I've just finished reading "The President is Missing", a collaboration by Bill Clinton (yes, THAT Bill Clinton
) and James Patterson. It's currently the No.1 hardback bestseller.
It's very interesting. It's a techno-thriller, Doomsday computer internet virus type of thing, but I must say, it's a very good example of its genre, and quite a page-turner. OK, it was bit preachy in places and Bill Clinton's obviously used it to espouse some of his own political views, leaving one to assume that the prolific James Patterson has primarily written the "action" side of it.
The BBC critic Will Gompertz rubbished it, and the Sunday Times review was a bit lukewarm, but in fact it's the faster adult fiction seller since "Go Set A Watchman" was published. It's also going to be adapted as a TV mini-series.
I'm not a great James Patterson fan; I've found him a bit hit and miss as an author, and his writing a bit simplistic, but actually this book was well worth the money.