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After a credible start, this story degenerates to bad, then worse. 0 of 10 stars
THE ESCAPE ARTIST is touted as a thriller. I did not find it very suspenseful. The plot is unique and it starts off as a taut, complex thriller, but becomes lengthy and too drawn out as the storyline becomes more and more incredulous, if not ludicrous. The “complex thriller” becomes convoluted with too many secondary characters. The author does his homework and provides interesting facts....but learning about the nature of bees? Really? How is that germane to the plot AT ALL? Going on and on abo...
It is a catchy start and very captivating from the beginning. I was confused shortly after a while but figured it out along the way. Good mystery and action! The three main characters, Zig, Nola, and Royall are all well written and movingly linked.
Brad Meltzer is back with another thriller to appease his adult fans. With a story that dazzles and characters whose lives enrich the storytelling, the wait for this gem seems justifiable. Jim “Zig” Zigarowski works as a civilian mortician at the Dover Air Force Base, having seen much during his long career. After a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness, the bodies begin their return for final preparation before being released to the families. While one of the victims is the Librarian of Congres...
Brad Meltzer's The Escape Artist has been on my to-read list for quite some time. I've enjoyed reading his Culper Ring series and expected this title to be a thrilling, high energy read with a nugget of American history that makes the reader wonder what other conspiracies our government could be hiding. The Escape Artist did not disappoint.The Escape Artist introduces us to a civilian mortician, Jim Zigarowski BKA Zig. Zig gets word that a body has been shipped to the morgue bearing the same nam...
3.5 STARSFast-paced, he knows how to get you hooked beginning!My first by this author and it is the first in his new series. What a beginning, heart-pounding and gripping. A small military plane is plummeting and everyone is scrambling to survive. They are heading to a private army base in the Alaskan wilderness- so private that it doesn't appear on maps and is permanently blurred on Google.A government conspiracy may be the cause and someone is trying to pull off a "great escape" reminiscent of...
"What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes." (Harry Houdini)Brad Meltzer opens this story with a military plane going down over the Alaskan wilderness. A female soldier stands poised before the open door hatch ready to jump into the unknown abyss. With screeching wind and shaking limbs, we feel the demanding pressure right alongside her. That fatal jump........Meltzer then introduces us to Jim "Zig" Zigarowski, a dedicated mortician at Dover Air Force Base, who stands in the ready t...
Wow! This book was very good. Again since I am writing thrillers, I noticed better than any book I have read so far is that each chapter really stops on a cliff hanger. Meltzer has done a great job of not letting you put his book down because you want to know what happens as he leaves you in suspense.It is a great story with three unique leading characters. You will dive deeply into SSG Nola Brown's character. Her cruel father guardian and the man that feels he owes her.But beyond the story you'...
4.5 actually. Wonderful and a great read. I had forgotten how great it was to read a Brad Meltzer book. And how novel to have a mortician (acting as a PI) and it really works. I must see if there are anymore books with Jim ("Zig") as the lead character. One of the best thrillers I have read. And David Baldacci agrees with me: really I agree with him. A high stakes, high tension thriller.
