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New York, NY : Little, Brown and Co., 2014.
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On leave from her FBI researcher career, Emmy Dockery tries to convince her boyfriend that hundreds of unsolved cases are linked to a single perpetrator. "Everyone thinks Emmy Dockery is crazy. Obsessed with finding the link between hundreds of unsolved cases, Emmy has taken leave from her job as an FBI researcher. Now all she has are the newspaper clippings that wallpaper her bedroom, and her recurring nightmares of an all-consuming fire. Not even Emmy's ex-boyfriend, field agent Harrison "Books" Bookman, will believe her that hundreds of kidnappings, rapes, and murders are all connected. That is, until Emmy finds a piece of evidence he can't afford to ignore. More murders are reported by the day--and they're all inexplicable. No motives, no murder weapons, no suspects. Could one person really be responsible for these unthinkable crimes?" --… (more)
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LibraryThing member pammykn
AUTHOR: Patterson, James & Ellis, Robert
TITLE: Invisible
DATE READ: 09/14/14
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS Thriller/2014/Little, Brown & Co./399 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: S/A
TIME/PLACE: Present/Wash DC
CHARACTERS: Emmy Dockery/FBI researcher; Harrison "Books" Bookman/FBI Agent
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COMMENTS: This was a page-turner & kept you wondering right up until the end. Emmy is on leave because the agency feels she has become emotionally unstable. Her twin sister died in a fire and it was deemed accidental. As a researcher, Emmy cannot leave it alone and connects her sister's death w/ other accidental deaths caused by fire. The similarities she finds are sketchy and she has no hard evidence. The agency is very reluctant to listen to her. It is only when she contacts her x-fiance (who she dumped) and gets his interest does the Agency listen. This murderer/arsonist is seemingly invisible and leaves very little trace of anything.
TITLE: Invisible
DATE READ: 09/14/14
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS Thriller/2014/Little, Brown & Co./399 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: S/A
TIME/PLACE: Present/Wash DC
CHARACTERS: Emmy Dockery/FBI researcher; Harrison "Books" Bookman/FBI Agent
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LINES: This time I know it, I know it w/ a certainty that chokes my throat w/ panic, that grips & twists my heart until it's ripped from its mooring.COMMENTS: This was a page-turner & kept you wondering right up until the end. Emmy is on leave because the agency feels she has become emotionally unstable. Her twin sister died in a fire and it was deemed accidental. As a researcher, Emmy cannot leave it alone and connects her sister's death w/ other accidental deaths caused by fire. The similarities she finds are sketchy and she has no hard evidence. The agency is very reluctant to listen to her. It is only when she contacts her x-fiance (who she dumped) and gets his interest does the Agency listen. This murderer/arsonist is seemingly invisible and leaves very little trace of anything.
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LibraryThing member busyreadin
One of the best mysteries I've read in a while. A very creepy villian, and some twists that you think you've figured out only to be SO surprised!
LibraryThing member Berly
James Patterson has done it again. A real page-turner! Emmy Dockery thinks there is a mass murderer on the loose and he is burning away the evidence. But no one believes her: Emmy is on leave from the FBI, Administrative Leave. Why? Because her boss thinks she is a little unstable after the death
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of her sister. Her sister who died in a fire....Highly recommended. Show Less
LibraryThing member Suzannie1
different from the James Patterson i usually read , a bit less thrilling , Emmy Docherty's a police detective whos sister had been murdered and finds a link between fires and unsuspicious deaths and makes the link , then convinces her retired detective ex fiancee "Book" to reenter the police force
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to help her convince the police to start a case and find the killer , ok but not outstanding . Show Less
LibraryThing member Keric98
A good typical read, some parts very graphic but overall a page turner
LibraryThing member JeffV
Lately it seems I've been reading a lot of books featuring women doing dumb things that ought to get them killed. This is another such book -- Ellie, a FBI research analyst who is on suspension for refusing to give in to her boss's sexual advances recently suffered the death of her sister in a
Meanwhile, every few chapters we have the arsonist/killer creating his "Graham Sessions". audio recording describing the methods in his madness.
Graham turns out to be very good at what he does, so good that even when told there might be reason to believe the fires aren't accidental, inspectors are still unable to find evidence. It takes a FBI forensic superstar to discover a reason to believe Ellie just might be right.
As the investigation goes on, theories are created, conclusions reached that turn out to be wrong or misinterpreted. At one point, the investigation is nearly shut down and Ellie put back on suspension when her boss is caught acting inappropriately. Eventually, they ID Graham, figure our where he ought to be, and it's just a matter of time until...
Well, until another big plot twist. But I said enough. This isn't a cerebral thriller by any stretch, but a fine tale if you can get past Ellie.
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house fire ruled as accidental. A few things didn't sit quite right -- the fire was caused by a candle, yet her sister kept no candles. And bedroom where the fire started was rearranged from the way it had been for a long time before. With nothing better to do, Ellie spends her idle time searching -- and starts to compile a rash of accidental fires claiming single victims over a one year span. Her ex-fiancé, "Books" a former FBI special agent and now proprietor of a book store, agrees there might be a pattern. He appeals to a director, who agrees to allow an investigation provided Books leads it, and Books subsequently requests reinstatement of Ellie. Meanwhile, every few chapters we have the arsonist/killer creating his "Graham Sessions". audio recording describing the methods in his madness.
