, the one person who complements you completely is fascinating. It is hard not to wonder if they person you are with would match with you in the tank!!!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not his best work
Review: This rates lower than it would if it were written by another author, because I've come to expect great things from Lincoln Child - either writing alone, or with Preston. And while this book really drew me in to begin with, it got a little stagnant towards the middle. And the end was entirely predictable. It was an interesting plot, but there wasn't enough of a twist to keep it interesting, and I'd say that if you read a lot, it's probably worth it. But if you're only going to read a handful of books this year, I wouldn't recommend it. It was just okay.
I'd strongly recommend you check out his other works.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Pleasantly surprised!
Review: Having recently felt the urge to read thriller novels that would keep me awake all night, I tried a few novels by some authors I had not read before. Most of these books I did not even finish, since they bored me so much that I felt I would rather sit and watch the grass grow. I must add that they were real insomnia-busters (I'm not going to name them, though!).
Then I picked up Death Match. I have actually delayed reading the book, since the cover on the paperback version that I possess really did not look very inspiring. But, boy, was I surprised! Eventually I found a thriller novel that would fulfill the premise of keeping me awake all night. I have only read one work of Lincoln Child in conjunction with Douglas Preston, which I thoroughly liked, but since this one was a solo effort, I did not know what to expect.
It `turned' out to be quite a page-turner, and although it started off a bit on the slow side, the pace was quickly stepped up and became more frantic towards the end. The plot was well-crafted and the characters engaging. I especially liked how Mr. Child developed the main character, Dr. Christopher Lash, and how he brought in some ghosts of his past life in the FBI to start haunting him again in his investigation of the suicides of the so-called "super couples" of Eden Incorporated. I also found the female character, Tara, very interesting, and seeing that she played a very prominent part later on in the book, I would have liked to see her developed a bit further.
All-in-all, I want to congratulate Lincoln Child on an excellent thriller, and providing me with a story that I found very hard to put down.
Review Summary: Excellent and Enjoyable
Review: Lincoln Child can make sitting in an airport waiting for your delayed flight to arrive quite enjoyable. I had a difficult time putting it down and really appreciated the concept that our happiness is something that can be mapped and put into binary. Kind of match.com meets War Games (remember that movie?). It's an interesting look into AI, data mining and the human psyche. Definetely a must read.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: good suspense
Review: This is a totally different storyline from the usual Child books. It was an enjoyable read about a futuristic (one hopes!) concept of dating and the perfect couple. It shows what can go wrong if you allow the human relationship matching to be done by a computer. A very good read and a very different plot from the regular Preston and Child books.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Already done on Star Trek!!
Review: This entire computer story line has been done before on the original version of Star Trek, I kept expecting they would change it, but it is almost verbatim! Would have liked more of a twist! I listened to the audio version and I could not believe how many numbers that poor person had to read out. Every time Lash picked up a file he read the client number and that was for 6 different files, all the different tests, all the different results. It was beyond tedious to listen to over and over. I think I had one of the numbers memorized by the end! When you are reading you can just skim over it, when listening you are stuck!!! I have to admit the basic premise is intriguing. The thought of a perfect match, the one person who complements you completely is fascinating. It is hard not to wonder if they person you are with would match with you in the tank!!!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not his best work
Review: This rates lower than it would if it were written by another author, because I've come to expect great things from Lincoln Child - either writing alone, or with Preston. And while this book really drew me in to begin with, it got a little stagnant towards the middle. And the end was entirely predictable. It was an interesting plot, but there wasn't enough of a twist to keep it interesting, and I'd say that if you read a lot, it's probably worth it. But if you're only going to read a handful of books this year, I wouldn't recommend it. It was just okay.
I'd strongly recommend you check out his other works.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Pleasantly surprised!
Review: Having recently felt the urge to read thriller novels that would keep me awake all night, I tried a few novels by some authors I had not read before. Most of these books I did not even finish, since they bored me so much that I felt I would rather sit and watch the grass grow. I must add that they were real insomnia-busters (I'm not going to name them, though!).
Then I picked up Death Match. I have actually delayed reading the book, since the cover on the paperback version that I possess really did not look very inspiring. But, boy, was I surprised! Eventually I found a thriller novel that would fulfill the premise of keeping me awake all night. I have only read one work of Lincoln Child in conjunction with Douglas Preston, which I thoroughly liked, but since this one was a solo effort, I did not know what to expect.
It `turned' out to be quite a page-turner, and although it started off a bit on the slow side, the pace was quickly stepped up and became more frantic towards the end. The plot was well-crafted and the characters engaging. I especially liked how Mr. Child developed the main character, Dr. Christopher Lash, and how he brought in some ghosts of his past life in the FBI to start haunting him again in his investigation of the suicides of the so-called "super couples" of Eden Incorporated. I also found the female character, Tara, very interesting, and seeing that she played a very prominent part later on in the book, I would have liked to see her developed a bit further.
All-in-all, I want to congratulate Lincoln Child on an excellent thriller, and providing me with a story that I found very hard to put down.