Bill Clinton reveals key White House details in murderous new political thriller
- Bill Clinton and thriller author James Patterson have collaborated on their third political thriller, The First Gentleman, releasing June 2, 2025.
- Their novel centers on US President Madeline Wright, whose spouse, Cole Wright—a one-time professional football player—is accused of a murder dating back nearly twenty years.
- Investigative journalist and former attorney Brea Cooke teams up with her partner Garrett Wilson to probe the decades-old disappearance of Suzanne Bonanno, uncovering connections to Cole Wright.
- The novel delivers a gripping narrative that delves into political influence, investigative journalism, and a decades-old disappearance that threatens to impact the presidency during critical negotiations over the ‘Grand Bargain’ economic reform.
- This collaboration builds on their prior bestsellers and arrives at a politically charged moment, highlighting themes of truth, governance, and democracy's challenges.
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Bill Clinton reveals why Secret Service gave him an M&M's box
*Video shows the Secret Service providing a look inside its ink lab. (The Hill) -- Former President Bill Clinton says the Secret Service helped him mark a fitness milestone when he was at the White House with a candy-coated memento that he's held onto. "I went running every morning for years," the ex-commander in chief said in an interview with USA Today published Monday, while promoting the political thriller he co-authored with James Patterson…
Bill Clinton & James Patterson’s thriller ‘The First Gentleman’: A murder, a cheerleader, and a Presidency on the line
Bill Clinton and author James Patterson return with The First Gentleman, a political thriller where the US has its first female president—and her husband is accused of murder. As re-election looms, a cheerleader’s decades-old disappearance sparks a media frenzy and courtroom drama.
'When the other side declares war on you, you still have to do the job': Clinton on being president and his new thriller
Former US President Bill Clinton and best-selling author James Patterson sat down with the BBC to discuss how real life informed their new political thriller, The First Gentleman.
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