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Invisible Kindle Edition

4.0 out of 5 stars 1,605 ratings

THERE'S ONE VICTIM OF CRIME NO ONE NOTICES...
Something is wrong. With her marriage, with her husband, with her. But as she pours her heart out to her diary, it’s clear she doesn’t know what.
Until one explosive night she finds a possible answer.
Suddenly hated and vilified by everyone, she clings to her relationship – even while wondering if she really knows her husband at all...
INVISIBLE is a stunningly powerful, gripping and original psychological thriller of subtle insight that takes you on a twisted journey through one woman’s marriage.
Perfect for fans of THE WIDOW and WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN.

"Totally gripping and scarily believably characters. One of the most assured debuts of the year" BELLA
"Dark, gripping, twisted - we loved it!" REAL PEOPLE MAGAZINE
"This psychological thriller will stay with you for a long time after you've put it down" CRIME CONFIDENTIAL
"Seriously impressed. Such a powerful psychological thriller... Monumental character development" MANY BOOKS, MANY LIVES
"Totally and utterly convincing," POSTCARD REVIEWS
"Quietly brilliant," BY THE LETTER BOOK REVIEWS
"All-consuming. I lived and breathed this book. An absolutely gripping read, and quite unforgettable," BEING ANNE

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About the Author

Barbara Copperthwaite is an Amazon UK best-selling psychological crime author. Barbara's writing career began over 20 years ago when she became a journalist. She has written and edited for a number of national magazines and newspapers. At the start of her working career she also worked in a men's maximum security prison. It was there that her fascination with crime began, as she realised that bad guys don't always seem that bad - and are often charming. Interviewing real people who have been victims of crime, either directly or through the loss of loved ones, consolidated Barbara's interest in crime. As a result, she knows a lot about the emotional impact of violence and wrongdoing. That’s why her novels are not simply about the criminal act, but the repercussions they have. People are always at the heart of her thrillers, along with a genuine ability to get under the skin of even the most evil of characters. This insight is what has propelled both of her novels, INVISIBLE and FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD onto Amazon's bestsellers charts, and led to rave reviews. To find out more go to: www.barbaracopperthwaite.com or www.facebook.com/AuthorBarbaraCopperthwaite or @BCopperthwait on Twitter.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JEN1TYA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Barbara Copperthwaite
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 31 Mar. 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.9 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 359 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Best Sellers Rank: 274,325 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer reviews:
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Barbara is the Amazon, Kobo and USA Today bestselling author of psychological thrillers INVISIBLE, FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD, THE DARKEST LIES, HER LAST SECRET, THE PERFECT FRIEND, and THE GIRL IN THE MISSING POSTER is out on February 23, 2021 - but is available for preorder now!

Her writing career started in journalism, writing for national newspapers and magazines. During a career spanning over twenty years Barbara interviewed the real victims of crime - and also those who have carried those crimes out. She is fascinated by creating realistic, complex characters, and taking them apart before the readers' eyes in order to discover just how much it takes to push a person over a line.

Her first book, Invisible, was ‘totally gripping, and scarily believable’ according to Bella magazine.

Flowers For The Dead was the Sunday Mirror’s Choice Read, beating Lee Child’s latest offering. ‘Will have you looking over your shoulder and under your bed... Original, gripping, with a deep psychological impact,’ their review read.

The Darkest Lies came next, published by Bookouture, and became a USA Today bestseller. The follow-up, Her Last Secret, hit the Number 1 spot on Kobo. The Perfect Friend became a No 1 Amazon best seller.

In an electrifying change of genre, she also write historical fiction as Barbara Havelocke. Estella's Revenge is out now.

When not writing feverishly at her home in Birmingham, Barbara is often found walking her two dogs, Scamp and Buddy, or hiding behind a camera to take wildlife photographs.

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Customers find this book to be a powerful psychological thriller written in diary style, with one review noting how it reads like a diary making it feel real. The novel receives positive feedback for its brilliant story, thought-provoking content, and character development. While customers describe it as a gripping read, there are mixed opinions about its pacing, with some finding it repetitive and boring.

57 customers mention ‘Readability’57 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as a powerful and unforgettable page-turner.

