Invisible

I've read many books by James Patterson, and this was one of my favorites! Creepy and a definite page turner! Couldn't put it down!!!

Couldn’t stop reading once I got into it. Thrilling& suspenseful throughout!Can’t wait to read more of their books.

Great Read to the very last page!

Sensitivity warning: detailed descriptions of torture (though it doesn’t happen throughout the book, and the crimes aren’t sexual in nature). Also, general descriptions of blood and gore for a couple chapters toward the end.This novel is very frustrating for over a quarter of the book. The reader knows the protagonist, Emmy, is right about they’re being a killer because there are chapters from the killer’s perspective detailing the names of a few victims. However, Emmy only has meager circumstantial evidence. With that, Emmy comes off to everyone as a dog with a bone who needs to let it go. Her sanity is questioned by all, including her ex-fiancé Books. Emmy has a personal stake in the matter because her twin, Marta, was killed by a fire that Emmy thinks was suspicious. To make matters worse, Emmy has to deal with the pompous assistant director, Julius Dickinson (whom she calls “The Dick”). Between 35 to 50% (kindle count) I started picking up the pace of my reading. By halfway through, I felt fully invested.As a side note, Emmy is freaking smart. She’s also a character that has more to her than just solving this crime. She’s witty (with a flair for dry humor), self-deprecating, and more than a bit socially awkward. Most of the focus is on Emmy, with her support team, members of the FBI, her mother, and Books figuring in primarily as how they affect Emmy. With that, the supporting cast still feel like an integral part of the narrative and the general outcome of various scenarios (including a potential love triangle). Interestingly enough, the killer also has a sense of humor, albeit a twisted one (we get a sense of this in the chapters titled Graham’s Sessions).There’s one scenario that occurs in which the timing is like, what are the chances? But it was a crucial development to the story and it added a lot of interest, so I didn’t mind. As with Now You See Her (another great novel by James Patterson), you later learn that maybe the coincidences aren’t really coincidences after all.And the conclusion to everything? Wow, I didn’t see that coming at all. I caught a whiff of something just pages before Emmy realizes it, too, and that doesn’t happen to me often. A lot of times, I have twists figured out as early as a couple chapters in, but usually by at least halfway through I know part or all of what’s coming. So when I don’t and get truly surprised? Well that’s a real treat. I just bought Unsolved, the sequel to this novel, and I hope it’s just as good.

Six out of Five stars.I know, you can only give five stars. but this is easily a star better than several books I’ve review that deserved five stars. And lest you think I’m simply a hopeless Patterson fanboy, I only gave four stars to the last book of his I reviewed.What he did right:First of all, a great story and plot. This is a thriller and it was thrilling.Second, he succeeds where he fail once before. He’s writing first person singular (FPS) as a female. That is a tall order for a male writer. In my humble opinion, he pulls it off in this endeavor.In the last Patterson book I read, I dinged him a star because in an FPS narrative, he simply jumped, willy nilly, to a Third Party Omnipotent (TPO) narrative. I found that distracting, and frankly cheating. If you write FPS, then you can only tell the reader about things the narrator knows. Andy Weir pulled off a loop hole with the artifact of a journal kept by one of his characters. Half of the book is TPO, while the other half allows us to experience the personal hopes and fears of the journal writer. (FPS)In this book, Patterson uses a similar artifact in the “Graham sessions.” Not only does he use this to effectively tell us things the the protagonist doesn’t know, he uses it for another purpose. I won’t spoil it in this review, but I will shout from the roof tops that it is pure genius.The story takes turns that I’d like to say are surprising, but four chapter from the end I had an idea of where the end was going. Two chapter out I was convinced. Even though I had the ending figured out, it was still an enjoyable read, because I wasn’t sure. I felt validated when we got to the end. — — —Emmy is an FBI annalist. She’s good, but the death of her sister seems to have derailed her. Around the same time her boss retaliates against her because she rejected his inappropriate sexual advances. Now she is desperate to find and stop the killer she believes is responsible for her sister’s death. The killer is brilliant and the powers that be have declared the incidents as accidents. They are not thrilled at the prospect of the embarrassment when the truth comes out.This broken woman desperately tries to protect the public and get justice for her sister. She turns to an old colleague/lover for help. The end takes a surprising twist that will keep the reader on his toes right up til the last page. This is one of those books that will keep you up past your bedtime, promising “just one more chapter.”

I picked this up many years ago on kindle and just never read it. Finally did. I found the relationship between Books and Emmy unbelievable. I did figure out the real "bad guy" even with a false lead. The part they don't explain is the guy at the stadium, who makes eye contact with Emmy who was that? Otherwise this was a good story.

I love James Patterson. He is such an amazing author. He can pull you in and make you feel what the characters he has made up along the way feel. There is a second book that says if you liked this one you should read this. The first book says Invisible (1) and the next book that I am about to start is called Unsolved (Invisible (2). This isnt part of this book but I tell everyone read James Patterson’s Murder Suspect ( The Angel Family. It is 4 books so make sure you read in order Murder suspect is the first one.

Surely this book was not written by James Patterson. The book is written in the 'first person' and the killer has his own narrative, every other chapter. I hoped the book would improve but gave up halfway in. I'm a huge fan of James Patterson but very disappointed in this book and storyline. The two writers must have thought the format of this book would work. I'm afraid they both [?] failed miserably....

I usually like James patterson books but this is not one of his best. Took me a while to realise what was going on but will finish it even so

James Patterson does it again! Draws you in from the get go! Absolutely outstanding! And the ending? What an ending! This is listed as book 1, I really hope that this will be a series with the same two central FBI players, because they are good, very good

The first chapter did drag a bit. A lot of time seemed to be spent telling the main character, Emma Dockery, a FBI researcher, that all the unsolved murders were not connected, however, the events surrounding these murders became apparent when she continued to pursue various anomalies. I am delighted to say the story became extremely interesting and very tense, with the final outcome taking me by surprise. It certainly wasn't what I expected. Another great book by James Patterson. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Loved this book, read it while I'll in bed. Great plot and believable characters,read it all in a day as I was so keen to find out who the killer really was. Fast paced,small chapters and great descriptions.