The First Gentleman

by James Patterson

First published 2025

The President sits in the Oval Office as her reelection campaign enters its final stretch. Her husband, a former NFL star who became the nation's First Gentleman, now sits in a courtroom facing murder charges. The timing could not be worse. Two investigative journalists dig into the case, determined to uncover the truth about whether the President's spouse is actually a killer. Their investigation threatens to destroy not just a marriage, but an entire presidency. As evidence mounts and public opinion shifts, the President must navigate the most dangerous political crisis of her career while questioning everything she thought she knew about the man she married. The case becomes a media sensation that divides the country and puts the White House under siege. With the election approaching and her husband's fate hanging in the balance, the President faces an impossible choice between her duty to the nation and her loyalty to family.

Genres: suspense, crime, contemporary, political-thriller

Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: political-intrigue, unreliable-narrator

Setting: Oval Office, Courtroom

Period: Reelection Campaign

466 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company

Content warnings: violence

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