"...into a wife who really did not know what her husband was doing..Great read and thought provoking." Read more

"...Won't be so quick to say they must have known again. Good read with many surprises." Read more

"This was a great read & very different from the majority of books I've read. I will Definitely be reading more of Barbara Copperthwaites books...." Read more

"...Still an amazing read though- even if I did skim through the ending!" Read more

41 customers mention ‘Writing style’35 positive6 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, describing it as clever and easy to read, with one customer noting how it reads like a diary making it feel authentic.

"...I'm not slating the book at all though, it was well written and a good example of seeing a story from the other end of the spectrum." Read more

"...stayed with me after I'd read it If anyone is looking for a fast-paced page-turning read then Invisible is it." Read more

"What a brilliant novel; pacy, well-written and gripping...." Read more

"...Pacy, engaging and well-written, I simply couldn't put Invisible down...." Read more

30 customers mention ‘Pacing’24 positive6 negative

Customers praise the pacing of the book, finding it extremely convincing and insightful. One customer notes it is well-researched, while another appreciates how it serves as a good example of storytelling.

"...Why? Well, yes, it's thoroughly researched, compellingly written - but perhaps the most compelling aspect is that what happens to this woman could..." Read more

"This was basically a good basis for a story, but it was so unreal that the victim didn't notice any of the really obvious warning signals let the..." Read more

"Really got into this book a very unusual view to write from and very thought provoking I found the main character mainly believable if very naive..." Read more

"...point of view.... But towards the final 2/3 of the story found it to drag a bit & became quite tedious to read...." Read more

29 customers mention ‘Suspenseful’29 positive0 negative

Customers find the book thrilling and captivating, describing it as a good psychological thriller.

"...This is such an intense journey into a young woman's nightmare that I felt I knew her and was experiencing her horror alongside her...." Read more

"...I read it in one sitting and could not put it down. it's very realistic and is something that could actually happen in real life...." Read more

"...Pacy, engaging and well-written, I simply couldn't put Invisible down...." Read more

"Gripping, thrilling full of suspense and emotion. I do not usually write reviews but I could not put this book down a real page turner ." Read more

13 customers mention ‘Thought provoking’10 positive3 negative

Customers find the book thought-provoking, describing it as a powerful psychological thriller that offers insight into other people's lives.

"Gripping, thrilling full of suspense and emotion. I do not usually write reviews but I could not put this book down a real page turner ." Read more

"...It was such a powerful psychological thriller. This book is about a woman and her unhappy marriage to her husband...." Read more

"...My sympathies didn't really waver, I was in her corner throughout as she worked through every possible emotion and negative thought: it really was a..." Read more

"...The main character who is writing the diary I found to be very irritating and weak, which I think the author intended...." Read more

12 customers mention ‘Gripping read’12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book absolutely gripping.

"Wow...such a gripping & powerful story. I just couldn't put this one down...." Read more

"Gripping, thrilling full of suspense and emotion. I do not usually write reviews but I could not put this book down a real page turner ." Read more

"...I really enjoyed this book, it kept me gripped even though not that much happened throughout it, I especially liked the way that the protagonist was..." Read more

"...It is one well and truly twisted and gripping read which I highly recommend giving it 5 massive stars." Read more

8 customers mention ‘Character development’8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one mentioning how well the main character's invisibility is portrayed.

"...It was really amazing to experience such monumental character development...." Read more

"...enjoyed this book- was fascinated with the storyline & the main characters' point of view.... But towards the final 2/3 of the story found it to..." Read more

"...it was written in diary style it was an easy read and the characters very believable with there emotions up and down in the wake of Daryl secret..." Read more

"...The way her principal character develops and grows, as the horror in her life slowly slowly and grippingly unfolds, is utterly convincing, totally..." Read more

11 customers mention ‘Page turner’4 positive7 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the pacing of the book, with some finding it repetitive and boring, while one customer describes it as a page-turner that held their interest from start to finish.

