The First Gentleman
Will be published approx. on 2. June 2025
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-1-5299-1821-2 (ISBN)
Description
The global number one bestselling authors team up again for a gripping political thriller, unravelling a shocking murder accusation at the White House.
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Clinton and Patterson are back. And they're better than ever.
The President of the United States is up for re-election.
Her husband is on trial for murder.
Is the First Gentleman a killer?
A pair of brilliant investigative journalists set out to answer that burning question.
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'Bill Clinton reveals key White House details in murderous new political thriller... It's a twisty thriller with plenty of inside jobs, political sabotage and many, many deaths' USA Today
'It's a novel that only those two could conjure up... gripping.' BBC Online
'I really enjoyed it, read it in just two sittings.' Ross King, ITV Lorraine
'Even better and more political than its predecessors... A gripping tale that leaps off the page' Daily Mail
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PRAISE FOR THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING
'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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Readers are raving about The First Gentleman...
***** 'It was fun, suspenseful, and definitely gripping to see what was going to happen. James Patterson is a legend in this field and it was fun to see former President Clinton as his co-writer.'
***** 'Gets more suspenseful as it prgresses, until I literally could not put it down till I had finished the novel. The characters of Maddie, Brea and Garrett are particularly well drawn. An excellent read, and one which I highly recommend.'
***** 'When one of the most popular and best selling novelists in the world teams up with the man who knows everything there is to know about American politics, you just know it is going to be a thrilling page turner!'
____________________________
Clinton and Patterson are back. And they're better than ever.
The President of the United States is up for re-election.
Her husband is on trial for murder.
Is the First Gentleman a killer?
A pair of brilliant investigative journalists set out to answer that burning question.
____________________________
'Bill Clinton reveals key White House details in murderous new political thriller... It's a twisty thriller with plenty of inside jobs, political sabotage and many, many deaths' USA Today
'It's a novel that only those two could conjure up... gripping.' BBC Online
'I really enjoyed it, read it in just two sittings.' Ross King, ITV Lorraine
'Even better and more political than its predecessors... A gripping tale that leaps off the page' Daily Mail
____________________________
PRAISE FOR THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING
'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
____________________________
Readers are raving about The First Gentleman...
***** 'It was fun, suspenseful, and definitely gripping to see what was going to happen. James Patterson is a legend in this field and it was fun to see former President Clinton as his co-writer.'
***** 'Gets more suspenseful as it prgresses, until I literally could not put it down till I had finished the novel. The characters of Maddie, Brea and Garrett are particularly well drawn. An excellent read, and one which I highly recommend.'
***** 'When one of the most popular and best selling novelists in the world teams up with the man who knows everything there is to know about American politics, you just know it is going to be a thrilling page turner!'
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
710 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5299-1821-2 (9781529918212)
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President Bill Clinton | James Patterson
The First Gentleman
Book
05/2026
Penguin (Cornerstone)
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The First Gentleman
Book
06/2025
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The First Gentleman
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06/2025
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Persons
President Bill Clinton (Author)
William Jefferson Clinton, the first Democratic president in six decades to be elected twice, led the US to the longest economic expansion in American history, including the creation of more than 22 million jobs. After leaving the White House, President Clinton established the Clinton Foundation; its flagship pro-grammes include the Clinton Global Initiative, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, the Clinton School of Public Service and the Clinton Presidential Center and Library. President Clinton and Sec-retary Hillary Rodham Clinton live in Chappaqua, New York.
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, Dolly Parton, and Viola Davis, 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.
William Jefferson Clinton, the first Democratic president in six decades to be elected twice, led the US to the longest economic expansion in American history, including the creation of more than 22 million jobs. After leaving the White House, President Clinton established the Clinton Foundation; its flagship pro-grammes include the Clinton Global Initiative, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, the Clinton School of Public Service and the Clinton Presidential Center and Library. President Clinton and Sec-retary Hillary Rodham Clinton live in Chappaqua, New York.
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, Dolly Parton, and Viola Davis, 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.