The First Gentleman: A Thriller

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Instant New York Times Bestseller! 

From the world's #1 bestselling author and former president of the United States, America has a powerful new president ... and her husband's on trial for murder. 

“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

"Definitely a page-turner." —Denver Post


Clinton and Patterson are back. And they’re better than ever. The President of the United States is up for reelection. 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 about the NFL star-turned-political spouse. 

The First Gentleman has all the twists and turns, and the authenticity one expects from the #1 bestselling authors of The President Is Missing and The President’s Daughter.

Instant New York Times Bestseller! From the world's #1 bestselling author and former president of the United States, America has a powerful new president ... and her husband's on trial for murder. “Bill Clinton reveals key White House details in murderous new political thriller … It's a twist...

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32 reviews
Ellen Kaye
January 1, 2026
literally couldn't put down. Great plot and characters. I did guess the real villain about halfway through but didn't ruin it at all.
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KING KYZR
March 19, 2026
The Irony of the Title. Also the plot is hilarious considering The Clintons and their connections.
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Kat Wilson
June 6, 2025
great story. to bad our political worlds not like this one.
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About the author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. An Edgar, ten-time Emmy, and Literarian Award–winning creator of countless beloved series—including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, and Maximum Ride—Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, Michael Crichton, and Viola Davis, as well as #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich.


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. President Clinton is the author of a number of nonfiction works, including My Life, which was a #1 international bestseller, and the New York Times bestseller Citizen: My Life After the White House, published in 2024. With James Patterson, he is co-author of the #1 international bestselling novels The President Is Missing and the New York Times bestseller The President’s Daughter.
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. An Edgar, ten-time Emmy, and Literarian Award–winning creator of countless beloved series—including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, and Maximum Ride—Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, Mi...

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