"This book was so boring, and so repetitive. I kept on reading hoping something would actually happen but no, just the same all the way through...." Read more

"The cover of Invisible describes it as "A fast-paced, page-turning read". This is entirely accurate: I couldn't put it down...." Read more

"...Condensed, well structured and subtle it is not. Repetitive and tedious it is...." Read more

"...half way through the book, and from then on, I felt it became very repetitive and predictable...." Read more

Top reviews from United Kingdom

  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2016
    When I read the blurb of this book it didn't give me any clear ideas of what it was about. It was intriguing and mysterious. If you want to read the book without knowing anything but the blurb then please don't read this review as I am going into detail. When I finished this book I was seriously impressed. It was such a powerful psychological thriller. This book is about a woman and her unhappy marriage to her husband. She is unfulfilled by him but she doesn't realise that she is actually being emotional abused by him and has been for the nine years that they were married.
    There was so much that I liked about this book. The writing was brilliant. The way in which the author takes us through every thought and emotion this character feels without losing the reader or making the entire book any less gripping is really impressive. The epistolary form was a perfect way for us to be able see a totally raw and uncensored account, as people write diaries to express the things that they can't say out loud. It was really amazing to experience such monumental character development. I got a bit annoyed in the beginning at how weak and naive the protagonist seemed. For instance she irked me when she would complain about her husband not doing something, then she would complain when he did and then she would ultimately end up blaming herself. It made me think that she was writing in a way that if her husband read it, it would be okay. But the more I thought about it I realised that that this is her internal monologue and she is trying to work things out through writing and we all see things in a certain way and don't tend to acknowledge our own flaws. I then also got to know the extent in which she is manipulated by her husband. In addition to this, a lot of the concerns she had are very realistic. There are a lot of people that don't have good self esteem and people that need people to like them, I've sometimes struggled with over-thinking things and needing to please people so it was interesting to be inside the head of someone else that struggles this way. As we go along not only do we discover the husband's behaviour, but we watch her hit rock bottom but then shows remarkable strength as she slowly picks herself up again. It was an amazing journey to take with her. One of the most in depth and interesting demonstrations of character development and the strength of the human spirit.
    As the title implies this book is about the main character being invisible. It was interesting to see that not only was she invisible to her husband, we also never learn her name. Even her husband never calls her by her name it was a clever way to accentuate the idea of her being invisible. Even more than this I especially liked the idea of the invisible victim later on in the book. When you read about crime you do think about the family of the victims but not much attention is given to the family of the perpetrator and so this really opened my eyes to it and I really enjoyed the exploration into this. It was a unique disection of the consequences of violent crimes. We all love the people closest to us but that doesn't mean that we know everything about them. The phrase 'love is blind' epitomises this book and what it explores.
    I really enjoyed this book, it kept me gripped even though not that much happened throughout it, I especially liked the way that the protagonist was signposting what was going to happen without even realising she was. It had realistic representations of the courts and legal system and it was just captivating. A definite must read for psychological thriller lovers. It has a powerful message and fantastic characters. I'm really looking forward to reading more work from this author.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 August 2017
    Very good. Not as good as her other stories but good nonetheless. Not many authors can capture the story of the crime-widows. I think she's done an excellent job of the details as she has managed in all her books. Details that are integral to building up a vivid, realistic image in your mind of the settings, the characters and the emotions. They are all clearly well-researched. Thumbs up. The only reason I gave this 4/5 stars instead of 5/5 is because (1) I couldn't really relate the title of the book to the story and (2) the book was lacking something I couldn't put my finger on that was definitely present in the other two books. I'm not slating the book at all though, it was well written and a good example of seeing a story from the other end of the spectrum.
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2017
    I really enjoyed this book- was fascinated with the storyline & the main characters' point of view.... But towards the final 2/3 of the story found it to drag a bit & became quite tedious to read. A shame- as I would have given this 5 stars if it wasnt for the disappointing finish. Still an amazing read though- even if I did skim through the ending!
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2016
    This is such a difficult review to write. I'd avoided all earlier reviews - I hadn't even read the cover description - and I think that made the impact of this wonderful book even more powerful. So it would be unforgivable to tell the story and ruin the experience for others - and "an experience" is the best way to describe it, I think - and a very different book from her other, Flowers For the Dead.

