Invisible - by Pete Hautman (Paperback)

About the Book

In this chilling look inside the mind of a loner, the author of the National Book Award winner "Godless" crafts a compelling novel that will have readers guessing until its explosive end.

Book Synopsis

You could say that my railroad, the Madham Line, is almost the most important thing in my life. Next to Andy Morrow, my best friend.

Lots of people think Doug Hanson is a freak -- he gets beat up after school, and the girl of his dreams calls him a worm. Doug's only refuge is creating an elaborate bridge for the model railroad in his basement and hanging out with his best friend, Andy Morrow, a popular football star who could date any girl in school. Doug and Andy talk about everything -- except what happened at the Tuttle place a few years back.

It does not matter to Andy that we live in completely different realities. I'm Andy's best friend. It does not matter to Andy that we hardly ever actually do anything together.

As Doug retreats deeper and deeper into his own reality, long-buried secrets threaten to destroy both Doug and Andy -- and everything else in Doug's fragile world.

Review Quotes

"Echoes of Faulkner."

-- Kirkus

"Hautman once again proves his keen ability for characterization and for building suspense."

-- Publishers Weekly, starred review

"With its excellent plot development and unforgettable, heartbreaking protagonist, this is a compelling novel of mental illness."

-- School Library Journal, starred review

About the Author

Pete Hautman is the author of National Book Award-winning novel Godless, Sweetblood, Hole in the Sky, Stone Cold, The Flinkwater Factor, The Forgetting Machine, and Mr. Was, which was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America, as well as several adult novels. He lives in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Visit him at PeteHautman.com.