One thing is absolutely certain- Child & Preston both do their best work when they are writing together. That's not to say that their individual works are terrible, but it's pretty clear that they seem to complement each other & make up for the other's shortcomings. That factor is slightly apparent in this novel, even though it's one of my favorites by Lincoln Child as an individual writer. 
 Death Match is about a matchmaking company named Eden. Eden's not just any type of matchmaker company- they offer 100% complete satisfaction & the waiting list to get into their databases is legendary. Why are they so sought after? Because they claim that they can find you your soul mate within their logs & prove their compatibility with an uncanny percentage. They've even got a few couples that are 100% compatible. Too bad all of those couples are being mysteriously killed one by one. Lash has been hired to discover why this is happening, but someone doesn't want him getting to close. Or is it something? 
 There's many good & bad things about this novel. First, the good. I really enjoyed the premise of the super matchmaking computer service. I thought it was pretty original & let's be honest- with companies touting similar services, it's a somewhat realistic premise. I also liked the characters, especially the strange & intriguing creator of Eden. The pacing was interesting & I liked the mystery of what exactly happened to cause the deaths of so many people & why. 
 Now for the bad. After a while, everything became predictable & the "whodunnit" part of it just sort of lost it's luster for me. I still enjoyed the book greatly, but I just wish that I'd have been able to go a little longer before I was easily able to guess what was going on. The other thing that bothered me was that the idea of such a strong computer being used purely for dating was a little unbelievable. I just couldn't believe that the government wouldn't have stepped in & tried to take it over for their own purposes. That's a petty complaint, but I had it all the same. 
 Fans of Child & Preston will love this book. Fans of techno thrillers are sure to like it as well. Just don't go in expecting this to be anything other than what it is- a beach/vacation read to get you through until the next Preston/Child book is out.