function delete( $table, $where = array(), $params = array() ) {

        if ( !is_array( $where ) ) $where = array( $where );
        if ( !is_array( $params ) ) $params = array_slice( func_get_args(), 2 );

        $table = $this->rewriteTable( $table );
        $query = "DELETE FROM " . $this->quoteIdentifier( $table );
        $query .= $this->getSuffix( $where );

        $this->onQuery( $query, $params );

        $statement = $this->prepare( $query );
        $statement->execute( $params );

        return $statement;

    }