The Escape Artist (novel)

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The Escape Artist
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Author Brad Meltzer
PublishedMarch 6, 2018
Publisher Grand Central Publishing [1]

The Escape Artist is a 2018 novel by Brad Meltzer.

Reception

The review aggregator website Book Marks reported that 92% of critics gave the book a "rave" review, whilst the other 8% of the critics expressed "mixed" impressions, based on a sample of 12 reviews. [1]

Contents

Television series adaptation

In February 2021, FX gave a series order for a series based on the book with Michael Bay and Brad Meltzer set to executive produce and Jennifer Lawrence set as the showrunner. In August 2021, Jon Favreau was set to direct the series with Frank Marshall coming on board to executive produce it.

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Escape Artist". Book Marks . Retrieved March 6, 2019.