Best thriller books to look at in 2020? The Safety Net: Vigata is bustling in the twenty-fifth novel in the Inspector Montalbano series. A new Swedish television series set in the 1950s is being filmed in the town, and the director has asked the locals to find any photos and video taken in that decade. When Ernesto Sabatello finds film taken by his father, always the same shot of a country house on the same day between 1958 and 1963, Montalbano is intrigued and starts to investigate . . . The Inspector Montalbano novels are crime fiction at its most enthralling.
In a never before collected edition of the sensational French noir cartoon, this new volume follows the adventures of legal advisor Griffu. In an almost cartoonish noir setting Griffu must uncover a series of secrets and betrayals, once a sultry blonde walks into his office. Involving war criminals, assassins, and lots of smoking, this graphic novel is perfect for those with dry humor and some nostalgia for classic noir detective films.
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. Discover extra details on Best thriller book to read in 2020.
When professional safecracker Michael Maven takes on the job of stealing a rare coin from a New York apartment, it seems simple enough. That is, until the coin’s owner comes home with a beautiful woman who kills him and then tries to take the coin for herself. Michael manages to escape with his life. But the woman’s boss, a vicious drug lord, soon forces him into an even more dangerous job.
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 extra info at http://www.mociennepetitjackson.com/.
YA thrillers are stepping up their game in 2020. First up is Karen M. McManus’s sequel to One of Us Is Lying, One of Us Is Next. Simon’s death spawns plenty of copycat apps targeting the students of Bayview, but one person is set on playing a deadly game of Truth or Dare. As the dares become more and more dangerous, Phoebe, Maeve, and Knox have to band together to uncover who is dead set on keeping Simon’s legacy alive. Tanen Jones’s debut novel The Better Liar is already earning her comparisons to the likes of Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn. When Leslie discovers her estranged sister is dead, she enlists the help of a stranger to impersonate her sister in order to ensure she gets her cut of the inheritance from their dying father. Her scheme seems sound enough until secrets about her, her late sister, and the stranger she invites into her home bubble to the surface.