Books like Death Match

As I have been asked to hold up on the Pendergast Series so some of my Buddy Reads buddies can catch up *cough*Ginger *cough* Terry *cough* I have needed to find ways to feed the need for Preston and Child. Recently I read a Preston solo – The Lost City of the Monkey God – so I figured it was time for a Child solo. Enter Death Match!My theory has been that Preston handles the archology and historical aspects of the novels and Child does all the high tech stuff – my two recent selections seem to confirm that. While Lost City was all about an archeological adventure in Honduras, Death Match deals with computer technology, data analytics, and AI self-realization. And, while I have yet to find a Preston or Child solo that holds a candle to the Pendergast series, they do a really good job by themselves, too!Death Match is a very thrilling Techno-Mystery involving a computer based matchmaking service and the fact that a couple they matched has committed suicide (not really a spoiler, you find that out in the first few pages). From there, not only is there a lot of investigation and mystery based around the data analytics involved in personality testing, but also a lot of cool, theoretical info on how a high tech dating service might operate to come up with what would be considered a perfect match. For some, the computer programming analysis may be a little heavy and not all that interesting, but I think if you enjoy sci-fi and theoretical fiction you will enjoy this story.Another thing about a story like this is, with all the technological advances over the last decade and the fact that computer based dating seems to be more common and accepted, a story like this seems very possible! Would you let a computer figure out your ideal relationship for you? Maybe you already have? How many times do you see recommendations, advertising, etc. catered to you based on your online activity? The future, and this story, are here now! If you need a good, stand-alone techno-thriller, I don’t think you can go wrong with Death Match.