The Invisible Woman by James Patterson and Susan DiLallo (2026)
I really do appreciate James Patterson picking humorist Susan DiLallo as his collaborator on this one.......cause I love a good thriller that also makes me laugh along with the suspense,, thrills 'n chills.
So here's a Patterson page turner where you get the best of both worlds.......the brief chapters and rapid fire pacing mixed in with hearty helpings of funny moments, deadpan wit, and even some physical slapstick thrown in.
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Right away you feel for and root for middle aged Elinor Gilbert a disgraced former FBI agent with a once bright future ahead of her, now reduced to scrounging for a living as a piano teacher. Her vile, hateful former boss, who threw her under the bus to cover his own errors, offers her an undercover job that will restore her standing and job in the Bureau. She's to disguise herself as a frumpy, matronly nanny to the family of a New York art dealer who's a possible money launderer for cartel drug traffickers.
Elinor may think of herself as so non descript invisible, she'll blend in with the wallpaper, but she's also fearful that her woeful lack of nanny skills will blow her cover. Yet even as she weathers catastrophic diaper changes and volcanic outbursts from the hot-tempered art dealer, she comes to care for and deeply love the family's infant daughter.. Elinor even manages to bond with their other child, a moody, morose teenage girl.
But amid all the comedy, there's real crimes and danger afoot in that household, making Elinor's FBI mission ever more complicated........since she's realized she's also evolved into a nanny fiercely protective of her young charges.
A reader can expect the usual twists and turns you'd enjoy in a James Patterson book with that extra bonus of chuckling over our lead sleuth dealing with layers of her foam padding disguise and baby diarrhea.....all at the same time. A good fun read guaranteed.
So here's a Patterson page turner where you get the best of both worlds.......the brief chapters and rapid fire pacing mixed in with hearty helpings of funny moments, deadpan wit, and even some physical slapstick thrown in.
'
Right away you feel for and root for middle aged Elinor Gilbert a disgraced former FBI agent with a once bright future ahead of her, now reduced to scrounging for a living as a piano teacher. Her vile, hateful former boss, who threw her under the bus to cover his own errors, offers her an undercover job that will restore her standing and job in the Bureau. She's to disguise herself as a frumpy, matronly nanny to the family of a New York art dealer who's a possible money launderer for cartel drug traffickers.
Elinor may think of herself as so non descript invisible, she'll blend in with the wallpaper, but she's also fearful that her woeful lack of nanny skills will blow her cover. Yet even as she weathers catastrophic diaper changes and volcanic outbursts from the hot-tempered art dealer, she comes to care for and deeply love the family's infant daughter.. Elinor even manages to bond with their other child, a moody, morose teenage girl.
But amid all the comedy, there's real crimes and danger afoot in that household, making Elinor's FBI mission ever more complicated........since she's realized she's also evolved into a nanny fiercely protective of her young charges.
A reader can expect the usual twists and turns you'd enjoy in a James Patterson book with that extra bonus of chuckling over our lead sleuth dealing with layers of her foam padding disguise and baby diarrhea.....all at the same time. A good fun read guaranteed.
5 stars (*****)
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