Luke Mullen, son of a former police officer, has disappeared, and DI Tom Thorne is brought in to assist the search. A list quickly emerges of anyone who may have a grudge against Luke's father, but Thorne discovers that ex-DCI Tony Mullen has omitted the name of a man who is now the main suspect in an unsolved murder. Is this a simple oversight, or something more telling?
Days after winning OASIS Founder James Halliday's contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Halliday's vaults, waiting for his heir to find, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous - and addictive - than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle and a new quest - a last Easter egg...