The President Is Missing by Bill ClintonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was formulaic and cliché.
It's well-written (and probably heavily edited), but the plot uses a standard formula that I'm just tired of. Of course the fate of the entire world is at stake. Of course there's a "ticking time-bomb" scenario. And when we finally do find out the motives of the evil actors, it is laughable, because any idiot would know the harm done would boomerang on them big time.
The old "oh, *that's* what has been happening all along" is not inspired.
I think we're supposed to feel an "oh, crap, this could actually happen" moment, but I never did, because the main threat was not very believable to me.
Three stars because it is really well-written (however that sausage was made). I've always loved the really short scenes during action sequences, and while that is formulaic, too, it always works well. So the storytelling was good. It also wasn't boring in any part (though I couldn't get *into it* as the same time) EXCEPT the really long speech at the end (Bill Clinton has always been known for his long-winded boring speeches).
Overall, a mixed bag. I'd say it was really good for a first novel, but because it was co-written with one of the most successful writers in the business, I really can't give praise for that.
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