The First Gentleman: A Thriller

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.

Author: James Patterson,Bill Clinton
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 05/12/2026
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.29h x 5.51w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781538743133
ISBN10: 1538743132
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
- Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Fiction | Crime

About the Author
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, Michael Crichton, and Viola Davis, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
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.