When was Bill Clinton’s The President Is Missing released in the UK, who is co-author James Patterson and what is it about?
The book is a fast-paced thriller about a US President who has vanished while trying to prevent an apocalyptic disaster
FORMER US President Bill Clinton has joined forces with fiction writer James Patterson to co-author a crime thriller set in the White House.
Let us take a closer look at The President Is Missing which topped Amazon's bestseller list before publication.
When is The President Is Missing released in the UK?
The book was released on June 4, 2018, and is available to buy now on .
The novel, written by former US President Bill Clinton and James Patterson, is also available from bookstores including and .
Who is co-author James Patterson?
Born in New York in 1947, Patterson has become one of the world’s most successful authors known for his fast-paced thrillers.
His books have sold over 300million copies, while he became the first author to sell more than one million eBooks.
Patterson is best known for his Alex Cross detective novels and the Women’s Murder Club – a series which was adapted for television.
Three of his Alex Cross books - Kiss the Girls, Along Came a Spider and Cross – have been adapted into Hollywood feature films.
What is The President Is Missing about?
The book centres on a US President who disappears as he tries to prevent an apocalyptic cyberattack.
Former US President Bill Clinton swears the scenario could happen.
He said: "You're asking the Secret Service, in effect, to walk away from their duty.
"(But) it could happen. If you were determined to do it, you could do it.”
Patterson added: "A big piece of it (the novel) was getting him out of the White House.
"It would be irresponsible, but under the circumstances, it was the responsible thing to do.";
Clinton and Patterson drew on their respective backgrounds in completing a 500-page novel that topped Amazon's bestseller list before publication.
Clinton, a newcomer to novel writing, didn't need a lot of research to tell readers what it's like to sit inside the White House Situation Room or to be briefed on a possible terrorist attack, or to imagine slipping away entirely.
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"Jim wanted it to be authentic," Clinton said.
"Which means: A, the physical setting has to be authentic.
“B, the procedures had to be authentic, and the interplay between the president and the staff and all the world leaders and everything had to have the feel of reality, and even how the Secret Service works."
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