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Lucas is a loner, but he's never alone.

From secret hiding places, he peers into the lives of others--watching them while they work, while they commute, while they sip their morning coffee. He is a master at remaining silent and unseen in his carefully constructed world as an invisible observer.

But when a chance encounter turns the tables, the watcher becomes the watched. Caught up in an escalating series of events he is powerless to stop, Lucas discovers an underground organization with a chilling mission.

Anyone can be watched. No one is safe. And the most terrifying secrets of all remain Unseen.

Until now.



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T.L. Hines writes "Noir Bizarre" stories, mixing mysteries with oddities in books such as The Unseen, Waking Lazarus, and The Dead Whisper On. Waking Lazarus received Library Journal's "25 Best Genre Fiction Books of the Year" award. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson (September 30, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1595544526
  • ISBN-13: 978-1595544520
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars "Unseen" must be saw!?!, October 19, 2008
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Do you ever have the feeling someone is watching you? In T.L. Hines latest thriller that is just the case. The Unseen is the newest release from the self-proclaimed "Noir Bizarre" writer. This time the creepy and eerie setting is one that may be in the closet or ceiling panel closest to you.

Lucas Freund has a secret life as an urban explorer, someone who stalks in hidden crevasses above office spaces and institutions located in the metro D.C. area. Although this is Lucas's livelihood, he never does harm or destruction. Instead he plays out imaginary lives of his strangers, the odd hobby serves as comfort for his tortured childhood soul and not only has Lucas surveyed the entire surrounding area, he's good at what he does. These innocent skills are noticed by a secret club, only they take their voyeur pastime to the extreme. Events start to turn deadly as members of the club begin to die. Not only this, but Lucas is fingered as the culprit. Will he be strong enough to solve the mystery before he becomes the next victim?

The Unseen is a character driven expose on the way we look at the lives around us, the thoughts and feelings of our inner life, and the reasoning between right and wrong.

Hines has the ability to draw in the reader and insert them into Lucas's uncanny life. The intricate descriptions of places, people, and actions make you believe as if you are spying on bystanders yourself. Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas series comes to mind in comparison and contrast. Gripping and intense, the author takes us on an inside look into love and relationships using the guts of industrial buildings and underground tunnels. At times the plot and pace seems to slow, but Hines is quick to throw in a twist or dilemma to keep our attention.

The Unseen is a unique book on a growing subject of urban exploration and those who traverse it. A topic I was eager to find out more about and those involved in its secret world. Hines has crafted a complete and original story deep with characters and settings that help us explore our personal relationships and daily struggles, something that is rare just as it is unseen.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not My Favorite, December 22, 2008
I'm going to state my honest opinion about this book - I didn't particularly like it, and I certainly didn't understand the point of this story. I could reach far into my imagination and my literary background and surmise that the author thinks that what is seen by others is the "insatiable hunger to seek out other people - an uncontrollable need to feed the Dark Vibration." And what is beneath this very unnatural desire is the unseen - "they watched while other people suffered." Society's bizarre fascination with reality shows is reflected in this book...secretly watching others and doing - nothing.

Basically, you live the entire 383 pages of this story in the mind of a man who has no memory, who doesn't know who he is and who lives is life secretly spying on people. Lucas has a brilliant mind stuffed with bizarre information. He meets a whole group of people just like him - people who sneak around spying on others. This group is the Creep Club, and they thrive on watching people harm each other. Lucas, the main character, is sort of freaked out by the Creep Club because all he does is spy on people in public places and create imaginary histories for them. These other folks like to secretly film other people hurting each other. Kind of sick.

As the story unfolds you are introduced to a host of people and the weirdness deepens. Lucas tries to warn these Creep Club victims...only to be wrongly accused of the crime himself by one guy and then be thanked and helped by another. There are some so-called government agents - "Dark Suits" that are trying to bust up the Creep Club. There are the "Dark Years" that Lucas is haunted by and that really distracts him the more the story unfolds. One group chases the other until the reader is totally bamboozled.

This book has a lot of tedious detailed descriptions loosely tying together a lot of disconnected story lines that never come together to form anything meaningful. Unless you are a criminal clairvoyant with a deep longing to work for a secret government agency, you're going to reach the end of this too long story and not have a clue what you just read. At least that was my experience. I could use my own imagination and paste some symbolism to all of this, but it would be a waste of time. I'm going to move on to other things. You can make up your own mind about this one. Check it out here.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Fiction - The Unseen, February 5, 2009
I have to admit, this is the first time I have read anything by T. L. Hines. I am typically reading business and work related material. I save fiction for down time when I need a little "fluff" and entertainment to take my mind away from present matters. And, isn't that what fiction is for -- an escape, a getaway, a chance to relax and vicariously "live in someone elses world" for a while?

The main character, Lucas, in the book, The Unseen by T.L. Hines, spends his waking hours by living his life through the imagined worlds of others. You see, Lucas is an urban explorer. He lives in abandoned buildings, sewers and subway tunnels. He spies on people and invents elaborate worlds in his mind as a past time. That is until his world is intruded upon by another explorer. Donovan belongs to a group called the Creep Club. After befriending Lucas, Donovan invites Lucas to a Creep Club meeting. Lucas expects to find like-minded urban explorers, but he what he really finds is far more sinister.

The beginning of the book sets up some of the characters and starts to introduce various plot lines that coalesce toward the end of the book. I found that as the story progressed the action did as well. Hines surprised me a couple times when I thought the story should be winding down -- he infused a new shot of adrenaline and kept me moving through the pages.

For some readers, you might find this book average and predictable spotted with government intrigue, subtle romance, and good-guy-wins-in-the-end themes. For readers like me, that's okay. In a sense, like the character Lucas, I read fiction to take a break from the real world, to imagine, to recharge, and, yes, to think about bigger things than myself. So, if you have never read The Unseen, I recommend giving it a go. Find a comfy chair, sit back and enjoy.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Sure if Hines Could See What Type of Novel He Wanted to Write When He Began
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hines' best to date
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4.0 out of 5 stars The end was good,
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