Divisible Man - Eight Ball

by Howard Seaborne

Will and Andy are drawn deeper into the consequences of their connection to the FBI as a terrifying string of sniper killings threatens to unhinge the entire nation. Pulled into the investigation by Special Agent Leslie Carson-Pelham, Will comes to a crossroads where he must determine how much of the truth about himself he can face, or reveal to his FBI handler. Events take a dark turn with the appearance of billionaire Spiro Lewko, and a shocking development that threatens Andy's law enforcement career.
The stakes go higher than ever when what seems to be a break in the sniper case goes horribly wrong and Will and Andy find themselves entangled with and hunted by the very forces they are trying to serve.
The heart-pounding action only accelerates in DIVISIBLE EIGHT BALL. The DIVISIBLE MAN Series in DIVISIBILE MAN is the origin story of Will Stewart and his ability to vanish. DIVISIBLE MAN - THE SIXTH PAWN is the second heart-pounding thrill ride in the series. DIVISIBLE MAN - THE SECOND GHOST goes to heart-stopping heights in high-rise Chicago. DIVISIBLE MAN - THE SEVENTH STAR encounters the high cost of conspiracy believers. DIVISIBLE MAN - TEN MAN CREW uncovers a long-forgotten Cold War mystery. DIVISIBLE MAN - THE THIRD LIE puts Will and Andy at the heart of a national crime. DIVISIBLE MAN - THREE NINES FINE launches a race against an attack on justice itself. DIVISIBLE MAN - EIGHT BALL pits Will and Andy against a cold-blooded serial sniper. DIVISIBLE MAN - ENGINE OUT & OTHER SHORT FLIGHTS - a short story collection. DIVISIBLE MAN - NINE LIVES LOST a sweeps Will into the world of hoaxes and conspiracies.

452 pages, Hardcover

Published October 6, 2021

About the author

Howard Seaborne began writing novels at age ten and flying airplanes at age sixteen. He is a former flight instructor and charter pilot. Today he flies a Beechcraft Bonanza and a Rotorway experimental helicopter that he built in his garage. He lives with his wife and writes and flies during all four seasons in Wisconsin.

Reviews

[wally · Rating 2 out of 5]

finished 8th september 2025 good read it was okay and have now read eight or nine from this series not all in order. an earlier review of an earlier story in series noted that seaborne is likely one of our much-loved progressives with trump derangement syndrome and this story confirms that belief. unfortunate...that writers think they can insert their political beliefs in their fiction and have readers be okay with that. let us all wait for stephen king's next announcement, his next public statement. and swoon away to the ground. yeah, our world.

earlier reviews had the series at four-stars. with the insertion of seaborne's poltical beliefs the series was down-graded to three stars and now this one, two-star. in this one a sniper is killing people. one of those attempted sniping victims is the president of the united states, the "tweeter-in-chief" seaborne's words through our hero the divisible man. there is an attempt and the scene describes the president as a buffoon...falling to the ground...or in this case the stage that was set. emphasis on stage.

if that's not something perhaps comparing antifa in a favorable way with eisenhower and patton who were also "anti-fascist"...something seaborne obviously feels comfortable doing...well...most would come to the realization that arguing with fools is a losing contest per the proverbs of solomon. don't waste your time. more than once seaborne refers to the oklahoma bombing as wrong, once as "fascist". i don't believe eisenhower nor patton would have burned a federal courthouse or other governmental buildings and to compare antifa favorably with eisenower and patton is an insult to their legacy and what they accomplished and minimizes the actions of antifa.

and then there is the fashionable ideology of marginalizing "the right" as "anti-government"...not accurate as a more accurate description is a desire for limited government and less of a nanny state, that's not "anti-government" that's a desire for the kind of government the people set forth at our nation's birth. the alternative-right portrayals herein are caricatures, stereotypes...at best. sophomoric and juvenile.

consider the ap's, that bastion of journalism, reporting when an assassination attempt on trump went down...they reported trump falling, trump being removed after "loud noises" cnn said "secret service rushes trump off stage after he falls at rally." i saw trump drop to the ground, i saw him holding a hand to his ear, blood evident. this is how incredibly fucking stupid these "true believers" (seaborne's words from the story) are. the washington post said "trump escorted away after loud noises at pa. rally." really? loud noises? the associated fucking press has the same take, "loud noises". they miss the people bleeding in the stands? the government sniper shooting? what was obvious to all attending is that it was an assassination attempt. i imagine seaborne's dick getting hard at the orange man getting his due. why in the living hell should i or anyone with a lick of sense bother with the media? this is what they provide?

seaborne makes the case in his writing, castigating people for the lies told. well what the fuck did the fucking associated press, cnn, and the fucking washington fucking post do with what was clearly a fucking assassination attempt! my christ these people are so fucking incredible stupid there is absolutely no fucking hope for them.

so yea, you might ask why i'd want to read further. i am curious to see how he juxtaposes...now there's a word...current events, current being what happened as he wrote the story...in the later stories. he started out great. did the writers of the superman comics insert their political beliefs in their stories? why the fuck they can't limit themselves to telling a story is beyond me. like the associated press and cnn, they know they can get away with this shit because, hey, their true believers will back them all the fucking way.

[Jkane · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the best novel in the series. I'd rate it 4.5 stars. The mystery is far more serious, as are the repercussions. The mysteries in the earlier novels seem less scary because of Will's gifts. Here, Will and Andy are faced with a far greater set of dangers, many of which they would have a hard time beating, even with Will's gifts. With the higher stakes comes a more compelling novel. In the earlier novel, although I thoroughly enjoyed them, they were more "fun" than serious. This novel while fun, also felt more serious.

In this novel, there were several times where I thought Will should've done things differently, but I believe that is Seaborne's plan: to have a fallible hero who is not always going to make the right decisions, and who is going to make mistakes. So, while I got frustrated with Will at times in this novel, it was still very much in-character, and I appreciate that.

[Heidi Morton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great mystery!!!