Review by Booklist Review
Hazel Nash and her brother, Skip, were nearly killed in a car accident. Their father, Jack, was at the wheel but didn't survive. Recovering in the hospital, Hazel is visited by an FBI agent, who tells her that another man is dead, and apparently Jack Nash was with him shortly before he died; strangely, the dead man had a book sewn inside him, a Bible that once belonged to Benedict Arnold. If this all sounds a little loopy, you should also know that Jack Nash was the host of a long-running television series that explored conspiracies and the like (similar, apparently, to coauthor Meltzer's own TV show, History Decoded). The big mystery here is whether Arnold was in fact a traitor, as history has branded him, or whether he was actually a triple agent, not an enemy of the U.S. but a hero. Meltzer's many fans should have a good time here, as will all conspiracy-minded readers, even those not familiar with the author's brand.--Pitt, David Copyright 2016 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Bestseller Meltzer (The Fifth Assassin) and Goldberg (Gangsterland) launch a series with a conspiracy-laden spy novel that's at its best when it's gleefully cutting the legs out from the genre's tropes. After a car accident in Los Angeles, Hazel-Ann Nash wakes up to find that much of her memory-particularly around anything she had an emotional connection to-is lost, her father is dead, and an FBI agent is asking questions. Her father, Jack, was the host of a cult TV show investigating the unexplained, and he was personally obsessed with Benedict Arnold's Bible. Meanwhile, a mysterious man known only as the Bear travels to Dubai to kill a man named Kennedy, and the body of another man named Nixon is found in Canada. The authors toss plenty of conspiracy novel zaniness into the mix, but they also temper things nicely, even as the tensions escalate. The result is slight, but it's also highly satisfying. Agents: Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, WME (Meltzer); Jennie Dunham and Judi Farkas, ICM Partners (Goldberg). (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by Library Journal Review
Jack Nash hosts a television show that investigates conspiracy theories around the world, but a car accident leaves him dead and his 30-year-old daughter with amnesia. Hazel Nash can remember factual information but nothing emotional (such as whether she likes her brother or who her friends are). She can't even pin down what she was like before the accident. But her father might have been murdered, and it could have something to do with his quest to find Benedict Arnold's Bible. Hazel feels something isn't right, and she struggles to find the answers. Can Hazel uncover the truth about her father and herself before she becomes the next victim? Verdict Launching a new series with coauthor Goldberg (Gangsterland), the best-selling author of The Inner Circle and host of Brad Meltzer's Decoded on the History Channel has delivered a fast-paced and twisty thriller not to be missed! [See Prepub Alert, 12/21/16.]-Cynde Suite, Bartow Cty. Lib. Syst., Adairsville, GA © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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