A young couple is found dead in their apartment, and double suicide seems to be the only interpretation - Alarm bells ring in the towering Manhattan offices of Eden Incorporated, the high-tech matchmaking company whose spectacular success and legendary secrecy have inspired awe around the world. The Thorpes, few people knew, were more than the quintessential happy couple - they were Eden's first perfect match. 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 investigation inadvertently dredges up the memories of a searing personal tragedy he has kept at bay for years, and his involvement becomes more personal and dangerous than he could have imagined. When a second Eden 'super-couple' is found dead, Richard Silver, the company's brilliant and reclusive founder, has no choice but to grant Lash unprecedented access to its most guarded secrets.

The bestselling author of Utopia now turns his eye to the extraordinary possibility - and dark potential - of high-tech matchmaking.

Lincoln Child:
Lincoln Child is the author of Utopia. He is the co-author, 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.

2007-11-14 Geek thriller

The story centers around a Dating company who use immensely powerful computers to work out if people match with each other along with some complex screening procedures. Everything is working well and those who have used it are very happy with the results until two "super couples" die. Super couples are those who are 100% matched with each other and there are only 6. The first pair to die are an apparent suicide and there are a lot of questions asked about it. Christopher Lash, a former FBI forensic psychologist, is brought in to investigate. He finds himself caught up in a maze of detail and involved situations, each clue seems to make things more complicated rather than easier.

It's of it's type, a techno thriller, there's some serious handwaving about the technical end of things and there are a few pieces that seem to be a bit off but otherwise it's an engaging read. It's not something I'd rush out to read again but it did keep my attention while I was reading. I had a fairly good idea what was going on from very early in the story but the characters kept me reading.