Fourth and - to date - final mystery in the Turing Hopper series. According to her website, Donna Andrews is planning to write more, which is a relief - the plots vary in quality, but the characters only go from strength to strength! (Still loving Maude, although not sure about her love interest, FBI agent Dan Norris).

'Delete All Suspects', as with the other three novels, is well paced but believable - the technobabble is neatly explained by Turing (she's a computer, she's allowed to know everything), and her human assistants provide the standard detective fare (misjudging people and finding themselves in danger). It is easy to work out two of the 'twists in the tale' before the characters do, but the mystery - a hit-and-run 'accident' of a small-time web host - keeps building in tension right until the end. Then, unfortunately, the continuing saga of Turing's 'little sister', or clone, T2 butts in again and the drama sort of fizzles out. This should be covered in one book and then left alone. Although, without T2, the actual solution to the puzzle might have been a little bland.

The body count is always surprising - no last minute reprieves here - and Turing's computer log could do with trimming still (she adds more to the story in dialogue, whether with people or her fellow AIPs than with introspection), but it's good news that this isn't Turing's final case. (And perhaps another sequel will pick up on Turing's 'slip of the processor' in front of new team member Claudia, which seemed to pass without comment here.) ( )

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