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).

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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)

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.

Ending .. boring

I thought there would be a crazy ending but no.. kinda just blah... and why would you name 2 main characters Rowan.. and Owen when they would starts story it was confusing...

Lisa Jewell is my favorite

Another imaginative Lisa Jewell novel with several complex characters. It was suspenseful at times and kept me guessing.

So good

I very rarely write reviews but I just loved this book. I’m a thriller and mystery junkie but this book showed a human side and made me really think about how we judge people.

Great

Loved it. Great character development, plot, suspense, and narration. All very engrossing. I couldn't stop.

A smart 'Six Degrees of Separation" story.

I was a little unsure in the beginning, but the more I listened, the better it got. The narration was really good, which definitely can make or break a story. I could see the characters in my mind. The story connects the characters in a very smart way. I don't like to give details about a story in a review (hate spoilers), so I'll simply say the book is a good read/listen. I was not at all disappointed in the ending as mentioned in a few reviews.

Kept me guessing!

Great narration of a suspenseful and interesting story! Sensitive topics related to sexuality. Five stars from me!

One of the best "Who done it" books I've read

just when you think you've figured it out, and another twist is added, not in a confusing way, but in a logical unwinding of events. Great writing!!

Loved it

Listened on a road trip and the time flew by. The narrators captured the personalities of the characters and their motivations.

Loved this book

So we’ll written and read. I usually enjoy Lisa Jewell, but this was particularly good. Subtle mystery and wonderful characters. Don’t miss this one.