Unsolved
The second in the Invisible series by James Patterson and David Ellis brings back Emmy Dockery, an FBI research analyst who first emerged as someone who sees patterns no one else does. Here she is tracking deaths across the country, accidents on paper, that share faint signature marks. As she builds the case, the killer becomes aware of her, and the chase tightens. Patterson and Ellis run the book at their usual brisk clip, with very short chapters, alternating points of view, and a relentless forward push. The forensic and procedural details are sharper than in many Patterson collaborations, a benefit of Ellis's legal background. It is not literary fiction. It is a precision-built page-turner, designed to be finished in two sittings on a plane or a beach. Solid genre work from a reliable pairing.
What you might want to know about Unsolved
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FBI agent Emmy Dockery chases a pattern in deaths everyone else calls accidents, and the bodies keep coming.
Unsolved was written by James Patterson, published in 2019 by Penguin Random House.
Unsolved is 496 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Unsolved takes most readers 7 to 11 hours to finish.
Unsolved is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.