Thursday, August 23, 2018

Review The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson

I'm not usually a Patterson fan but I have to admit that when I heard a former US President was writing a Political Thriller I was intrigued and when I heard that Dennis Quaid was doing the majority of narrating I knew this was one I would happily shell out for. And Oh Boy what a ride it was.
Enjoy!!

The President Is Missing

By: Bill Clinton, James Patterson
Narrated by: Dennis Quaid, January LaVoy, Peter Ganim,Jeremy Davidson, Mozhan Marnò
Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 06-04-18
Language: English
Publisher: Hachette Audio
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Overview:

President Bill Clinton and bestselling novelist James Patterson have written a spellbinding thriller, The President is Missing.

As the novel opens, a threat looms. Enemies are planning an attack of unprecedented scale on America. Uncertainty and fear grip Washington. There are whispers of cyberterror and espionage and a traitor in the cabinet. The President himself becomes a suspect, and then goes missing...

Set in real time, over the course of three days, The President Is Missing is one of the most dramatic thrillers in decades. And it could all really happen. The President Is Missing is Bill Clinton and James Patterson's totally authentic and spellbinding thriller.


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My Review:

The President is Missing
Bill Clinton, James Patterson and David Ellis (Ghostwriter)

Story 5
What an exciting rollercoaster ride, non-stop action from the first sentence until the very end about a high stakes doomsday threat that would bring the US to her knees. Patterson and Clinton have combined talents and efforts to put together one of the timeliest, and best political thrillers ever!


POTUS is charismatic, passionate and compassionate and best of all he’s a Patriot in every sense of the word always putting the country’s needs before his own even at the cost of his life, he’s also a recent and still grieving widower who lost his compass and the love of his life. The cast of memorable costars are also utterly believable from the Secret Service men and women, the computer experts racing against the clock to the terrorists threatening the country.

The in your face dialogue enhances the readers appreciation of the desperation this man and his small army of experts are facing and the short chapters heightens the tensions and complexities of the plot. Plus the real time three-day timeline magnifies the impotent feelings of those pitted against the enemy.

For the most part the tale is non-partisan except for the speech at the end that could have easily been spoken by our former POTUS author but is very good. If these two have the thoughts to team up again or if Mr. Clinton ever decided to try fiction on his own I’d be game.

Narration 5
Dennis Quaid delivers an unforgettable, emotion filled performance as POTUS keeping listener’s hearts in their throats and stomachs queasy waiting for the other shoe to fall, by far one of the best renditions going. The narration of the other talents are all fantastic especially the voice of the classical music loving assassin.

SUMMARY:
When an imminent and insidious cyber attack against the US is discovered President Jonathan Duncan doesn’t hesitate to take action, actions that have put him in the midst of a political witch-hunt. But he can’t stop to worry about a congressional hearing he’s demanded to attend, or who’s on his side and who isn’t because if he doesn’t stop this attack America will literally return to the dark ages of technology. The messenger is a young Eastern European woman who says she knows how to stop the virus set to go off and affect every connected device and internet providers in the US. Can he trust her; he doesn’t know. Does he have a choice; he doesn’t think so. So with only his closest advisors kept in the loop, one of which he believes to be a traitor President Duncan literally goes off the grid with the clock running to find out whose behind the virus and put a stop to this attack that would turn the country he’s fought for, almost died for and sworn to protect with his very life into the largest third world country on the planet.

Connect with the Authors
Bill Clinton- Website - Facebook - Twitter

James Patterson - Website - Facebook - Twitter

Ghostwriter David Ellis - Website - Facebook - Twitter




14 comments:

  1. Wait whaaat? Clinton and Patterson wrote a book?

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    1. Yeah Blodeuedd have you been living on the Moon? LOL ;-)
      worth the $$$

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  2. I've been thinking about trying this one. I think I've only read one book by James Patterson (an Alex Cross book).

    Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart

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    1. See that's just it Melanie I don't particularly care for Patterson but I knew I had to try this. I'm glad I did

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  3. I have this on my radar. Its been awhile since I read a book by Patterson. The fact that it was co-written by Clinton increased my interest. Great review.

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    1. Thanks Nadene this review was easy to write I couldn't stop the thoughts running through my mine

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  4. Good to hear you've liked this and that it was good on audio. I've thought about picking it up but seen some "unhappy" reviews but good to see one that is very positive.

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    1. Strictly enjoyment levels were through the roof Kathryn

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  5. You know I'm not normally a audio gal, but I may be tempted with hottie Dennis Quaid doing the talking Debbie.(lol) I haven't been reading James Patterson in a while either, but I saw these guys on several television interviews as they talked about the book, and because I'm a thriller fan, ordered this from the library. This genre is one of my faves, so I reserved it from the library and it's next on my list to read. Thanks a bunch for such a fab review adn Happy Friday to you! Hugs...RO/priscilla(lol)

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    1. Happy to put it out there for you RO Happy Friday back atcha! ;-)

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  6. I had no idea that these two collaborated on a book. How cool is that?

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  7. Yep, I would totally go all in for a book narrated by Dennis Quaid. :)

    Okay, and it would probably be a great opportunity to finally try a Patterson book. Neat that he's collab-ing on a story with a President character with an actual former POTUS. :)

    Good call, Debbie!

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  8. I am was curious to see how this faired. Sounds like one I need to add :)

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