The President's Daughter: A Thriller
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The President's Daughter: A Thriller

Hardcover – June 7, 2021

Price
$15.30
Format
Hardcover
Pages
608
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company and Knopf
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0316540711
Dimensions
6.5 x 1.75 x 9.63 inches
Weight
1.9 pounds

Description

“Clinton and Patterson’s standalone sequel to their 2018 thriller, The President Is Missing, puts their respective expertise to good use in a twisting plot.”― TIME “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.xa0 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]xa0highly 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.xa0Buy it; read it; enjoy it.”― New York Journal of Books Bill Clinton was elected President of the United States in 1992, and he served until 2001. 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 nonfiction works, including My Life, which was a #1 international bestseller. With James Patterson, he is co-author of the #1 international bestselling novel The President Is Missing. 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.

Features & Highlights

  • 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).

Customer Reviews

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Wow! Just wow!

This is an exciting rollercoaster of a page turning read, and I am sure will one day be shown on the big screen as well.
‘The President’s Daughter’ is the second offering from Bill Clinton and James Patterson. Why do we need Bill Clinton ? I am not sure. Either way this was a fantastic read.
This novel is a tense, action filled political thriller, in which former US President Matt Keating faces a race against time to save his daughter from a terrorist who is holding a very personal grudge against him.
I was completely engrossed in the story and I loved the action and the pace and I am sure you will too. Book arrived the day it came out! How does Amazon do it?

I hope you found my review helpful if you are considering this read.
24 people found this helpful
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Good Action Thriller Novel

Former President Bill Clinton and James Patterson give the reader a fast paced action thriller which I generally enjoyed. A Middle Eastern terrorist leader pursues a vendetta against former US President Matt Keating, and kidnaps his college age daughter. Keating is a former Navy SEAL, and reminded me of the Harrison Ford character in the film Air Force One. He is capable and action-oriented, and determined to participate in any rescue efforts. Keating faces bureaucratic and political obstacles, as well as the basic intelligence problem of locating his daughter. The current US President is Keating's political nemesis, and she seems eager to thwart the rescue efforts. To make matters worse, elements of the Chinese government are assisting the terrorist leader. The book is long, but has short chapters to keep the plot moving. My only criticism is that the story gets pretty wild and crazy at the end.
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Super fun summer beach read!

Read this on a 6-hour drive to the coast and back--fun story, really enjoyed it!
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Actually a 3.5.

My bedside book for the last couple of months. I probably would have finished sooner as I think there is a fine 350 page novel trying to fight its way out of this 600 pager. Moves along as does most of Patterson's material and one can detect the "presidential insight" from Clinton but I almost gave it up when the Prez decides to move into "hero" mode and go rogue to rescue his daughter. A bit repetitive, somewhat unrealistic in places and a bit predictable. 3.5 stars, but they made some bux. (Enough that Hillary joined up with Louise Penny to produce a new novel that I am sure presents a Secretary of State with amazing powers.)
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Yikes! The plot is too gripping

I am halfway through and this novel is simply too suspenseful. Lol
It has an authentic feel to it because the characters are allowed to express their full cultural venom towards their enemies which speaks to a truly terrifying end. For someone.
So far there are no holes in the narrative. Right now I’m hoping they do not manage to harm a determined rural investigator in New Hampshire. Ahhh.
The Ten audiobook actors are Outstanding!
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Riveting, Page-turner!

The President’s Daughter is a riveting tale told by a former Commander-in-Chief, Bill Clinton and best-selling author, James Patterson. This lengthy yarn is narrated by former president Matthew Keating whose teenager daughter has been kidnapped in the backwoods of New Hampshire by foreign forces who have a beef with American policies.

Nineteen-year-old, Melanie Keating is no longer under the protection of the government and is left as a vulnerable target due to her age. The story is revealed from an aerial point-of-view and readers get a glimpse into the mindsets of several persons who are involved from different parts of the world.

Melanie uses some of the survival tactics that she was taught during her years in the White House, and they greatly serve her during this harrowing time. The thriller is quite realistic, and it gives readers some insight into what commanders-in-chief deal with on a regular basis. It mirrors life and all parties do not make it through safely to the end of the ordeal.

Matthew Keating is a father first and after waiting for the proper authorities to act, he decides to take matters into his own hands. He was once a Navy SEAL, so he organizes a covert team and boards a Black Hawk with his fractured hip and sets out to find his daughter. Her locations are constantly changing. Will he succeed? Is Melanie even alive? How many lives will be sacrificed as they attempt to rescue her? Pick up your copy of this almost 600-page book and see how it all pans out!