#1 New York Times Bestseller#1 USA Today Bestseller#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller#1 Indie Bestseller”President Duncan for a second term!” –USA Today”This book’s a big one.” –New York Times “Towers above most political thrillers.” –Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“The plotting is immaculate . . . the writing is taut.” –Sunday Times (London)“Ambitious and wildly readable.” –New York Times Book Review
“Towers above most political thrillers.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“The plotting is immaculate . . . the writing is taut.” –-Sunday Times (London)
“Ambitious and wildly readable.” —New York Times Book Review
The President Is Missing confronts a threat so huge that it jeopardizes not just Pennsylvania Avenue and Wall Street, but all of America. Uncertainty and fear grip the nation. There are whispers of cyberterror and espionage and a traitor in the Cabinet. Even the President himself becomes a suspect, and then he disappears from public view . . .
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Not one of Patterson’s best books. I just couldn’t get into it. I never did finish it.
All right, don’t hate me for hating on this book, but what should have been a pop slam dunk is instead one stinker of a novel. It took all the hopeful dedication I could muster to make it halfway through. I mean, come on, they marketed the heck out of this book, even on TV. There had to be something to it, right?
Nope.
The President Is Missing is boring, and oddly constructed, chopped up into all these short chapters that destroy the flow of the story. It never coalesced into something compelling, at least as far as I read. I kept wondering, “Where’s the thrill in this thriller?”
The audio version is narrated by Dennis Quaid, who grinds this mediocre novel into the asphalt. I’m a child of the 80’s so I’ve spent most of my life respecting this man as an actor, but dude needs to hold onto that day job. Narrating books is absolutely not Mr. Quaid’s strength. Regardless of what’s going on in the story, he reads as if someone has a gun to his head, and he’s been ordered to ADD GRIT to every word.
Quaid is terrible at character voices, and worse at timing and inflection, which is surprising because he’s an actor. I’d liken his performance here to John Wayne on morphine for a respiratory infection.
This was just an OK book. Had to read it for book club.
The premise was interesting, but the writing was so flat and dull that I could not finish the book.
Patterson’s usual smooth rolling out of a story with details he could have gotten only from a former president. Totally unexpected action throughout. Satisfactory ending.
Predicatable and not as good as most James Patterson books
I read this book being a big fan of President Clinton. The story was far fetched but entertaining. A good escape book
Awesome read! 🙂
Surprisingly good.
Well plotted and written
A real potential world terror plot with twists and turns, intrigue and second guessing, but a bit improbable. I was hooked, red herrings were a bit predictable but didn’t see the villain for a long time. the political speech at the end was way too much, but very presidential.
Fantastic read, especially these days!
I liked this book, although I’m not into political, CIA type books. I listened to the audio version which helped.
Frightening to think this could happen! A great read.
This is a MUST read
SLow and not ver suspenseful.
Really enjoyed this book…gives one an inside look on the workings of the White House, but I doubt it is based on truth.
Started slow but kept you interested in middle and to the end
Found I didn’t care for the book. So unlike James Patterson.
Very informative
Entertaining and unique perspective