The plan is to present Clyde at a trial as a morally weak character who thought about murder but decided against it, then accidentally killed Roberta, then (morally weak) tried to hide the crime. The Griffiths name is to be kept out as much as possible. All the rich are running from him like he's a rat (which he is). The defense team is hoping to get him off with 20 years. Big problem--he will have to testify.
Follows Sadie and Sam (Mazer) from childhood to mid-thirties when both are feeling old and a bit out of it in the gaming world. Characters are well-rounded, develop throughout the novel in interesting way. Plot is involved but sensible. Not a single, "Oh, come on!" moment. The book could have been faster paced. Odd, since the main topic is video games which are not for their speed of engagement and Gabrielle Zevin clearly knows her video games. Recommended by Michael Connelly in an interview. He also has Bosch pick up the book in his novel, Resurrection Walk, as Bosch tails a possible witness to a crime as she moves through a bookstore. Sadie and Sam do not get together at the end, which is good. Marx killed by homophobic nutcase who really wants to kill Sam, but Sam isn't there. Marx is father of Sadie's child.
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