The Lightning Rod, Brad Meltzer
The Lightning Rod, Brad Meltzer
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The Lightning Rod
A Zig & Nola Novel

Bestseller

Author: Brad Meltzer

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 13 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 03/08/2022

Synopsis

“Nola is the most accomplished kicker of ass since The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” —A. J. FinnZig and Nola are back—in the hugely entertaining, highly anticipated follow-up to Brad Meltzer’s #1 New York Times bestselling thriller The Escape Artist.What’s the one secret no one knows about you?Archie Mint has a secret. He’s led a charmed life—he’s got a beautiful wife, two impressive kids, and a successful military career. But when he’s killed while trying to stop a robbery in his own home, his family is shattered—and then shocked when the other shoe drops. Mint’s been hiding criminal secrets none of them could have imagined.While working on Mint’s body before his funeral, mortician “Zig” Zigarowski discovers something he was never meant to see. That telling detail leads him to Mint’s former top secret military unit and his connection to artist Nola Brown. Two years ago, Nola saved Zig’s life—so he knows better than most that she’s as volatile and dangerous as a bolt of lightning.Following Nola’s trail, he uncovers one of the U.S. government’s most intensely guarded secrets—an undisclosed military facility that dates back to the Cold War and holds the key to something far more sinister: a hidden group willing to compromise the very safety and security of America itself.Trouble always finds her…She’s the lightning rod.

About Brad Meltzer

As a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Brad Meltzer has led a very full personal and professional life. He is one of those rare authors who have been quite successful in different genres of writing. He has had success in fiction, non-fiction, advice, and comics. It must be very satisfying to be so diversified as a writer. He graduated from Columbia Law School and was selected to the Columbia Law Review.

His works of fiction encompass: The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, The Millionaires, The President's Shadow, and his latest, The Escape Artist. Non-Fiction: History Decoded, Advice (Heroes for My Son..... Heroes for My Daughter), Children's books: I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln, and comics: Justice League of America.

Meltzer is host of Brad Meltzer's Last History on H2 and Brad Meltzer's Decoded on the History Channel. As if that is not enough, he was also responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag that was raised by the firefighters at Ground Zero. Using his tv show, he had a former Marine walk in to return the flag. It is now in the 9/11 Museum in New York City.

Meltzer is very attuned to his research, so that fictional books have elements of authenticity. He even had former President's Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush give him advice. He has also participated in Homeland Security round table discussions. There are very few, if any, American authors as diversified as Brad Meltzer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Monnie on January 27, 2022

Mix together brilliant writing, unique characters (some likable, some not) and a complex but easy-to-follow plot and you've got the recipe for a book you won't want to put down. And oh, did I mention brilliant writing? It didn't come as a surprise; I read the first book in this series, The Escape Art......more

Goodreads review by Howard on December 13, 2022

3 Stars for The Lightning Rod: Escape Artist Series, Book 2 (audiobook) by Brad Meltzer read by Scott Brick. I really enjoyed the first book but I just couldn’t follow this story. I’m not sure if what the characters were doing was so unexpected or that there were so many different characters to keep......more

Goodreads review by Chris on April 23, 2022

Zig and Nola are back in the follow up to The Escape Artist. Zig left his job at Dover and started work in a funeral home. When an Army Colonel is murdered, Dover asks Zig to come prepare the body for the funeral. Zig is suspicious because some things aren't adding up. When he runs into Nola's twin......more

Goodreads review by First Clue on September 12, 2021

For more reviews of crime fiction, subscribe to First Clue [URL not allowed], 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 Art......more

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