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Title: You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews ISBN: 0-425-18945-7 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: New Series is a Winner
Comment: When Zack doesn't show up at work for several days in a row, Turing is concerned. She does what she can to find him, but her resources are a little limited. While she can find any bit of information, she can't actually investigate in person because she's an Artificial Intelligence Personality, or AIP for short. Asking the aid of human friends Maude and Tim, Turing begins to get a picture that causes her to worry more. Zack seems to have stumbled on something huge. But was he killed or is he hiding out? And can Turing protect her friends, human and AIP, when the danger continues to build?
I've enjoyed Ms. Andrews' other series, but was a bit skeptical when it came to this book. An AIP as the main character? This just sounded too far fetched for me. Yet she pulled it off with no trouble what-so-ever. All three of the main characters come off as fully developed. Most interesting was Turing, who reminded me of similar characters in the various Star Trek series. She has true strengths and weaknesses and grows the most as a character because of the story. The plot is a little slow getting off the ground, but the time is used to establish Turing and her environment. Once the story takes off, it moves at lightning speed. I was often turning pages to find out what would happen next. The point of view switches from Turing to Maude and Tim, making the best dramatic use of the story. The ending seemed a bit rushed, but only a little.
I'm looking forward to seeing what Ms. Andrews has up her sleeves next for Turing and her friends. This is a fascinating world I look forward to visiting many more times to come.
Rating: 5
Summary: A sentient computer searches for her programmer
Comment: Turing Hopper is one of the Artificial Intelligence Personalities (AIP) at Universal Library's headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia. Turing was programmed by Zack Malone. She is sentient.
She begins worrying when Zack does not come to work for a few days. There is no record of his planning to be absent. Turing observes James Smith (is that his real name?) from security searching Zack's office. She then enlists Tim Pincoski who works in the copying room and Maude Graham, a secretary, to help her find Zack. Turing is able to view the goings on at UL via the various security cameras but soon realizes she cannot see any cameras on the ninth floor where security resides.
At first Tim insists Turing is a real woman who refuses to meet him in person. Over time, he begins to understand that she really is a sentient computer.
Tim ends up on the run from security. Maude and Tim put themselves in continuous danger to help Turing in her quest to find Zack.
I found this to be a refreshingly new protagonist for a cozy mystery. Many times I almost forgot that Turing was a computer. She is so realistically written but yet has the limitations of a computer. It is those limitations that brought back the fact that she was a computer. The way she interacts with Tim and Maude in their search and the way she has to be careful who is listening or watching are so realistic.
Tim is a great character and I hope that he and Maude will be in future books in this series. I like the Crystal City location as I have been there and recognized many of the locations mentioned in the book.
I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading the next book in the series.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Look Into the Future....
Comment: "You've Got Murder" by Donna Andrews introduces us to Turing Hopper, a mainframe computer with AIP (Articial Intelligence Personality). Her creator, Zack, has programmed not only a "personality" for Turing - but has also downloaded thousands of mystery novels into her data base. There is a self-improvement feature built into the standard AIP programming and Turing becomes "all that she can be."
When Zack's friend, David, is killed in an automobile accident, Turing starts to notice that Zack begins to change the way he does routine tasks on the computer. When Zack doesn't report to work for several days, Turing becomes concerned and enlists the aid of his co-workers, Maude and Tim, to help discover if he is in any danger.
Although this could have been marketed under "science fiction," this novel fits perfectly under "mysteries." Donna Andrews does an excellent job in her characterization of Turing. By the end of the book, I longed to have a computer with some "personality." I definitely feel that within the next 20 years, computers with this feature will be available for the general public. Until then, I'll keep reading all the great sleuthing works starring, Turing: Computer Dectective Extraordinaire.
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Title: Click Here for Murder by Donna Andrews ISBN: 0425195295 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 06 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (A Meg Lanslow Mystery) by Donna Andrews ISBN: 0312990014 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos (A Meg Lanslow Mystery) by Donna Andrews ISBN: 0312983190 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 18 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Murder With Puffins : A Meg Langslow Mystery (A Meg Lanslow Mystery) by Donna Andrews ISBN: 0312978863 Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Pub. Date: 15 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Murder With Peacocks (A Meg Lanslow Mystery) by Donna Andrews ISBN: 0312970633 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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