Graham turns out to be very good at what he does, so good that even when told there might be reason to believe the fires aren't accidental, inspectors are still unable to find evidence. It takes a FBI forensic superstar to discover a reason to believe Ellie just might be right.
As the investigation goes on, theories are created, conclusions reached that turn out to be wrong or misinterpreted. At one point, the investigation is nearly shut down and Ellie put back on suspension when her boss is caught acting inappropriately. Eventually, they ID Graham, figure our where he ought to be, and it's just a matter of time until...
Well, until another big plot twist. But I said enough. This isn't a cerebral thriller by any stretch, but a fine tale if you can get past Ellie.
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LibraryThing member atdCross
This is a suspenseful read, one that grabs your attention, holds you until you had to finish it, and you would have never guessed the ending. There are no boring parts in this book.
Chapter 45, of Graham's 11th session, in an interesting physcological insight into the reason why he is doing the
Also, in chapter 22, Graham's 6th session, in a single paragraph, the author has Graham delve into why his favorite color is purple, which one might find interesting.
These two sections of the book reveal clearly why Patterson is such a good writer.
Chapter 45, of Graham's 11th session, in an interesting physcological insight into the reason why he is doing the
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crime, which may very well reflect the reality in some ways of how one may think...or, at times, we all have thought.Also, in chapter 22, Graham's 6th session, in a single paragraph, the author has Graham delve into why his favorite color is purple, which one might find interesting.
These two sections of the book reveal clearly why Patterson is such a good writer.
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LibraryThing member lewilliams
I could not get into this book. After skipping numerous pages I cast it aside. To many books to read and not enough time.
LibraryThing member bgknighton
Usual intense, driving Patterson mystery. Nice twist at the end.
LibraryThing member Stahl-Ricco
This was my third Patterson novel, and I didn't like the first two. However, this one, I liked! It still has the element that I hated in the first two - 116 chapters for 385 pages? That's less than 4 pages a chapter! And most of the chapters are just two or three pages, but with the spacing and
There's a decent story in here though! Arson, murder, and the NFL too! And a nice surprise near the end! The cover reads, "This book will make your jaw drop", and while it did not do that, it did keep me entertained. I really didn't like the heroine (at all!) but I did like the villain (quite a bit!) and I think the "Graham Session" chapters really worked well! And hey, my hometown, Novato, CA, is mentioned on the last page of chapter 20!
With all the extra spacing and blank pages, this is more like a novella, but priced like a novel. Still, it' a very quick read, so if you are into a light snack, a very light snack, this could be for you.
On a personal note, I just have to say that the first sentence of the author's page has to be one of the most conceited, and incorrect, things I've ever read! It reads, "James Patterson has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today"!?!? Ok, I've heard of Alex Cross, but then... um.. who is he speaking of? Geez, the guy doesn't even write the books by himself! For someone doing half the work, at most, I'd think he'd be a bit more modest. I don't even know if he created Cross, or if he co-created it with one of the many authors he "works" with! Boy, I wish that bio was "invisible"!
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margins, I can't even call those actual pages! And the quality of the writing reads like it is at a 7th grade reading level (or lower) , which leads me to believe that this Patterson fellow really want us to feel accomplished by "getting through" a 116 chapter book! Even if it took only one day...There's a decent story in here though! Arson, murder, and the NFL too! And a nice surprise near the end! The cover reads, "This book will make your jaw drop", and while it did not do that, it did keep me entertained. I really didn't like the heroine (at all!) but I did like the villain (quite a bit!) and I think the "Graham Session" chapters really worked well! And hey, my hometown, Novato, CA, is mentioned on the last page of chapter 20!
With all the extra spacing and blank pages, this is more like a novella, but priced like a novel. Still, it' a very quick read, so if you are into a light snack, a very light snack, this could be for you.
On a personal note, I just have to say that the first sentence of the author's page has to be one of the most conceited, and incorrect, things I've ever read! It reads, "James Patterson has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today"!?!? Ok, I've heard of Alex Cross, but then... um.. who is he speaking of? Geez, the guy doesn't even write the books by himself! For someone doing half the work, at most, I'd think he'd be a bit more modest. I don't even know if he created Cross, or if he co-created it with one of the many authors he "works" with! Boy, I wish that bio was "invisible"!
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LibraryThing member Monika_Ciszewska
I just couldn't stop reading.
