The Lightning Rod: A Zig and Nola Novel (Escape Artist, 2) softcover

Archie Mint has a secret. Hes led a charmed lifehes got a beautiful wife, two impressive kids, and a successful military career. But when hes killed while trying to stop a robbery in his own home, his family is shatteredand then shocked when the other shoe drops. Mints been hiding 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 Mints former top secret military unit and his connection to artist Nola Brown. Two years ago, Nola saved Zigs lifeso he knows better than most that shes as volatile and dangerous as a bolt of lightning.

Following Nolas trail, he uncovers one of the U.S. governments most intensely guarded secretsan 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