Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson

《卸下面具：麥可．傑克森的最後歲月》
《紐約時報》暢銷作家伊恩．哈普林歷時五年深入調查，完整追溯麥可．傑克森生命最後幾年的健康危機、復出演唱會與死亡疑雲。揭開流行樂之王華麗面具下不為人知的生命終章。

2008年12月底，伊恩．哈普林向世人預言：麥可．傑克森只剩下六個月的生命。他針對傑克森健康惡化所做的調查迅速登上全球新聞版面。六個月後，這位「流行樂之王」驟然離世。

無論最終驗屍結果如何，哈普林始終認為，真正奪走麥可．傑克森性命的是「貪婪」。透過親友與工作夥伴的描述，本書重現他生命最後幾年與最後數日的悲劇景象：當時的傑克森正竭力為2009年7月於倫敦O2體育館舉行的系列演唱會做準備。這場復出計畫原可為他與身邊的團隊帶來數百萬美元收益，然而無論在精神或身體狀態上，他都不可能完成演出。

麥可本人知道這一點，他的顧問們也同樣清楚。任何曾短暫看見華麗服裝與濃妝之下，那個虛弱、衰老身影的人，都會明白倫敦巡演是一場瘋狂的豪賭。

經過五年密集調查，《紐約時報》暢銷作家伊恩．哈普林抽絲剝繭，揭開麥可．傑克森生命最後幾年的真實故事。全書懸念迭起、內幕驚人，宛如一部令人屏息的紀實驚悚作品。

From New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin, the definitive exploration of the final years of Michael Jackson’s life.

In late December 2008, Ian Halperin told the world that Michael Jackson had only six months to live. His investigations into Jackson’s failing health made headlines around the globe. Six months later, the King of Pop was dead.

Whatever the final autopsy results revealed, Ian Halperin believes it was greed that killed Michael Jackson. Friends and associates paint a tragic picture of the last years and days of his life as Jackson made desperate attempts to prepare for the planned concert series at London’s 02 Arena in July 2009. These shows would have earned millions for the singer and his entourage, but he could never have completed them, not mentally, and not physically. Michael knew it and his advisors knew it. Anyone who caught even a fleeting glimpse of the frail old man hiding beneath the costumes and cosmetics would have understood that the London tour was madness. After an intense five-year investigation, New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin uncovers the real story of Michael Jackson’s final years, in this suspenseful and surprising thriller.