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The First Gentleman

byPresident Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Aja Naomi King (Read by), Saskia Maarleveld (Read by), Will Collyer (Read by), James Fouhey (Read by)
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The global number one bestselling authors team up again for a gripping political thriller, unravelling a shocking murder accusation at the White House.

Clinton and Patterson are back. And they're better than ever.


The President of the United States is up for re-election.

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 football star-turned-political spouse.

‘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

'It's a novel that only those two could conjure up... gripping.' BBC Online

'Even better and more political than its predecessors... A gripping tale that leaps off the page’ Daily Mail

©2025 President Bill Clinton and James Patterson (P)2025 Penguin Audio

About President Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton, the first Democratic president in six decades to be elected twice, led the US to the longest economic expansion in American history, including the creation of more than 22 million jobs. After leaving the White House, President Clinton established the Clinton Foundation; its flagship pro­grammes include the Clinton Global Initiative, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, the Clinton School of Public Service and the Clinton Presidential Center and Library. President Clinton and Sec­retary Hillary Rodham Clinton live in Chappaqua, New York.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781804952269
  • Length: 664 minutes
  • Price: £16.00
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