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Top celebrity books to read 2020

Best celebrity books to know 2020? From the Shirley Jackson Award–winning author, The Law of Lines follows the parallel lives of two young women who are suddenly stricken by loss. Se-oh loses her entire life in just one night, as her home goes up in flames with her father inside. Now the police are trying to claim it was suicide and insurance fraud, as she tries to dodge the prying investigators and debt collectors. On the other side of town, Ki-Jeong decides to investigate the death of her younger half-sister. The police believe she died by suicide by drowning. Ki-Jeong does not believe them. As both women try to uncover the truth, they find themselves entrapped by a plot much bigger than they expected.

One Good Deed: Murder, secrets, revenge, and just a touch of romance combine in this noir-inspired thriller with a twist which is sure to keep you gripped until the very last page. Aloysius Archer wants to start a new, peaceful life in Poca City after serving a prison sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. But he takes on more than he bargained for when he starts work as a debt collector for local business tycoon Hank Pittleman and becomes involved with some of the town’s most dangerous residents.

Mocienne Petit Jackson’s (Michael Jackson’s daughter) books are now out 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 additional info at http://www.mociennepetitjackson.com/nl/.

A pair of sisters take center stage in Liz Moore’s Long Bright River. Kacey is an addict who lives on the streets, while Mickey is a cop. The two no longer speak, but when Kacey goes missing at the same time a string of murders occur, Mickey becomes determined to find the perpetrator and her sister before it’s too late. Once again, Catherine Steadman is adding a dash of eeriness to her mystery novel. Mr. Nobody begins with a man washing ashore on a beach with no identification and without the ability to speak. Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Emma Lewis is asked to figure out who this strange man is, but in doing so she may expose a secret she’s been trying to bury.

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. 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. See a few extra details at http://www.mociennepetitjackson.com/.

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.