LibraryThing member alsparks
Emma Dockery is an analyst for the FBI. She is on leave because the death of her sister has led to her being seen as emotionally unstable. During leave Emma uncovers some clues and a "hunch" that the death of her sister was not accidental but actually the work of a brilliant and ruthless arsonist
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that covers their tracks masterfully. Emma's ex-fiancee Books (Bookman) is a retired FBI agent that was highly respected. He is now selling books out of his own shop. Emma shares her hunch with him after the current boss at the FBI shoots her down. With some further digging, Emma and Books get the director to assign them a small team to look further into the crimes. At first it seems like they've hit a dead end as coroner's and fire inspectors stand by their original ruling that the fires were accidental and there were no crimes committed. But after a high level FBI forensic coroner looks at a couple files they catch a break. She determines that these are crimes and the killer is using the fires to cover brutal torture inflicted on the subjects just prior to killing them. Many twists and turns. Ton of drama and suspense. Patterson at his best. Read this in two days. Show Less
LibraryThing member chrissilu68
Loved it!!!
LibraryThing member imyknott
This book started fairly slowly and the plot rather plodded along for the first half of the story. Emmy, a FBI research analyst, discovered a link between fires and took a long time to convince her boss to launch an investigation. Her sister had died in one of these fires and that kept coming back
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to haunt her which was a bit tedious. However, the story explodes into intense drama and, together with a superb twist in the story, left me in no doubt that JP does not disappoint in his writing and always leaves the reader in a state of satisfied exhaustion at the end of the book. Show Less
LibraryThing member Carlathelibrarian
Another great story by Patterson. I just can not put his books down once I start. I have to find out what is going to happen next, who is the evil doer etc. In this book Emmy Dockery a research assistant for the FBI, who is on administrative leave, believes her sister was killed by a serial killer
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who disguises his crimes as accidents using fires. Her supervisor (who put her on a leave when she refused his advances) refuses to believe her. Using her ex-fiance, he is able to get the Director of the FBI to allow them to open an investigation. Emmy is right and what happens next is surprising. Enjoy! Show Less
LibraryThing member jfe16
FBI researcher Emmy Dockery is convinced that a series of fires around the country are not accidental even though each investigation has found no indication of arson. They are, she believes, the work of a serial murderer. But no one else sees any connection between the cases. Could they be the work
This hold-your-breath, edge-of-your-seat thriller doesn’t disappoint. A strong plot filled with unexpected reveals and twists and turns readers won’t see coming work together to keep the reader involved in the telling of the tale. The unfolding narrative ratchets up the tension; suspense builds with every short chapter and readers will be hard-pressed to set this one aside before turning the final page. Don’t miss this one.
Highly recommended.
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of a monster or is Emmy seriously delusional?This hold-your-breath, edge-of-your-seat thriller doesn’t disappoint. A strong plot filled with unexpected reveals and twists and turns readers won’t see coming work together to keep the reader involved in the telling of the tale. The unfolding narrative ratchets up the tension; suspense builds with every short chapter and readers will be hard-pressed to set this one aside before turning the final page. Don’t miss this one.
Highly recommended.
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LibraryThing member HenriMoreaux
Invisible is an excellent novel. It is the telling of an FBI investigation into what initially seems like a bunch of unrelated fires that are being strung together by a bereaved analyst which upon someone actually looking into them turn out to be in fact related. As the narrative develops it is
I really enjoyed the story and the way things developed, the initial slower opening that builds up to quite a frantic pace, the seeming resolution with the target characters out of harms way only for the story to twist around in an unexpected manner.
My only real gripe, which is common among Patterson material, is the fact that there is 116 chapters for a mere 385 pages, this adds a heck of a lot of page breaks and the line spacing, whew. Essentially this would be a vastly shorter book if it were set out in what one could call standard format. I guess he's trying to promote reading with the sense of accomplishment that comes from knocking over a near 400 page book in one evening, except it's false accolades because really it's not that long. Regardless, the story within was well written and enthralling.
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interspaced with the diary of someone named Graham who seems a little unhinged, and slowly becomes more so as the story continues.I really enjoyed the story and the way things developed, the initial slower opening that builds up to quite a frantic pace, the seeming resolution with the target characters out of harms way only for the story to twist around in an unexpected manner.
My only real gripe, which is common among Patterson material, is the fact that there is 116 chapters for a mere 385 pages, this adds a heck of a lot of page breaks and the line spacing, whew. Essentially this would be a vastly shorter book if it were set out in what one could call standard format. I guess he's trying to promote reading with the sense of accomplishment that comes from knocking over a near 400 page book in one evening, except it's false accolades because really it's not that long. Regardless, the story within was well written and enthralling.
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LibraryThing member lbswiener
Invisible is a riveting murder story with a shocking ending. It is scary.and upsetting. The book takes place today. The characters and settings were well described. The dialect was not too much. Because of the annoying storyline and unsettling circumstances a rating of four stars is given here.
LibraryThing member Andy_DiMartino
Standard fare from the Master.
LibraryThing member rmarcin
FBI chases a serial killer. Research analyst seems to "feel" the clues and cracks the pattern of the serial killer. Or does she? The serial killer is "invisible".
LibraryThing member highlander6022
Wow. Fabulous. I actually read the second in this series before this one, so did not have all the background on the main character, Emmy Dockery. But reading the first book filled in gaps about her. Patterson's ability to create evil villains is unsurpassed. I highly recommend it.
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