The highly anticipated follow-up to Brad Meltzers #1 New York Times bestselling thriller. The Escape Artist featuring Nola and Zig, the most charismatic new crime-solving duo weve seen in decades. Archie Mint has led a charmed life--hes got a beautiful wife, two impressive kids, and a successful military career. When hes killed while trying to stop a robbery in his own home, his family is shattered--and then shocked when the other shoe drops. Mints charmed life, so perfect on the surface, held criminal secrets none of them could have imagined. While working on Mints 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 Mints involvement in a top-secret military unit and his connection to military artist and Sergeant First Class Nola Brown. Two years ago, Nola saved Zigs life--so he knows better than most that shes as volatile and dangerous as a bolt of lightning.Everyone wants to talk to Nola, but shes not cooperating--and indeed doesnt want to be found. In order to track her down, Zig teams with Nolas long missing brother, whos just as combustible as she is. As they follow Nolas trail, they discover one of the U.S. governments 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. Watch out for the lightning rod. Shes dangerous.