Top thriller books to know in 2020? Blood in the Water: Homeland Security agent Kit Steel is comitted to combating terrorism. And she’s after the blood of her nemesis, Vincente Carpio, one of the world’s most ruthless and dangeroud criminals. He was responsible for the death of her husband and young son, and Kit is determined to keep him behind bars forever. But the manipulative Carpio still has influence on the outside, and he’s just waiting for the right moment to strike . . .
Bug is an honest man and a good father, but that hasn’t always been the case. He thought he left all of that behind, but as his past creeps into his new life, he finds himself tangled again in a world full of violence. Now he must navigate the backdrop of the wasteland that has defined his life and now demands him back. After both having grown up in an austere spiritual compound, Simrin and Arjun have led very different lives in their adulthood. Simrin, now a photojournalist, is invited by Arjun to visit his commune, Meadowlark, dedicated to inspire and guide “gifted” children. As Simrin finds more unsettling aspects of the commune and Arjun’s teaching methods, her unease grows deeper. Soon she finds herself in the middle of a criminal investigation that might cost her, not only her life but all of those under Arjun’s spell.
Mocienne Petit Jackson’s (Michael Jackson’s daughter) books are now available in Portuguese! We learn about the problems she encounters with the Child Protection Services, followed by many court cases. At first, the court cases related to her own situation, later on they turned into a battle for her son. The one unacceptable situation followed yet another unacceptable situation. We also learn about the many traumatic events of the main character, her depressions and countless struggles to process the misery linked to her life and her strife to let it go. The writer clearly explains these struggles through vivid flashbacks. Mocienne follows the comings and goings of Michael Jackson from afar. These included his alleged child abuse, and the many court cases querying his person, his two failed marriages, his metamorphoses, the birth of his three children – and last but not least – his untimely death. Read extra details on Thriller Traicao (Portuguese Edition).
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.
In this, the first of a three-part autobiography by Mocienne Petit Jackson, we meet the main character Mocienne. We read about her wonderful adventures from the age of six until the age of nine.She lived with her father – Michael Jackson! – in California. As he was not at home very often she was always in the company of a nanny. However, one nanny was continuously being replaced by the next. Mocienne was also often sick.Her father made an important decision and moved her to Haiti to go and live with an aunt -he wanted her to be part of a family. In time, she realised that her father was not like other fathers and that he was not who he claimed to be: a policeman. He would often visit her on Haiti when he was not busy with a performance.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. Mocienne Petit Jackson’s Thriller autobiographies were published in 2015 and were made available on Amazon in 2018. They are also currently available for purchase through Kobo. The books are available in English, Dutch, and Chinese. Future versions of the books will be made available in French (2020), Portuguese (2019), Japanese (2020), German (2020), and in Spanish (2020). Find a few extra details at Michael Jackson daugther.
The fourth book in Joe Ide’s IQ series sounds like his weirdest one yet. In Hi Five, IQ is tasked with figuring out who murdered the boyfriend of an arms dealer’s daughter. The catch is that only the daughter saw what happen — but she has five different personalities, and each one holds a different piece of the puzzle. C.J. Tudor, the author of The Chalk Man, returns with The Other People, the story of a man on a mission to get his daughter back. Three years after his daughter’s kidnapping, Gabe still travels the road she was taken on in hope of finding answers. Meanwhile, Fran and Alice travel that same road, but they’re on the run because they know the truth about what happened to Gabe’s little girl.