The Viper
- Published
- 6 January 2026
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN-13
- 9780062892430
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Viper closes Brad Meltzer's Zig & Nola trilogy in January 2026 as its shortest entry at 400 pages, continuing Dover Air Force Base mortician Jim 'Zig' Zigarowski and Army artist-in-residence Nola Brown's partnership after The Lightning Rod. Also marketed as the Escape Artist series, it builds on Meltzer's research into Dover's real port mortuary operations for a procedural texture distinct from his earlier Washington-conspiracy novels.
Key facts about The Viper
Brad Meltzer wrote The Viper, a novel on our list. It has been out since 6 January 2026. The book has 400 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780062892430 to find the main one.
The Viper is book 3 of 3 in the Zig & Nola series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with The Escape Artist (2018). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
That series sits on our thriller shelf. It is also the latest published Brad Meltzer book on file.
About Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer is a #1 New York Times bestselling American thriller writer, born in Brooklyn in 1970 and raised largely in Miami, Florida. See every Brad Meltzer book in order.
Its place in Zig & Nola
The Viper is book 3 in the Zig & Nola series. It follows The Lightning Rod. See the full Zig & Nola reading order.
Also marketed under its first book's title as the "Escape Artist" series, this trilogy pairs Jim "Zig" Zigarowski, a mortician at the U.S. military's official mortuary at Dover Air Force Base who prepares America's war dead and quietly investigates anything that looks wrong about a death, with Nola Brown, the U.S. Army's reclusive artist-in-residence, whose sketchbook skills mask a far more dangerous set of talents and a past she works hard to keep buried. The Escape Artist opens when a body arrives at Dover for…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780062892430
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780062892461