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The President's Daughter: A Thriller Hardcover – June 7, 2021
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A rocket ride of a thriller—the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson, "the dream team" (Lee Child).
All Presidents have nightmares. This one is about to come true.
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.
Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL—and a past president—has always defended his family as staunchly as he has his country. Now those defenses are under attack.
A madman abducts Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie—turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. As the world watches in real time, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his strengths: as a leader, a warrior, and a father.
The authors' first collaboration, The President Is Missing, a #1 New York Times bestseller and the #1 bestselling novel of 2018, was praised as "ambitious and wildly readable" (New York Times Book Review) and "a fabulously entertaining thriller" (Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow).
- Print length608 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherLittle, Brown and Company and Knopf
- Publication dateJune 7, 2021
- Dimensions6.5 x 1.75 x 9.63 inches
- ISBN-100316540714
- ISBN-13978-0316540711
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“Brace yourself for a thriller with inside secrets and riveting excitement that only the partnership of Patterson and Clinton could produce. From the president’s opening phone call to the politically tense ending, it’s a page turner with resonance for our times.”―Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"The President's Daughter is an absolute rocket. Rich with authenticity only a president could deliver, this story of a father's desperate search for his daughter will have readers burning through pages. Clinton and Patterson are simply the best in the thriller business."―Robert Crais, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Elvis Cole series
“The President’s Daughter is a smart, taut, utterly fantastic roller coaster that had me holding on for dear life: a combination of every parent’s worst nightmare—a daughter abducted by a terrorist with a scimitar—and the inside world of Washington, DC (a place where, arguably, the knives are pretty damn sharp, too).”―Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Midwives, The Flight Attendant, and Hour of the Witch
“The President’s Daughter is a spellbinding thrill ride that grabs the reader tight on page one and doesn’t let go till the very last page. With lightning-paced prose and a plot that seems terrifyingly plausible, this is one novel you won’t be able to put down.”―Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Relentless, a Gray Man novel
“Propulsive, exhilarating, and unnervingly believable. You won’t just read The President’s Daughter, you’ll devour it.”―Karin Slaughter, New York Times and internationally bestselling author
“This novel offers tantalizing clues into the unconscious of Clinton…[a] highly entertaining book.”―New York Times
“James Patterson brought his A-game to this one, and Bill Clinton adds the verisimilitude one would expect from his experiences in the White House as a former president and commander-in-chief. Buy it; read it; enjoy it.”―New York Journal of Books
About the Author
James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. He has created many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, and Maximum Ride. Among his notable literary collaborations are The President Is Missing, with President Bill Clinton, and the Max Einstein series, produced in partnership with the Albert Einstein Estate. For his prodigious imagination and championship of literacy in America, Patterson was awarded the 2019 National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and nine Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family.
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- Publisher : Little, Brown and Company and Knopf; First Edition (June 7, 2021)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 608 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0316540714
- ISBN-13 : 978-0316540711
- Item Weight : 1.9 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 1.75 x 9.63 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #69,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,408 in Political Thrillers (Books)
- #2,776 in Thriller & Suspense Action Fiction
- #7,295 in Suspense Thrillers
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James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, and collaborated most recently with Michael Crichton on the blockbuster “Eruption.” He has told the story of his own life in “James Patterson by James Patterson” and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
William Jefferson Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States. Under his leadership, the country enjoyed the strongest economy in a generation and the longest economic expansion in United States history. President Clinton's core values of building community, creating opportunity, and demanding responsibility resulted in unprecedented progress for America, including moving the nation from record deficits to record surpluses; the creation of over 22 million jobs--more than any other administration; low levels of unemployment, poverty, and crime; and the highest home ownership and college enrollment rates in history. After leaving the White House, President Clinton established the William J. Clinton Foundation with the mission to strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence. His Clinton Global Initiative brings together global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues. He served as the UN Envoy for Tsunami Recovery and is now the UN Special Envoy to Haiti.
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Customers find the pacing fast and intrigue-filled. They also appreciate the political detail, character development, and writing style. Readers describe the book as well-written, suspenseful, detailed, and action-packed. They find the plot riveting and hard to put down. Customers also say the author is great and the book is a great read.
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Customers find the plot riveting, exciting, and fast-paced. They also say the twists and turns are still there. Readers describe the book as suspenseful, engaging, and a page-turner.
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Customers find the pacing of the book fast and unput-downable. They also say it flows wonderfully.
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"...It also has a ring of truth to it and is very readable and entertaining...." Read more
"...Both authors are gifted in writing with engaging detail, the ability to draw you in and make you feel deeply for each character and absolutely sweep..." Read more
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Customers find the characters well developed and heroic. They also mention the sub plots are woven together.
