Strangler loose in Edinburgh. Also operated in France. Ian, our detective, had parents burned to death in arson fire. He is scarred. Murderer has homosexual undercurrent motive working; detective Ian might be suppressed homosexual as well. Street urchin, Derek, helping as is a lower class copper. Murderer passages with brother suggest murderer was abused by father. Pretty good so far . . . nice descriptions of the Royal Mile and Edinburgh in general.
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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