    The structure is quite excellent, and highly original - the diary of a very ordinary and unnamed housewife (her husband only calls her Babe and Gorgeous), hoping to convince her husband that they should start a family, coping with his mood swings, wondering about the future of their marriage, swinging from joy in her loving relationship to despair and confusion when things don't go well and she finds herself apologising again for everything being her fault. In fact, for the first quarter of the book, that's it really - totally absorbing as you wonder where the story might be going, as you live her life with her, feeling her joy as she nestles into her husband's chest surrounded by the scent of Lynx Africa with a hint of diesel (he's a long distance lorry driver), recognising the familiar and common, sometimes nodding along in understanding.

    Then comes that "explosive night" - the clues and hints were all there - and things can never be the same again. I loved the way she initially clung to her belief that everything would be well, and the way everything slowly and turned, with the reader maybe just a tiny bit ahead of her. The insights into the plight of an innocent victim - of the most unexpected kind - are quite all-consuming. I lived and breathed this book for as long as I read it - and in the times I had to put it down, it occupied my every waking thought. The writing is simply excellent - it's a book you feel and experience at your core through the narrator's clear and distinctive voice. My sympathies didn't really waver, I was in her corner throughout as she worked through every possible emotion and negative thought: it really was a totally gripping read that changed quite a few of my previous perceptions about victims, punishment, friendship and love, and the way in which human beings can behave so dreadfully to each other.

    The characterisation was wonderful - the narrator obviously as the mind you occupy and the voice you hear, but also so many of the incidental characters. Some are pure darkness - an evil so horrendous you find yourself gasping in horror - but others give you some hope for the future of humankind. There's one scene that features her lovely mother - pushed to a point beyond endurance - that brought tears to my eyes. The descriptions - some of them only small touches like a mouthed endearment, a look in the eyes or a facial expression - are so vivid that they're absolutely real, and totally chilling.

    If you're a fan of the psychological thriller - this book is many things, but I think that's probably the closest I'll come to describing it - don't miss this one, whatever you do. I knew Barbara Copperthwaite wrote superbly after reading her Flowers For The Dead, but I really wasn't expecting this - an absolutely gripping read, and quite unforgettable.
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2016
    It's hard to review this book without giving anything away - suffice to say it's another corker of a book from this author.

    Told in the form of a diary, we hear the ins and outs of a "regular" husband and wife. She wonders if he is losing interest and desperate to do anything to please him. It is obvious something is not quite right with their relationship and his behaviour....

    This book made me question how I would feel in her situation and how I would judge someone else.

    An intriguing read.

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  • aysha
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping and meaningful
    Reviewed in the United States on 31 March 2018
    Written from an interesting point of view this book takes the reader down a twisted path of deceptions. You know what's going on long before she does and you want to shake her and tell her to wake up and see the situation for what it is . Meaningful because it reminds us to be compassionate to others in crisis before judging them or believing we know their motives. Well written. I kept sneaking extra time to read it when I should have been doing other things.
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
    Reviewed in Canada on 6 August 2017
    Could not pit the book down🌞
  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Very slow paced & drawn out
    Reviewed in Australia on 20 November 2018
    I found the pace of the storyline took over half the book to open out. A lit was in reference to her own perceptions & thoughts, but not much action. By thr time the realisation does hit her, even them the story drags at a snails pace. The plot however is very interesting from a victim's point of view but dod not how the book had to end.
  • Janet Texas
    4.0 out of 5 stars Finally saw the truth, why did it take so long??
    Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2017
    I thought this was a pretty good book. Little tiring in the beginning as the marriage and husband Daryl was described. Wanted the book to move on...but later realized the importance of the reader to understand how this marriage worked (or not). One thing bothered me. The main character's name was never revealed. Her husband, creep that he was, had pet names for her but author Barbara obviously decided the main character did not need a name. Did I miss a page that revealed her name? This is my second book by Ms. C. I think she tells great stories. I am a fan.
  • Dee
    3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed this book
    Reviewed in Canada on 2 September 2017
    I would describe this book as a character driven narrative. Definitely more of a slower paced read. The story reveals its twist early on and most of the plot focuses on the effect it has on the main character's emotional and psychological wellbeing. The book is about loss and victimization. Well written and a good read. I recommend.

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