"This is his third outing with Jim "Zig" Zigarowski, a mortician who specializes in handling soldiers, and Nola Brown, a military artist whose precise drawings on battlefields illustrate more than some photographs. The two are wary of each other. Nola, emotionless and prickly, doesn't really like Zig, who is compassionate. Yet through the years they have been bound to each other, each having saved the other at various times from violence."
"In "The Viper," New Jersey cop Roddy LaPointe, who is Nola's twin, drafts Zig into helping him investigate the recent murder of Andrew Fechmeier, who had only just returned to his home town after decades. Roddy believes Andrew's murder is related to the death 26 years ago of his and Nola's mother when they were 3 years old. Their mother's death, Roddy believes, led to the subsequent deaths of her and Andrew's classmates and friends."
Plot remains fast and furious on a breathless course to the end. Meticulous research and attention to obscure historical and government details provide authentic background without slowing momentum. The narrative emphasizes complicated character pasts alongside global and personal stakes. Jim "Zig" Zigarowski is a mortician specializing in handling soldiers. Nola Brown is a military artist whose precise battlefield drawings convey deep emotional detail. New Jersey cop Roddy LaPointe, Nola's twin, enlists Zig to investigate the recent murder of Andrew Fechmeier, recently returned after decades. Roddy links the murder to the death of his and Nola's mother 26 years earlier and to subsequent deaths among former classmates. Investigation navigates family bonds, witness protection secrets, veterans' mental health, and Dover AFB.
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