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Summary: Click Here for A Great Computer...
Review: "Click Here for Murder" is Donna Andrews' second novel, which features Turing Hopper...who is a computer. Well, not JUST a computer, but an AIP (Artificial Intelligence Personality), who solves crimes.When Ray Santiago is murdered and his laptop disappears, Maude, Tim, and Turing are frantic. Not only are they grieving over the death of their newest member, but apprehensively they must discover how much information has been revealed. As they delve deeper into the mystery, they begin to discover that their co-worker had a few mysteries of his own. Although I enjoyed the first book, "You've Got Murder," a little more - I really thought that Claudia was a great addition. However, the dual personality with Turing was a little creepy. Overall, I think that most readers would like this series, however.
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Summary: Click Here for A Great Computer...
Review: "Click Here for Murder" is Donna Andrews' second novel, which features Turing Hopper...who is a computer. Well, not JUST a computer, but an AIP (Artificial Intelligence Personality), who solves crimes. When Ray Santiago is murdered and his laptop disappears, Maude, Tim, and Turing are frantic. Not only are they grieving over the death of their newest member, but apprehensively they must discover how much information has been revealed. As they delve deeper into the mystery, they begin to discover that their co-worker had a few mysteries of his own. Although I enjoyed the first book, "You've Got Murder," a little more - I really thought that Claudia was a great addition. However, the dual personality with Turing was a little creepy. Overall, I think that most readers would like this series, however.
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Summary: Fun and intelligenct mystery
Review: 'Click Here for Murder' is the second book in a new series featuring Turig Hopper, an Artificial Intelligence Personality. In this installment, a talented system engineer that is working on creating a secure new 'home' for Turig is murdered. As Turig and coworkers / friends decide to look into Ray's murder, they discover that Ray Santiago does not really exist. Not only is the group concerned about how well they knew Ray, his access to the passwords that could shut Turig down introduces a new urgency to solving the crime. Assisted by Maude, a coworker at Turig's birth company, and Tim, a new private detective, Turig discovers that Ray was involved in a virtual reality game that had moved into the physical world as a live action role play. This plot line adds intensity to the story, and smoothes the introduction of a new character, Claudia, a private detective from Florida. After a chase involving a good mix of technology and old fashioned 'who dun-it,' the group solves Ray's murder while setting up the reader nicely for the 3rd entrant in the series. Donna Andrews does a great job intertwining technology and crime. Turig's intelligence allows for a challenging story line, but her nascent personality prevents the book from becoming impersonal. This is a fun read that both mystery lovers and technologists will enjoy, with unique characters that catch the reader's attention.
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Summary: charming, endearing and adorable
Review: After finding the murderer of her creator, she took over The Universal Library business after it was decided to do away with AIP's (Artificial Intelligence Personality). Now nobody can argue the point that Turing Hopper is a sentient silicon based life form. She and her friend Maude own and run UL. They also manage the Alan Grace company where systems engineer Raymond Santiago is building a new network that will be totally under Turing's control. A former UL employee, Tim works as a private detective. He and Turing remain friends. At Ray's request they play an on-line game Beyond Paranoia. One night Tim is supposed to meet Ray but gets sidetracked playing the game. Tim later learns that Raymond has been murdered. His PDA and portable PC are missing and Turing fears her identity has been compromised. When it turns out Raymond has been using an alias, she sends Tim to learn why he went underground and if his reasons will affect her. Meanwhile Maude and Turing investigate Beyond Paranoia and find it is much more than an on-line game and it will impact the AIP in ways impossible to imagine. The sequel to YOU'VE GOT MURDER is charming, endearing and adorable. The reader will forget that the heroine is an AIP because she is a just as uncertain, frightened and confused as most humans. Donna Andrews is a terrific storyteller who creates a world (the web) within a world and makes it seem a part of actual reality. There is a cliffhanger ending that will be addressed in the next book in this series that readers will be very eager to read. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: charming, endearing and adorable
Review: After finding the murderer of her creator, she took over The Universal Library business after it was decided to do away with AIP's (Artificial Intelligence Personality). Now nobody can argue the point that Turing Hopper is a sentient silicon based life form. She and her friend Maude own and run UL. They also manage the Alan Grace company where systems engineer Raymond Santiago is building a new network that will be totally under Turing's control. A former UL employee, Tim works as a private detective. He and Turing remain friends. At Ray's request they play an on-line game Beyond Paranoia. One night Tim is supposed to meet Ray but gets sidetracked playing the game. Tim later learns that Raymond has been murdered. His PDA and portable PC are missing and Turing fears her identity has been compromised. When it turns out Raymond has been using an alias, she sends Tim to learn why he went underground and if his reasons will affect her. Meanwhile Maude and Turing investigate Beyond Paranoia and find it is much more than an on-line game and it will impact the AIP in ways impossible to imagine. The sequel to YOU'VE GOT MURDER is charming, endearing and adorable. The reader will forget that the heroine is an AIP because she is a just as uncertain, frightened and confused as most humans. Donna Andrews is a terrific storyteller who creates a world (the web) within a world and makes it seem a part of actual reality. There is a cliffhanger ending that will be addressed in the next book in this series that readers will be very eager to read. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Click Here For Vapid Novels
Review: I read the two books by Donna Andrews about the adventures of Turing Hopper, the AI detective, "You've Got Murder" and "Click Here For Murder". These two books are written as shallowly and simplistically as any Nancy Drew or Tom Swift adventure. Adventures they are, however, so, if naive, juvenile, straightforward prose and univocal storytelling, style and plot is what you are looking for, these two books are worthy of your time. I recommended both of them to my fifteen year old daughter. I admire that the author produced these two books and is evidently working on yet a third. She is an ardent writer, brimming with energy. Very likely, she won't stop at three or even four installments. She will continue to owe special thanks to "all the readers who, like (her own protagonists,) Maude and Tim, didn't have any problem believing that Turing was real." I daresay I will continue not to number among them.
