Books Like The President Is Missing

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Dennis Quaid leads a five-voice production cast with celebrity choices that suit the West Wing aesthetic of the novel — his presidential gravitas sits comfortably alongside January LaVoy's more versatile ensemble work, and the political thriller moves at a television-series pace across 13 hours. The authenticity that comes from Clinton's involvement in the writing gives the policy detail a texture that LaVoy in particular seems to understand how to inhabit. Seven of the ten recommendations are also by LaVoy, and the same author appears ten times across the list — readers who want more from this exact political-thriller combination have a full shelf here.

10 books for fans of The President Is Missing

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    Guilty Wives

    by James Patterson, David Ellis

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    Abbie and three friends enjoy a luxury Monte Carlo weekend until they wake up charged with murder, facing a foreign legal system and planted evidence.

    3.90 Goodreads (37.5K ratings)
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    26 Beauties

    Women's Murder Club • Book 26

    by James Patterson

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    San Francisco's most beautiful women are disappearing in a terrifying pattern that crashes Detective Lindsay Boxer's celebration. Patterson crafts a chilling hunt through Golden Gate Park and beyond.

    4.55 Goodreads (11 ratings)
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    25 Alive (WMC #25): A Women's Murder Club Thriller

    Women's Murder Club • Book 25

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

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    Detective Lindsay Boxer and her crime-solving partners tackle the shocking murder of a former police chief in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. This twenty-fifth series entry promises familiar characters and Bay Area settings.

    4.16 Goodreads (29.0K ratings)
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    Invisible

    Invisible • Book 1

    by James Patterson, David Ellis

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    Patterson weaves together seemingly random crimes across America as obsessive FBI researcher Emmy discovers a serial killer whose victims share one terrifying connection she's only beginning to understand.

    4.15 Goodreads (49.2K ratings)
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    22 Seconds

    Women's Murder Club • Book 22

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

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    Gun smuggling across the Mexican border intersects with a killer hunting ex-cops, leaving cryptic warnings for Lindsay Boxer. Patterson weaves current political tensions into personal danger.

    4.11 Goodreads (38.9K ratings)
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    Unlucky 13

    Women's Murder Club • Book 13

    by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

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    Patterson throws Lindsay Boxer's past back at her when gruesome bridge murders connect to her former partner, forcing the Women's Murder Club to investigate one of their own.

    4.08 Goodreads (48.9K ratings)
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    Private Berlin

    Private • Book 5

    by James Patterson, Mark T. Sullivan

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    Private investigator Chris Schneider tackles Berlin's most dangerous cases for the world's premier investigation firm, where international intrigue meets deadly local secrets.

    3.98 Goodreads (19.7K ratings)
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    Judge Stone

    by James Patterson

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    Judge Mary Stone splits her time between running her family farm and her courtroom in Union Springs, Alabama, until she draws the most controversial case in the town's history.

    4.63 Goodreads (915 ratings)
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    Cat & Mouse

    Alex Cross • Book 4

    by James Patterson

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    Dying AIDS patient Gary Soneji plots final revenge against Alex Cross while detective Thomas Pierce hunts the elusive killer Mr. Smith. Patterson's fourth Cross novel doubles the stakes with parallel revenge stories.

    4.04 Goodreads (83.1K ratings)
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    Kiss the Girls

    Alex Cross • Book 2

    by James Patterson

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    Two pattern killers coordinate their murders across the country, forcing Alex Cross into his most baffling case yet as bodies pile up from LA to North Carolina.

    4.01 Goodreads (355.1K ratings)