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The First Gentleman

A Thriller

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By James Patterson

By Bill Clinton

Formats and Prices

On Sale
May 12, 2026
Page Count
480 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
ISBN-13
9781538743133

Price

$19.99

Price

$25.99 CAD

Format

  1. ebook
  2. Hardcover
  3. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)
  4. Trade Paperback (Large Print)

Format:

  1. Trade Paperback $19.99 $25.99 CAD
  2. ebook $15.99 $20.99 CAD
  3. Hardcover $32.00 $42.00 CAD
  4. Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $27.99
  5. Trade Paperback (Large Print) $34.00 $45.00 CAD

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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.

Genre:

  • Mystery & Thriller
  • Fiction
  • Thrillers
  • Suspense

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.

  • “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
  • "If fast-paced, thrilling stories are your thing, you'll love this one."
    Real Simple

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James Patterson

About the Author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

Learn more at jamespatterson.com

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Bill Clinton

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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 bestselling novels The President Is Missing and The President’s Daughter.

 

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