Bodies of D. victims are discovered at bottom of the bay. D.'s dept (including his sister) are now after him. He meets kinky Englishwoman-artist who tries to pull him away from Rita. He's pulled. She turns out to be arsonist. James Doakes, Black cop who always suspected Dexter, gets proof, but before he can turn D in, Lila (Brit) kills him. D. then goes to Paris and kills her so he can go back to his family life with Rita. Subplot is sister Deb and her relationship with FBI guy, a yawner. Okay
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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