TITLE: The Escape Artist
CHARACTERS: Jim Zwicharowski
AUTHOR: Brad Meltzer
PUBLICATION DATE: 03/06/18
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
In #1 bestselling author Brad Meltzer’s new thriller, death is just another way to disappear.
Two hours outside of Washington, DC is the mortuary for the U.S. government’s most top-secret and high profile cases. America’s most important funeral home. To work there, mortician Jim “Zig” Zwicharowski has one rule: never let a case get personal. But when a new body arrives–of young female sergeant Nola Brown, who was a childhood friend of Zig’s daughter–Zig can’t help himself. Looking closely at Nola’s body, he realizes immediately: this isn’t Nola. Indeed, his daughter’s friend is still alive. And on the run. Zig’s discovery reveals a sleight of hand being played at the highest levels of power–and traces back through history to a man named Harry Houdini. “Nola, you were right. Keep running.”
REVIEW:
One of my favorite things about Meltzer’s books is the trueness in them and this one is not different. However what is different in this one is the sadness that I felt. This book shows how our US Soldiers are treated when their bodies return.
The suspense is very high in this book and what I loved (and hated) was each chapter made me want to turn the page and start the next chapter. Very few books anymore give me that “oh just one more chapter” feel but this one did. Each chapter ended with just enough of a cliffhanger that I had to read on.
Meltzer is amazing and this book proves it.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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