The First Gentleman

I wasn’t so sure about this, but I’m glad I read it, as it was an absolute delight. I want to go back and read the other books by Bill Clinton and James Patterson! Madeline Wright is the first female president. And she’s up for reelection. The only thing standing in her way? Her husband, Cole Wright, is on trial for murder. A pair of investigative journalists is hot on Cole’s trail, resurfacing secrets from his younger years when he played for the New England Patriots. He’d had a secret relationship with a cheerleader, who disappeared on the night they’d had plans. As Garrett and Brea (the journalists) race to figure out what happened twenty years ago, a web of secrets is revealed, and key witnesses keep turning up dead. Is Cole a killer, desperate to cover things up, or is something else at play? We are introduced to a cast of politicos, mobsters, a mysterious professor, and more. I could not put it down! I did guess the twist, but it was still absolutely worth the read. I loved it!