*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.
The plot centers around a computer virus termed the "Dark Ages" created by a Turkish group called the Sons of Jihad who, contrary to their name, are not Muslim jihadists but are “secular extreme nationalists.” The main character, Jonathon Lincoln Duncan, is the president of the United States and widower to character Rachel Carson, named as a homage to the famous 20th century biologist and author of Silent Spring. President Duncan's background is that of an Army Ranger who was tortured in an Iraqi prison yet heroically refused to break protocol. President Duncan's presidency is later threatened with impeachment due to events caused by the "Dark Ages" computer virus.
The action of the novel features other characters such Nina, an Eastern European woman who both created and leaked information about the computer virus, and her hacker cohort, Augie, the only other person aware of the "Dark Ages" plot, Davis, the Secret Service agent who smuggles the President in disguise out of the White House, and white-hat hackers whose mission it is to prevent the "Dark Ages" computer virus from destroying the country.
Set over the course of three days, *The President Is Missing* sheds a stunning light upon the inner workings and vulnerabilities of our nation. Filled with information that only a former Commander-in-Chief could know, this is the most authentic, terrifying novel to come along in many years.

Clinton, Bill, 1946- author; Patterson, James, 1947- author

Patterson, James, Clinton, Bill

United States, United States of America

2018

563 pages ; 20 cm
"It's a threat so huge it jeopardizes not just Pennsylvania Avenue and Wall Street but all of America. The ramifications could affect the entire world. Uncertainty and fear grip the nation. There are whispers of cyberterror, espionage, and a traitor in the cabinet. Even the president himself becomes a suspect, until he disappears from public view ..."--Back cover
Includes an excerpt from The president's daughter

Read The Book That Moves Like Air Force One. Big And Fast, From The World's #1 Bestselling Author, James Patterson, And Former Us President, Bill Clinton, A Powerhouse Team Delivering The Most Gripping And Surprising Thriller In Years (michael Connelly). Ambitious And Wildly Readable... Clinton And Patterson's Fictional Commander In Chief Brims With Humanity, Character And Stoicism. —new York Times Book Review

2023-10-09