There is one other vehicle in the lot, a Dodge Caravan the color of rust that's parked nose in about eight spaces away.Ī man in a wheelchair is in the middle of the lot. The convenience store, displaying ads for cigarettes, beer, two-for-a-dollar hot dogs, Powerball tickets, is the only thing open. The laundromat at the end is dark the catering service is shuttered, a metal grate across the window.

The setting summer sun casts a dim glow over the strip mall, nearly empty. He steps out of the car, straightens his jacket, and lightly brushes his hand against the bulge at his side, the concealed handgun. The man in the beige jacket pulls his SUV into the strip-mall parking lot and kills the engine. I do what I do for one, and only one, reason. I am not uneducated, I am not poor, and I am not the product of an abusive upbringing. The New York Journal of Books provided a positive review, saying, 'Invisible is a difficult book to read because of the sheer horror and mayhem, but it’s even tougher to put down.' It was also on the New York Times best seller list for 'Combined Print & E-Book Fiction' soon after it was released.I AM neither evil nor deranged. Invisible was number two at one point on the USA Today best-seller list. This book is mentioned in several publications.

The case becomes scary and dangerous to members of the team, as well. Soon more is found and this case becomes very important, as hundreds of suspect fires are found nationwide. But one day she finds something of interest to Books and a preliminary investigation is launched by the FBI with Books in charge of the investigation and with Emmy on the team. Even her ex-fiancé (nicknamed 'Books'), who is an ex-FBI agent, doubts her. By continuing to insist these explained fires were really murders, she has put her career with the FBI in jeopardy. No one believes Emmy and some even think she has gone mad.

New fires fitting the pattern claimed by Emmy continue to occur. Local authorities, finding no foul play, ruled all these fires were accidental. She has been obsessed with a large number of fires in which a single person always died, including one involving her sister. It is part of the series 'Invisible' and it is followed by the book 'Unsolved' (2019)Įmmy Dockery is an FBI research analyst on leave. Invisible is a novel written by Patterson and David Ellis.

Unsolved by james patterson