Death Match by Lincoln Child by Child Lincoln

Author:Child, Lincoln [Child, Lincoln]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Crime, Horror, Adventure
Amazon: B01FIYM9CO
Goodreads: 130588259
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2004-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Nothing.

‘Could you widen the search, please? I want a printout of all relevant dates for the two couples. When they were tested, when they first met, when they were married, everything.’

Tara looked at him speculatively for a moment. Then she returned to the keyboard and resumed typing.

The second list ran to almost a dozen pages. Lash turned them over, one after another, running his eyes wearily down the columns. Then he froze.

‘Jesus,’ he murmured.

‘What is it?’

‘These columns labeled “Nominal avatar removal.” What do they stand for?’

‘When the avatars were removed from the tank.’

‘In other words, when the couples were matched.’

‘Right.’

Lash handed her the sheet. ‘Look at the removal dates for the Thorpes and the Wilners.’

Tara glanced at the report. ‘My God. September 17, 2002. September 24, 2002.’

‘That’s right. Not only were the Thorpes and the Wilners the first two supercouples to be matched. They also died precisely two years after they were matched. Two years to the day.’

Tara dropped the report on the desk. ‘What do you think it means?’

‘That this dog’s been sniffing around the wrong fire hydrant. Here I’ve been digging into the psych tests and evaluations, assuming there might be some human flaw your examinations missed. Maybe instead of examining the people, I should have examined the process.’

‘The process? What about the suspect match? Liza’s search?’

‘That won’t be done until Monday. I don’t plan to spend the next seventy-odd hours sitting on my hands.’ He stood up and turned toward the door. ‘Thanks for the help.’

As he opened the door, he heard Tara’s chair roll back. ‘Just a minute,’ she said.

He turned.

‘Where are you going?’

‘Back to my office. I’ve got a lot of evidence lockers to search.’

When Tara came around the desk, there was no hesitation. ‘I’m coming along,’ she said.

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