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Bill Clinton & James Patterson stand-alone thrillers

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'The political thriller of the decade' Lee Child 
'A bullet train of a thriller' A.J. Finn 
'A first-rate collaboration... Engrossing from page one' David Baldacci 
'This book moves like Air Force One. Big and fast' Michael Connelly 
'A big, splashy juggernaut of a novel... truly authentic' Harlan Coben 
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THE GLOBAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 
 
The President is missing. 
 
The world is in shock. 
 
Terrorists are planning a devastating attack. And they have help from traitors inside the White House. 
 
The only thing standing in their way is a President determined to save his people. 
 
Even if it means putting himself in mortal danger . . . 
 
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More praise for The President is Missing 
 
'Relentless in its plotting and honest in its examination of issues' Jeffrey Deaver 
'Guarantee of political authenticity. The literary running mates have earned a second term' Guardian 
'A brilliant, tricksy first chapter . . . unmistakably shows that their partnership works' Sunday Times 
'A high-octane collaboration . . . the addictive qualities are undeniable' Telegraph 
'Fast-paced and well-engineered' Financial Times 
'A vigorous, fast-moving thriller that takes the reader into the corridors of power' i Newspaper 
 'A high-tension thriller . . . Bill Clinton's insider perspective and James Patterson's pacy plotting combine to irresistibly page-turning effect' Mail

The political thriller of the decade

The thriller only a President could write.

The dream team delivers big time … Clinton’s insider secrets and Patterson’s storytelling genius make this the political thriller of the decade.

The President Is Missing is a big, splashy juggernaut of a novel, combining thrills with a truly authentic look at the inner happenings in Washington. I read it in one gulp. You will too.

Harlan Coben, #1 bestselling author of DON'T LET GO

The book’s biggest selling point is the guarantee of political authenticity… the kite-mark of unmatchable psychological veracity… The eventual revelation of the villain, which is satisfying and surprising, really does feel like the outcome of a conversation between one writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting and another with an exceptional grasp of global politics. The literary running mates have earned a second term.

An entertaining romp… thoroughly enjoyable… it works. It is a quick, slick, gripping read

Page-turning… In a plot crammed with twists, readers are granted thriller writing that delivers… Nobody will walk away from The President Is Missing feeling disappointed if they are looking for a vigorous, fast-moving thriller that takes the reader into the corridors of power

A brilliant, tricksy first chapter… unmistakably shows that their partnership works… The President Is Missing enthrallingly interweaves a cyber-thriller, a Homeland-style battle against jihadi terrorism and a find-the-mole hunt à la Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – and it has aspects of a Cold War geopolitical thriller, too… To paraphrase Katherine Hepburn on Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Bill gives James class and James gives Bill sexed-up plotting

The plotting is immaculate… the writing is taut

Marry the political savvy of Bill Clinton with the craftsmanship of James Patterson and you get a fabulously entertaining thriller that is meticulous in its portrayal of Washington politics, gripping in its pacing, and harrowing in its depiction of the perils of cyberwarfare. This dark tale is, at bottom, a warning and a prophecy about the mortal threats to our democracy posed by terrorists abroad, homegrown extremism, and the technological miracles that have rendered us both powerful and defenceless at once.

Ron Chernow, #1 bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ALEXANDER HAMILTON and GRANT

A high-octane collaboration... the addictive qualities are undeniable

A bullet train of a thriller. The Day of the Jackal for the twenty-first century.

A.J. Finn, author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW

A first-rate collaboration from a couple of real pros! Engrossing from page one.

Relentless in its plotting and honest in its examination of issues that strike close to our hearts.

A showstopper… if you like thrillers and you like American politics, you’re going to love this book... You feel the authenticity of the two writers writing hand in glove... It’s a cracker

Fast-paced and well-engineered… Clinton’s input is well deployed on the White House insider scenes, and… Patterson can tell a story

A high-tension thriller ... Bill Clinton’s insider perspective and James Patterson’s pacy plotting combine to irresistibly page-turning effect.’

Patterson [is the] master of the gripping page-turner, terse writing and masterly plotting ... Patterson’s brilliance makes it very exciting … the book scores high on the authenticity scale

The President Is Missing is heart-pounding, gripping, terrifying. As I read, ferociously turning the pages, I kept asking myself, "Could this really happen?" Bill Clinton’s insight into the pressures of being president and life in the White House coupled with James Patterson’s chops as an action writer have combined to give us a genuinely masterful thriller. My knuckles are still white!

Louise Penny, #1 bestselling author of GLASS HOUSES

The President is Missing is more than a thriller – it's a skeleton key that lets you inside the head of a U.S. president.

Brad Meltzer, author of THE ESCAPE ARTIST

vivid, engrossing – and authentically frightening.

From the pens of two American icons comes a political thriller that rocks... a helluva story.

Nelson DeMille, author of THE CUBAN AFFAIR

The publishing event of the year… a White House thriller of unique insight

The book is action all the way, and feels incredibly true to life

Could I put The President Is Missing down? Of course not, except when I absolutely had to

Intriguing… you’ll whip through it on the beach, that’s for sure

Enough pacy action and fun to keep those pages turning

Fast-paced, frenetic action and fun

What gives the book the edge is Clinton’s input. Small throwaway touches… make the whole thing feel authentic

James… is a tireless champion of the power of books

Patterson knows how to make a story go so fast…

[A] ripping yarn… Co-author James Patterson is one of the biggest-selling writers of all time so unsurprisingly the unfolding and convergence of [President] Duncan and [assassin] Bach’s plotlines is achieved with consummate skill

[It] will keep you hooked until the last page

We really enjoyed this brilliant political thriller

The most authentic, gripping presidential thriller ever.

