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Podcast: The Collection with Brad Gilmore
Episode: Brad Meltzer #4, "The Viper"
Description: The Viper is the third novel in Brad Meltzer's Zig & Nola series, featuring mortician Jim "Zig" Zigarowski and military artist Nola Brown, and it's a fast-paced thriller that connects a new murder to the cold case of Nola's mother's death. The plot kicks off when a terminally ill man hides a valuable object in a suit he leaves at a funeral home, only to be murdered shortly after, leading Zig and Nola to investigate the suit's mysterious contents and its link to their past. The book is praised for its twists, high tension, and action, and it's an instant bestseller.Â