DEATH MATCH (Lincoln Child) - November 26/07

This Michael Crichtonesque look at a mysterious dating service (it finally turns out that Liza the computer is behind the deaths) is entertaining but overlong. Child goes overboard in his descriptions of the more technical aspects of the story, and the "thrilling" conclusion - in which several characters are trapped within the top floors of a mammoth building, where Liza is in the process of shutting down - is certainly quite anti-climactic. Still, it's an interesting story told well... *** out of ****