The perfect book for the beach: a big, fast-paced, twisty engrossing thriller packed with spectacular detail of what it is really like to be President of the United States.

Fast-paced is too inadequate a description for this dark, suspense-filled tale.

Both a first-rate thriller and fascinating insight into the goings on within the White House.

President Bill Clinton (Author) Bill Clinton was elected president of the United States in 1992 and served two terms. After leaving the White House, he established the Clinton Foundation, which helps improve global health, increase opportunity for girls and women, reduce childhood obesity and preventable diseases, create economic opportunity and growth, and address the effects of climate change. He is the author of a number of non-fiction works, including My Life, which was a number one international bestseller. With James Patterson, he is co-author of the number one international bestselling novel The President is Missing. James Patterson (Author) JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.

THE GLOBAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 
 
The President is missing. 
 
The world is in shock. 
 
Terrorists are planning a devastating attack. And they have help from traitors inside the White House. 
 
The only thing standing in their way is a President determined to save his people. 
 
Even if it means putting himself in mortal danger . . .

The President is Missing

'James Patterson and Bill Clinton are the dream team' Lee Child 
'Propulsive, exhilarating, and unnervingly believable' Karin Slaughter 
'Superb thriller, expertly told... More please' Piers Morgan 
'Even better than their first ' Daily Mail 
'I loved this book ' Ross King 
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The highly acclaimed #1 Sunday Times bestseller 
 
ALL PRESIDENTS HAVE NIGHTMARES. THIS ONE IS ABOUT TO COME TRUE. 
 
Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL and a former US President, has always defended his family as fiercely as he has his country. 
 
Now these defences are under attack. And it's personal. 
 
Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie, has been abducted, turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. 
 
As the world watches, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his strengths: as a leader, a warrior, and a father. 
 
Because Keating knows that in order to save Melanie's life he will have to put his own on the line . . . 
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More praise for The President's Daughter 
 
'A rollicking ride' Independent 
'Unimpeachably authentic' Guardian 
'Deftly interweaves action scenes and family dynamics' Sunday Times 
'Highly entertaining' New York Times 
'A really propulsive and exciting story . . . a surefire winner' Irish Independent 
'Action all the way in a fast and furious tale' Sun 
'A chilling crime novel' Sunday Express 
'Clinton and Patterson's novel puts their respective expertise to good use' Time

the #1 Sunday Times bestseller

James Patterson and Bill Clinton - the 'dream team' (Lee Child) - return with a thriller even more compelling than global number one bestseller The President is Missing.

Propulsive, exhilarating, and unnervingly believable. You wont just read The President's Daughter, you'll devour it

A rollicking ride combining Clinton's insider knowledge of the top echelons of US power with Patterson's snappy pacing and forensic prose

Even better than their first . . . A rattling rollercoaster of a thriller, with a distinctly feisty President's daughter

The loneliness of running a superpower and what it's like to send people to die in war feel unimpeachably authentic.

Deftly interweaves action scenes and family dynamics

I loved this book . . . An absolute page-turner

A really propulsive and exciting story . . . a surefire winner

Full of glorious details into the inner workings of the White House, this is action all the way in a fast and furious tale.

Superb thriller, expertly told. Read it in two days. More please

Legendary author James Patterson has teamed up with ex-US President Bill Clinton to write this chilling crime novel

An absolute rocket . . . Clinton and Patterson are simply the best in the thriller business

Robert Crais, bestselling author of the Elvis Cole series

Clinton and Patterson's novel puts their respective expertise to good  use

A page-turning, painfully human thriller that reveals the human hearts that beat inside those corridors of power

Tony Parsons, bestselling author of Your Neighbour’s Wife

Brace yourself for a thriller with inside secrets and riveting excitement

Walter Isaacson, internationally bestselling author

A smart, taut, utterly fantastic roller coaster that had me holding on for dear life

Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of The Flight Attendant

A spellbinding thrill ride that grabs the reader tight on page one and doesn't let go till the very last page

Bill Clinton and James Patterson are a team who know how to keep you turning the pages

A suspenseful and exciting thriller filled with twists and turns

The writing is tight and crisp. The characters are astute, tenacious, and authentic. And the plot, with its short, intense chapters, keeps you on the edge of your seat as it immerses you, page after page, into a world full of terrorism, politics, revenge, corruption, coercion, military operations, and Secret Service drama. Overall, The President's Daughter is a meticulous, compelling, intricate mystery by this dynamic writing duo that I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend.

As with the previous book written by this partnership, the plot, structure and syntax, read very much like a trademark James Patterson novel with literary techniques galore. It's an exciting, fast-paced, all-action, easy read and it will definitely appeal to Patterson fans

Great entertainment which surely also works quite well on the screen

I really enjoy a decent thriller that I can sink my teeth into and there is certainly plenty to chew over here.

With the tension inside these chapters, I definitely recommend reading The President's Daughter

It's perfectly paced, full of explosive action and it kept me hooked with all of the political drama and deceit.

Every detail is accurate 
because one of the authors is President Bill Clinton. 
 
The drama and action never stop 
because the other author is James Patterson. 
 
THE GLOBAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 
 
Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL and former US president, has always defended his family as fiercely as he has his country. 
 
Now these defences are under attack. And it's personal. 
 
Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie, has been abducted, turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. 
 
As the world watches, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his strengths: as a leader, a warrior and a father. 
 
Because Keating knows that to save Melanie's life, he may lose his own . . .

Bill Clinton & James Patterson stand-alone thrillers

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