by James Patterson and Bill Clinton
Little, Brown and Company and Knopf, 2018. 528 pages. Fiction
President Duncan is in a race against time to stop an unknown but potentially catastrophic threat. Unsure of who to trust, Duncan goes to lengths previously unthinkable in order to find answers and protect the country. Patterson co-wrote this book with Bill Clinton in an effort to make the story as plausible as possible with an insider perspective on the white house, and to understand what it would take for the events described to be necessary.
I read the book mostly out of curiosity to know how it would be possible for a sitting president to go missing. This question ended up being answered relatively quickly and was more of a minor element of the story. The rest was mostly centered around a conventional espionage thriller with terrorists, cyber crime, assassins, international intrigue, and subterfuge. Fans of Patterson's work will certainly find a thrilling, if maybe a bit formulaic, read here. I listened to the audiobook, which is read by a few different narrators, but mostly by Dennis Quaid, who will be a draw for some readers as well.
BHG
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