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Summary: Click Here For Vapid Novels
Review: I read the two books by Donna Andrews about the adventures of Turing Hopper, the AI detective, "You've Got Murder" and "Click Here For Murder". These two books are written as shallowly and simplistically as any Nancy Drew or Tom Swift adventure. Adventures they are, however, so, if naive, juvenile, straightforward prose and univocal storytelling, style and plot is what you are looking for, these two books are worthy of your time. I recommended both of them to my fifteen year old daughter. I admire that the author produced these two books and is evidently working on yet a third. She is an ardent writer, brimming with energy. Very likely, she won't stop at three or even four installments. She will continue to owe special thanks to "all the readers who, like (her own protagonists,) Maude and Tim, didn't have any problem believing that Turing was real." I daresay I will continue not to number among them.
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Summary: Fun and intelligenct mystery
Review: �Click Here for Murder� is the second book in a new series featuring Turig Hopper, an Artificial Intelligence Personality. In this installment, a talented system engineer that is working on creating a secure new �home� for Turig is murdered. As Turig and coworkers / friends decide to look into Ray�s murder, they discover that Ray Santiago does not really exist. Not only is the group concerned about how well they knew Ray, his access to the passwords that could shut Turig down introduces a new urgency to solving the crime. Assisted by Maude, a coworker at Turig�s birth company, and Tim, a new private detective, Turig discovers that Ray was involved in a virtual reality game that had moved into the physical world as a live action role play. This plot line adds intensity to the story, and smoothes the introduction of a new character, Claudia, a private detective from Florida. After a chase involving a good mix of technology and old fashioned �who dun-it,� the group solves Ray�s murder while setting up the reader nicely for the 3rd entrant in the series. Donna Andrews does a great job intertwining technology and crime. Turig�s intelligence allows for a challenging story line, but her nascent personality prevents the book from becoming impersonal. This is a fun read that both mystery lovers and technologists will enjoy, with unique characters that catch the reader�s attention.
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Summary: better than the first book
Review: This is the second of the Turing Hopper mysteries. In it, Turing discovers that Ray Santiago, a friend of hers, has been murdered. Because Turing is an artificial intelligence personality (AIP), she can't very well look into his murder by himself, so she enlists the help of other friends of hers and Ray's: Maude and Tim. Finding out who murdered Ray isn't just a justice thing - whoever murdered Ray also stole his laptop, which puts Turing and the other AIPs in danger. Maude, Tim, and Turing's investigation takes them into unfamiliar territory: a dark, violent computer game and even live-action roleplaying (LARP). I actually think this book deserves a 4.5. It was better than the first book. It didn't feel as bogged down by Turing and her agonizing over whether the things she was doing were morally correct. She still analyzes herself, and several times she wonders is she's becoming Hal-like, but it didn't feel like Turing's mental dialogue was trying to take over the book. I thought Tim and Maude were great in this book. Tim was still trying to adjust to being a PI, and his part of the investigation led to a new addition to the group: another PI named Claudia. Claudia was really interesting, tough and professional but still very likeable, and I'm looking forward to hearing more about her in the next book. It'll probably help to have read the first book, since that book sets up nicely what Turing is and what she can do. This second book also occaisionally refers to events from the first book. However, since the series isn't too far along, I don't think starting with this book would be too confusing. I definitely recommend this book and the series.
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Summary: better than the first book
Review: This is the second of the Turing Hopper mysteries. In it, Turing discovers that Ray Santiago, a friend of hers, has been murdered. Because Turing is an artificial intelligence personality (AIP), she can't very well look into his murder by himself, so she enlists the help of other friends of hers and Ray's: Maude and Tim. Finding out who murdered Ray isn't just a justice thing - whoever murdered Ray also stole his laptop, which puts Turing and the other AIPs in danger. Maude, Tim, and Turing's investigation takes them into unfamiliar territory: a dark, violent computer game and even live-action roleplaying (LARP). I actually think this book deserves a 4.5. It was better than the first book. It didn't feel as bogged down by Turing and her agonizing over whether the things she was doing were morally correct. She still analyzes herself, and several times she wonders is she's becoming Hal-like, but it didn't feel like Turing's mental dialogue was trying to take over the book. I thought Tim and Maude were great in this book. Tim was still trying to adjust to being a PI, and his part of the investigation led to a new addition to the group: another PI named Claudia. Claudia was really interesting, tough and professional but still very likeable, and I'm looking forward to hearing more about her in the next book. It'll probably help to have read the first book, since that book sets up nicely what Turing is and what she can do. This second book also occaisionally refers to events from the first book. However, since the series isn't too far along, I don't think starting with this book would be too confusing. I definitely recommend this book and the series.
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