"...Part One does a good job of setting up the characters, as you also see the early tension between Keating and his successor, the new President..." Read more
"...The characters are so real I felt like I had known them all my life...." Read more
"...It IS a page turner! The characters are well developed and sub plots are woven together in such a way that just about the time you think you have it..." Read more
"...I liked the Navy Seals; who doesn’t? But the character of the daughter showed courage and intelligence - just as you would hope for from a former..." Read more
Customers find the book hard to put down, straightforward, and unputdownable. They also say it's a thriller that keeps them turning pages everyday. However, some readers mention that the book is relatively short, making it possible to stop at almost any point without losing their place.
"...This, like many others by James Patterson, is one that is difficult to put down. I throughly enjoyed every page. Now on to the next one." Read more
"...I also liked that the chapters are very short. Easy to stop and go." Read more
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Customers find the book's content interesting, with great insight into the way the American government works. They also appreciate the military references and technical stuff. Readers also say the book is contemporary, engaging, and interesting.
"This is a great read. I enjoyed the political detail of it all. I plan to see if there are more books by James Patterson and Bill Clinton." Read more
"...There is none of the political propagandizing you might expect; in fact, quite the contrary...." Read more
"...Held my interest from beginning to the very end. Very relevant in today's world. I would recommend this to all." Read more
"...The politics believable. The backstabbing by the new President and her husband despicable. I loved the hero David Stahl ...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the book. Some find it worth the effort and standard fare, while others say it didn't live up to the hype.
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The book is divided into five parts and an epilogue, with a total of 136 chapters, and just under 600 pages of story. As you can imagine with that many chapters, each one is pretty short, at just a few pages. The setting or perspective often changes with a new chapter, so the story is slowly built up from different angles.
The book starts out right away with descriptions of some brutal and dramatic events in the first chapter. The extreme nature of the antagonist is established, and some gruesome details are used to really portray him as a terrible enemy.
Starting with Chapter 4 we get some chapters that are written in the first person from our protagonist President Matt Keating's perspective. There are a few details that I noticed right away that showed the possible influences of President Clinton on the story; including that President Keating's daughter attending Sidwell Friends School, the same school that President Clinton's daughter Chelsea actually attended when he was in office. The first person perspective of these chapters serves to really put the reader in President Keating's shoes, and made it easier to feel invested in the story. Part One does a good job of setting up the characters, as you also see the early tension between Keating and his successor, the new President Pamela Barnes, who had been previously been his Vice President.
In Part Two the pace seemed to slow down a bit, even though this is where the former President’s daughter Mel is actually kidnapped. There are many chapters from her perspective, so her character's competent but frightened nature is well established. You get to see the situation from several different character's perspectives as the chapters switch back and forth, and the scope of the situation is fleshed out.
The pace picks back up toward the end of the second part, and there is a ton of action and compelling scenes that made it hard to put the book down. I felt like the main characters were given just enough background and detail for the interactions to seem realistic, even with this plot that might initially seem somewhat unlikely. The authors really create an environment that sets up clear heroes and villains, and makes it easy to root for the protagonist.
Overall I enjoyed this book. Even though it was pretty long at 600 pages, the shorter chapters and the constant switching of perspectives prevented it from ever getting too boring or tedious. It might not have been the most amazing or mind-blowing story I've ever read, but anything that can keep me interested for that long and come to a satisfying conclusion is a pretty good book in my opinion. 4.5/5
This is my second time reading it and I am certain there will be a third down the road.
The President's Daughter by Bill Clinton
The President's Daughter
by Bill Clinton,
James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
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RJ Newhouse's review
Sep 03, 2021
Patterson's second book with Bill Clinton. This one entails a recently defeated one term president, Matt Keating, an ex SEAL, whom an Arab nemesis,Asim Al Asheed, blames for killing his wife and daughters with a drone strike. In return, he kidnaps the president's teenage daughter, Mel, and taunts him and his wife with a video that implies she has had her head chopped off. A closer look shows it was faked, and so off go the president, members and a few trusted friends from his administration, to rescue her, calling in help from a Saudi and an Israeli friend to track her whereabouts in the Middle East where she has been taken. All the while, the woman who was his vice president who, with help from her devious husband, became president, scheme against the mission and refuse to fulfill any demands from the killer. There is an air force plane ride to Tunisia, helicopter ride to Libya, lots of gun descriptions, hopes and disappointments, shootings and a very in the know daughter trying to escape her captor. Even some Chinese involvement thrown in. The book is long, but still a quick, interesting read. (After all, though it makes for reality, one need not dwell on descriptions like: fully automatic Colt M4 5.56mm rifle with infrared laser sight and a SIG Sauer 9mmP226 pistol.) I also liked that the chapters are very short. Easy to stop and go.