The First Lady Kindle Edition

This feels like an insider's view of the Secret Service. The story is an enjoyable read and believable. I recommend it!

This story was exciting with an unexpected twist at the end. The First Lady goes to great lengths to outwit the President & succeeds in doing so, but I think she went too far with the ruse.

Entertaining informative good reading

This was a good story. Kept wondering what was going to happen, exciting. Good ending. James Patterson is a great story teller/writer. Very happy I bought the book, good reading.

My first thought while digging into this story was of the book co-wrote with former president Bill Clinton. Admittedly, I thought it COULD have been penned by Clinton, but...well, you need to read it to understand...POV: After the first seven or eight chapters, the point of view shifts to first person, from the eyes of the lead agent charged with protection of the president. First person works quite effectively in this story.BLUSH FACTOR: Other than a few mild curses or crude words, this is absent of anything objectionable and can be shared with pretty much anyone you desire.WRITING & EDITING: Professional. The flow is good and reasonably authentic. It does feel as though it could have been written using reality as a backdrop. Not so much the current president, but just about any other recent commander-in-chief, and his wife, could be imagined without great difficulty.EXCERPT:‘…“Right now I want you to put the word out, especially to the Uniformed Division,” I say. “We’re going to get increased attention from the news media and the usual publicity hounds. I don’t want any fence jumpers, wanting to give the President romantic advice or a Bible, got it? Double up the patrols on the sidewalks…anybody approaches the fences, looks like they’re going to go over, we’re to stop them on the public side. Got it?”“Got it, boss,” Scott says, and goes back to his desk. Scott is an ex-Army Ranger, bulky and tough, and respectful of me and everyone else in the chain of command, which makes him a keeper.I shift my gaze from the network screens—AMBUSH IN ATLANTA seems to be the winning headline this morning—and glance at the electronic status board. We and other members of the Presidential Protective Division are fortunate with this administration in that there are no spoiled kids running around, trying to ditch their agents at bars or dance clubs, or slightly nutty mothers-in-law claiming that Peeping Toms are gazing at them undressing in their guest quarters. There’s just the President and First Lady, which makes my job a hell of a lot less complicated than my predecessor’s.According to the status board, CANAL is on Marine One, seconds away from landing on the South Lawn, and CANARY is—“Hey, Scotty,” I call out, just as he’s picking up the phone. “Mind telling me why CANARY is at a horse farm in Virginia? Her Plan of the Day this morning didn’t indicate that.”He says, “Last-minute change of plans, boss. After the news this morning…’Patterson, James. The First Lady (pp. 30-31). Grand Central Publishing. Kindle Edition.BOTTOM LINEA solid four stars out of five.I am striving to produce reviews that help you find books that you want, or avoid books that you wish to avoid. With your help, my improvement will help readers find books they enjoy reading.

While I thought I had the ending figured out; It even more impressive.... See what you think! I've already purchased my next read by Mr. Patternson

I didn't dislike anything.

This was an excellent story and kept up my interest from start to finish.

This was the second James Patterson book I read in two weeks. I think I know his formula: come up with a decent plot, but not bother to follow through in the succeeding chapters. Who wouldn’t want to read about a first lady who went rogue, right? I thought it was going to be a good book. But the author, probably because he has been very busy writing a lot of novels, becomes very sloppy after the first few chapters. I bought this book because of the good reviews on Amazon. I wonder what Amazon’s return policy is on (badly written) Kindle books. I gave this book two stars instead of one because of the plot.

So POTUS has been dipping his pen in an unauthorised ink well. That's a line from the book. President Tucker has been playing away and has been caught leaving a hotel with his mistress. FLOTUS his wife then goes missing.It's a cracking fast paced read but the plot and dialog is preposterous. There's the corrupt and sinister Parker Hoyt, the president's assistant. There's the psychopathic assassin out to kill everyone including the first lady. There's Sally Grisson this put upon secret agent charged with finding the first lady before something awful happens to her.

This review asks what I have done with this book. Well, it isn't worth using even as a door stop so it had to go. This must be the worst book of yours that I have ever read. I won't be reading any more collaborative books again as I find they are consistently the worst. This may be seen as a compliment of your own writing but it loses weight when I consider that you are the one making the decisions about who to collaborate with. Stay solo

Most of James Patterson’s books follow the same pattern - a decent plot idea that never becomes fully developed - and unfortunately “The First Lady” is no different.Not recommended, even for JP fans.

Similar to Patersons many characters, but has a different agent in a different arena. It has a number of good twists and holds your attention. Really enjoyed it