Invisible Girl

A Novel

By: Lisa Jewell

Narrated by: Donna Banya, Katherine Kelly, Connor Swindells

Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

An instant New York Times best seller

“I absolutely loved Invisible Girl - Lisa Jewell has a way of combining furiously twisty, utterly gripping plots with wonderfully rich characterization - she has such compassion for her characters, and we feel we know them utterly.... A triumph!” (Lucy Foley, New York Times best-selling author) 

The number one New York Times best-selling author of Then She Was Gone returns with an intricate thriller about a young woman’s disappearance and a group of strangers whose lives intersect in its wake.

Young Saffyre Maddox spent three years under the care of renowned child psychologist Roan Fours. When Dr. Fours decides their sessions should end, Saffyre feels abandoned. She begins looking for ways to connect with him, from waiting outside his office to walking through his neighborhood late at night. She soon learns more than she ever wanted to about Roan and his deceptively perfect family life. On a chilly Valentine’s night, Saffyre will disappear, taking any secrets she has learned with her. 

Owen Pick’s life is falling apart. In his 30s and living in his aunt’s spare bedroom, he has just been suspended from his job as a teacher after accusations of sexual misconduct - accusations he strongly denies. Searching for professional advice online, he is inadvertently sucked into the dark world of incel forums, where he meets a charismatic and mysterious figure. Owen lives across the street from the Fours family. The Fours have a bad feeling about their neighbor; Owen is a bit creepy and suspect, and their teenaged daughter swears he followed her home from the train station one night. 

Could Owen be responsible? What happened to the beautiful missing Saffyre, and does her disappearance truly connect them all? 

Evocative, vivid, and unpauseable, Lisa Jewell’s latest thriller is another “haunting, atmospheric, stay-up-way-too-late read” (Megan Miranda, New York Times best-selling author). 

©2020 Lisa Jewell. All rights reserved. (P)2020 Penguin Audio. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"The narrators' skill with U.K. regional accents makes it easy to follow who's speaking, and their mastery of tone and pitch...evoke[s] high drama." (AudioFile Magazine)

Hate it ended!! Lisa Jewell, you did it again!!!!

This book was GREAT!! My 2nd book from Lisa Jewell, first being Then She Was Gone (Which I loved) but I have to say Invisible Girl DID NOT DISAPPOINT!! Actually I liked this one more! I preordered title and anxiously waited...as soon as it was available I downloaded and was hooked from the start. I finished it in a day and a half. I listened EVERY chance I could on the way to work, at work when my job tasks confined me to my computer, on the way home from work, even connecting to speaker while showering before bed. That is how engrossed I was with OMAGAH!!!! what is going to happen next, MANY times I "thought" I had it figured out but continuing to listen I would think...maybe not.... I LOVED ALL of their stories, their lives, SO DIFFERENT but again SO the SAME!! ALL I can say is GET THE BOOK !!! I promise you, it will NOT leave you disappointed!! Narration was SUPERB and easy to follow!! 5 STARS!!!

Disappointing....dull and boring

It pains me to write a bad review on a Lisa Jewell book as I love this author and have read ALL her books.
I was so exited about this book and even pre orderd it!
Lisa Jewell is usually a master of creating rich and intertwined characters, unfortunately not this time!
This book was all over the place, fragmented, hard to believe and shallow characters with no development throughout the book.
Frankly I was bored and disappointed and know Lisa Jewell can do much better.

Lisa Jewell is a writing Godess

I was lucky enough to grab this book the first day that it was released in the U.S. Like previous reviewers I could not put it down and listened almost non-stop. This story does not disappoint. The characters jump off the page and I found their inner monologues extremely relatable. I am a huge fan of Lisa Jewell as well as Ruth Ware. I primarily read (and listen) to English authors in the psychological thriller genres. Invisible Girl, by Lisa Jewell is at the very top of my favorites list now.

Sooooo good! Don’t think about it just give up the credit already!

Loved it. Loved the pace, the build of suspension, the characters, the ending!! Yep it was a win in my book.

Invisible girl?

This name has nothing to do with the story. I bought this book because it sounded interesting. I have no idea why this name is associated with the story. Waste of credit and they won’t let me return this book. Audible says you can return any book but I can’t return this one. Very disappointed in audible.

Keeps you guessing

How many suspicious people can there be in a novel-plenty as it turns out. This had me guessing all the way through. There are suspicions, surprises and a twist at the end. Loved this one. I would definitely recommend it. For people using Audible, I found the narrator for Sapphire difficult to understand at times.

Loved the story but ending fell flat

The story kept me engaged and “turning every page” wanting more- however the ending hugely fell flat for me. I had such high expectations of drama and major plot twists from the entire story and other reviews but was sadly disappointed at the outcome.

Really Enjoyed

I really enjoyed this book. It had started out slow but described the characters well, it got more and more interesting as the book went on. I loved how there were three different readers, it made it easier to understand and see the different character’s stories. I would recommend trigger warnings throughout the book, since one character does have a dark past. Overall it all kept me interested and was greatly written, and the ending tied together really well. All of the readers were amazing.

Ending?

I never knew who did what! The last few sentences made me wonder if there will be a sequel.

Another amazing novel by Lisa Jewell!

I can’t even begin to describe how good Lisa Jewell is! This is yet another novel that will have you constantly asking WHO! And WHY!!!! Loved every second of it!