The Thorpes were the perfect couple, young, attractive, and ideally matched. But when the Thorpes are found dead in their tasteful Flagstaff living room after having committed double suicide, alarms go off in the executive offices of Eden, Incorporated, the worldwide matchmaking phenomenon that had originally brought the two people together. Eden guarantees its customers just one thing: lifelong happiness.
Christopher Lash, former FBI forensic psychologist, is brought in by Eden to perform a quickand quietinvestigation. As Lash begins his psychological autopsy, another of the idea couples commits double suicide, and Lashs investigation veers into the many hidden layers of Eden, Inc., a labyrinthine world of technology and psychology that inadvertently may bring Lash face-to-face with his own demons.

Lincoln Child is the author of Utopia. He is the coauthor, with Douglas Preston, of Relic, The Cabinet of Curiosities, Still Life with Crows, and a number of other best-selling thrillers. He lives with his wife and daughter in Morristown, New Jersey.

Barrett Whitener has recorded audiobooks since 1992. His recordings have won several awards, including the Audio Publishers Association's Audie and four Earphones Awards. AudioFile cited him as among "the best voices of the century." He lives in Washington, D.C.