AViD Presents: Brad Meltzer

1000 Grand Avenue,Des Moines IA 50309

17 March, 2022

Description

Brad Meltzer is a television personality and best-selling author of a dozen thrillers and several nonfiction books. Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twelve previous thrillers, including The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, and The Escape Artist, with more than 11 million copies sold. 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of his debut book, The Tenth Justice. He is also the host of the television shows Brad Meltzer’s Lost History and Brad Meltzer's Decoded on the History Channel. His newest novel, The Lightning Rod, is a sequel to The Escape Artist and once again features Zig and Nola as they track down the killers of a military officer with hidden ties to an ultra-secret unit, while confronting the past traumas that continue to haunt them both. In addition, he is the author of the nonfiction bestsellers The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy, as well as the blockbuster children’s history book series Ordinary People Change the World. A PBS KIDS TV show based on his books, Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, now has 28 million viewers, and was recently nominated for multiple Emmys and TCA Awards. Meltzer has written bestselling comic books as well, including Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man titles. The Hollywood Reporter put him on their list of the 25 Most Powerful Authors, and he’s been asked to serve as a member of the America250 Council, to celebrate the upcoming 250th birthday of the country. He lives in Florida with his wife and three children.