Kimberly reviews The Lightning Rod by Brad Meltzer

TITLE: The Lightning Rod
SERIES #: Escape Artist #2
CHARACTERS: Nola & Zig
AUTHOR: Brad Meltzer
PUBLICATION DATE: 03/08/22
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Zig 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.

Archie Mint has led a charmed life–he’s got a beautiful wife, two impressive kids, and a successful military career. 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 charmed life, so perfect on the surface, held 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 Dover Air Force Base, where he uncovers Mint’s involvement in a top-secret military unit and his connection to military artist and Sergeant First Class 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.

Everyone wants to talk to Nola, but she’s not cooperating–and indeed doesn’t want to be found. In order to track her down, Zig teams with Nola’s long missing brother, who’s just as combustible as she is. As they follow Nola’s trail, they discover 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.

REVIEW:
Finally! The follow up to The Escape Artist. I was so excited to read this book and I was not disappointed.

The thing I love best about Brad Meltzer’s stories is how truthful he is. He knows more than most about the White House and other government buildings so when he tells a story that includes “secrets” I can’t help but enjoy that I (and yes millions of others) am in on the secret.

Zig and Nola are great. I enjoy the dynamic between them but that is not why I read Meltzer. I read him for the suspense and the facts that he shares.

Another great story by Meltzer and can’t wait for the next one!

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

4 Hearts