Move over, Conan Doyle! Look out, Miss Marple! Here comes author Donna Andrews with her new cyber detective, Turing Hopper. This latest super sleuth has gigabytes of personality, an investigative curiosity, a feminine voice and lots of subroutines. Turing is the brainchild of Zack Malone, a creative computer programmer who works for Universal Library Corporation. Zack and his friend David Scanlan are developing a special project. Their new artificially intelligent computer programs serve customers who desire a more “human” experience than talking to a traditional computer program provides. Turing is a self-regulated and sentient program that learns from each encounter with humans. She modifies her behavior and upgrades her performance with electronic speed. Zack suddenly stops coming to work, and Turing can find no recent transactions for him in any bank, store, hospital, or police database. Turing must seek help from her human coworkers. Maude, an assistant to a department head, and Tim from the copy room team up with their bodiless friend. They uncover a sinister plot in the process as they search for Zack. This light and funny novel will appeal to mystery and science fiction buffs alike. You need not be a computer pro to understand the plot and humor. Watch for two new mysteries from Donna Andrews this spring.