Zig and Nola are back and the second book in the Escape Artist series is even better than the first。 Meltzer delivers a masterful plot and unexpected twists that I didn’t see coming。 Strap yourself in and get ready for a wild ride! If you are a fan of adrenaline-fueled suspense thrillers, add this to you 2022 reading list。Special thanks to NetGalley, William Morrow and Custom House Books, and Brad Meltzer for the advanced copy of The Lightning Rod。 Release date is 03/08/22。 #NetGalley #WmMorrowB Zig and Nola are back and the second book in the Escape Artist series is even better than the first。 Meltzer delivers a masterful plot and unexpected twists that I didn’t see coming。 Strap yourself in and get ready for a wild ride! If you are a fan of adrenaline-fueled suspense thrillers, add this to you 2022 reading list。Special thanks to NetGalley, William Morrow and Custom House Books, and Brad Meltzer for the advanced copy of The Lightning Rod。 Release date is 03/08/22。 #NetGalley #WmMorrowBooks #customhousebks #TheLightningRod 。。。more
David,
The Lightning Rod, bestselling author Brad Meltzer's latest book, is an explosive and gripping tale from a master storyteller, which brings back two unforgettable characters from his acclaimed thriller, The Escape Artist。 I read an advance copy of Meltzer's book courtesy of NetGalley and Harper Collins, Publisher, in exchange for an objective review。 All I can say is, 'WOW'!For most of his adult life, Jim Zigarowski (Zig to his friends) was a highly respected mortician for the US government at D The Lightning Rod, bestselling author Brad Meltzer's latest book, is an explosive and gripping tale from a master storyteller, which brings back two unforgettable characters from his acclaimed thriller, The Escape Artist。 I read an advance copy of Meltzer's book courtesy of NetGalley and Harper Collins, Publisher, in exchange for an objective review。 All I can say is, 'WOW'!For most of his adult life, Jim Zigarowski (Zig to his friends) was a highly respected mortician for the US government at Dover Air Force Base。 which handled the governments most high profile and top secret cases。 Two years earlier, he left the military to work in a small town mortuary。 When his former boss asks him to assist in the final preparations for the funeral of a lieutenant colonel, he is happy to oblige。 At the funeral service, Zig senses something is wrong when he realizes that armed federal agents are present。 When he sees Nola, a military sketch artist with whom he was involved in an earlier case where she saved his life, he realizes the funeral is a trap directed at her。 Chaos ensues。Zig ends up at Dover Air Force Base, where he uncovers the lieutenant colonel's involvement in an undisclosed military facility dating back to the Cold War, and holds the key to a secret group willing to compromise America's well-being。 More chaos ensues, 'Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive,' writes poet Sir Walter Scott, and he might have well been describing Meltzer's novel。 It is a wild and exhilarating read that will not disappoint Meltzer's legion of fans。 It is great fun and highly recommended。 。。。more
Steven Netter,
READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksWell-written and action-packed with witty dialogue, intriguing characters and secrets hidden in every shadow, The Lightning Rod is an entertaining thrill ride that’s not to be missed。Make sure to check out the full review READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksWell-written and action-packed with witty dialogue, intriguing characters and secrets hidden in every shadow, The Lightning Rod is an entertaining thrill ride that’s not to be missed。Make sure to check out the full review 。。。more
Mike Stafford,
Wow! The Lightning Rod proves to be an appropriate title for the new Brad Meltzer novel。 It is an electrifying read。 Meltzer, once again, proves to be a master of enthralling entertainment。 If you love twists, this is the book for you。 It is perfectly paced and populated with the mix of interesting characters we've come to expect in Meltzer books。 We learn a lot more about Zig and Nola in this one too。 It makes them even more fascinating。 This is a well plotted masterpiece。 A thriller for the ag Wow! The Lightning Rod proves to be an appropriate title for the new Brad Meltzer novel。 It is an electrifying read。 Meltzer, once again, proves to be a master of enthralling entertainment。 If you love twists, this is the book for you。 It is perfectly paced and populated with the mix of interesting characters we've come to expect in Meltzer books。 We learn a lot more about Zig and Nola in this one too。 It makes them even more fascinating。 This is a well plotted masterpiece。 A thriller for the ages and destined to be on a lot of 'Top 10' lists。 #TheLightningRod #NetGalley。 。。。more
Linda,
This is one of the best thrillers I have read in a while。 Prepare yourself for an edge of your seat, spine tingling, adrenaline-fueled read。 There are so many twists and turn, some you may see coming, some you may not, that you will just shake your head。 I love this series and its two soul damaged characters with personal revelations that touched me to the core。 Please hurry with the next one, Mr。 Meltzer!Make sure you add this to your future reading list。 It doesn’t come out until March, 2022。
First Clue,
For more reviews of crime fiction, subscribe to First Clue https://www。getrevue。co/profile/First。。。, our free, weekly newsletter。 The intriguing setting here is life around Dover Air Force Base’s mortuary, where fallen soldiers are prepared for burial。 In the opening title in this series, Escape Artist, Dover mortician “Zig” Zigarowski helped the Army’s Artist-in-Residence, Nola Brown, who was on the run。 Now, Nola, a master at sabotaging the military’s plans for her, clandestinely attends a fun For more reviews of crime fiction, subscribe to First Clue https://www。getrevue。co/profile/First。。。, our free, weekly newsletter。 The intriguing setting here is life around Dover Air Force Base’s mortuary, where fallen soldiers are prepared for burial。 In the opening title in this series, Escape Artist, Dover mortician “Zig” Zigarowski helped the Army’s Artist-in-Residence, Nola Brown, who was on the run。 Now, Nola, a master at sabotaging the military’s plans for her, clandestinely attends a funeral at Dover, and the action revs back up。 Meltzer’s thrilling plot veers from flashbacks to Nola’s dangerous childhood to glimpses inside the military’s orchestration of public knowledge about threats to our lives。 Meltzer’s talent for detail makes even idle moments leap to life。 While Nola waits for a computer program to load, a gust of wind rolls a beer can into a shopping cart that’s on its side; a nurse who encountered Nola has a necklace with a charm for each of her children, all boys。 These mundane moments also highlight the casual viciousness that faces characters at every turn。 Personalities, too, offer extreme contrasts: Zig prides himself on having done a loving job with the care of dead soldiers, while his foes care for nobody and stop at nothing to win。 Fans of military thrillers should clear a weekend for this; it’s gripping。—Henrietta Verma, First Clue 。。。more