by Brad Meltzer
First published 2018
Jim "Zig" Zigarowski works as a mortician at America's most classified funeral home, two hours from Washington DC. The facility handles the government's most sensitive and high profile deaths. Zig follows one cardinal rule: never make a case personal. That rule shatters when the body of Sergeant Nola Brown arrives. Nola was a childhood friend of Zig's daughter. As Zig examines the corpse, he spots something wrong. This body belongs to someone else entirely. Nola Brown is alive and running. Zig's discovery exposes an elaborate deception orchestrated at the highest levels of government power. The conspiracy reaches back through history to the legendary magician Harry Houdini. Now Zig must decide whether to report his findings or help Nola stay hidden. The stakes climb as he realizes someone powerful enough to fake a military death will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, cover-up, secrets
Setting: America, Washington DC
Period: 21st-century
416 pages · Kindle Edition · Grand Central Publishing