Questions About The Escape Artist (Escape Artist #1)

by Brad Meltzer (Goodreads Author)

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Will Zig ever make an appearance in another book? I fell in love with this character and his profession as a mortician was something you don't read about every day. Would love to find out what's next for him.

Mick Nola will be in future books. I went to a speaker event Brad spoke at recently and he hinted at Nola being a recurring character. Unless I'm mis-remem…moreNola will be in future books. I went to a speaker event Brad spoke at recently and he hinted at Nola being a recurring character. Unless I'm mis-remembering, there was no mention of Zig unfortunately. Obviously Brad could surprise us all and include any of the characters, but Nola really was his "baby" while writing this book.(less)

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Is this a YA book?

MaryD Many of the descriptions of what Nola went through are very graphic, as are the descriptions of Zig's actions both in the mortuary and throughout the …moreMany of the descriptions of what Nola went through are very graphic, as are the descriptions of Zig's actions both in the mortuary and throughout the story as he acts/ reacts with the villains, so in my opinion, this is aimed at adults more than YA's.(less)

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Would someone explain who blew up the plane and why it was blown up? It may be an obvious question, but I can’t figure it out.

Eliot Jones The problem with assuming that Royall blew up the plane to kill Nola is that he didn't know Nola was supposed to be getting on the plane until he was …moreThe problem with assuming that Royall blew up the plane to kill Nola is that he didn't know Nola was supposed to be getting on the plane until he was already loading whatever it was he was loading. If we are to assume Royall blew up the plane, we have to assume it was for a different reason other than killing Nola.

On a separate note, if Royall wanted to kill Nola, why wouldn't he have done it earlier?(less)

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