Kindle Edition Amazon Andrew-Updegrove.com Category:  Action/Thriller Publisher: Starboard Rock Press Pages: 268 Copyright:  July 12, 2017 ISBN-13: 9780996491983 4. Someone is trying to stop climate change by whatever means necessary. As cybersecurity super-sleuth Frank Adversego closes in on the attacker, his opponent closes in on him in a race to the finish that only one of them can survive. “Scary. REALLY scary”

A great read, closer and closer to home! *****
I first "met" Frank Adversego, Andrew Updegrove's Information-Age Sam Spade, when he was at work on The Lafayette Campaign, two books back in the series. Lafayette was about computerized election theft and that is the work I do (trying to prevent or detect it) as an election forensics specialist in the real world, so I was impressed not just with Frank but with Updegrove's command of detail in a complex and often arcane field.

Now, in The Turing Test, Frank is back--better than ever!--and walking (with Shannon, his moll) the even twistier streets of AI and climate change, which here intersect in a plot so fantastic and yet close-to-home that you'll want to ditch your smartphone and move to higher ground before the end of the week.

Don't worry though, for now its just a book. And, with Updegrove's dry wit and chapter titles like "Sorry, Gotta Split" (that would be an ice shelf) and "A Really Bad Case of Gas" (the natural kind), a fun book from which, apart from being highly entertained, you will learn more than you probably ever wanted to know about the ins and outs of artificial intelligence, climate science, and the mixed bag of human stupidity and heroism.

True to its title! *****
The title of this story is what drew me in. I have always been interested in AI and this story does not disappoint. From beginning to end the story flows and is full of action. The writing style is top-notch and holds your interest.

The sad thing is, the story is too believable and will have you looking at the headlines of your favorite new site to see what is going on.

I definitely enjoyed it and highly recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 starsArtificial Intelligence? Exciting? Truthfully? YES!!!! *****
This is the 4th book in the series and the best so far. One can read and thoroughly enjoy it without having read the previous books. However, I highly recommend reading them all. Once again, the author's knowledge and keen insight into the problems we face or may face as a country is revealed in his new book. The reader is quickly drawn into the fascinating and frightening world of Artificial Intelligence. 'The Turing Test' is definitely a page turner and a thrilling 'FICTIONAL?!' read. Hopefully, there will be another book with Frank Adverego, my favorite non-hero, hero!!