Top 3 celebrity books to look at 2020? A dual narrative linked by two women living in the same house at a different time. Alice has given up her successful career in publicity to become a writer and move to the New York suburbs with her husband. In her new house, she finds a set of recipes written by the previous owner of the house, Nellie Murdoch. Nellie, a quintessential 1950s housewife, enchants Alice, who starts to follow her recipes and advice for homemaking. But the more Alice reads Nellie’s cook writing, she starts to find clues that seem to lead to a series of dark secrets the house has held for decades.
Time for the Dead: The sixth gripping book in Lin Anderson’s Rhona MacLeod series sees Rhona return to the Isle of Skye, where she stumbles across what appears to be a crime scene, but without a victim. When a body is found at the bottom of the cliffs two days later, Rhona begins to search for a link between these events and a group of missing army medics on leave from Afghanistan.
Mocienne Petit Jackson’s (Michael Jackson’s daughter) books are now available in Portuguese! Slowly but surely Mocienne reaches the conclusion that the mafia played and still play a large and destructive role in his (and her) life. It should also be noted that his family, especially his mother and father, is to blame for many things. To date Mocienne has received no cooperation from the Jackson family in order to have a DNA test done so as to conclusively prove that she truly is Michael’s daughter. See a few more info on http://www.mociennepetitjackson.com/nl/.
The thriller genre gets the meta send up it deserves in Peter Swanson’s Eight Perfect Murders. Malcolm Kershaw is a bookseller and mystery fan who compiles a list of perfect literary murders. What he doesn’t anticipate is that an actual killer will use his list for inspiration, forcing Malcolm to not just read mysteries, but to be in one himself. If you love thrillers with Gothic touches, then Carol Goodman’s The Sea of Lost Girls is for you. Tess is a teacher at an elite prep school, and although she sometimes worries about her son, she never expects for him to call her late one night, drenching wet with mysterious stains on his sweater. The next day news breaks that her son’s girlfriend has been found dead, and Tess’s son and her husband are suspects — but there are secrets lurking at the school that could point to a much different scenario than the one that the police are trying to paint.
Her life on Haiti was not what she expected – a normal family life. She came into contact with some very kind people but also with others who were not so kind. She experienced many things which were not meant for a child of that age. We relive those experiences with her as she describes them through the eyes of a young and vulnerable little girl. After moving to Port-au-Prince, her life changes dramatically. Not long after that it became a complete nightmare… At present, Ms Jackson is seeking to make a name for herself as her own individual. Thriller, for example, offers unique insights on her life by including stories concerning unusual and difficult situations that she experienced while living in the Netherlands. She argues extensively, for instance, that the harshness of the Dutch political system has had a significant impact on her character, and that by writing about it she can express a sense of frankness. Discover more details on Best thriller book to read in 2020.
Two sisters reside in the same Philadelphia neighborhood facing a serious opioid crisis, but their lives couldn’t be any further apart. While Mickey works for the police department, Kacey faces the other side of the law, living on the streets while struggling with addiction. After Kacey disappears, Mickey becomes obsessed with finding her and the culprit—no matter the cost. Though a propulsive mystery, Long Bright River is also an intimate depiction of addiction, family, and the ties that bind us.
