Blowback:A Thriller - James Patterson; Brendan DuBois
Release Date: Sept. 12, 2022
Just imagine…a psychopath is elected President of the United States. Yeah, just imagine………Been there, done that, and this is not the book about it.
I’d sort of abandoned reading Patterson a few years ago. As his books became more prolific, it seemed the writing got lighter and lighter. But, I couldn’t resist the description of this one.
The President of the United States, Keegan Barrett, has become unhinged. He has a kill list of enemies of the United States and sets up a back channel network to destroy them and bring the country on the verge of a world war. It is up to some CIA agents and the new director of the agency to try to stop him. And, by the way, the Vice President is in a comatose state due to poisoning and the majority leader is under fire due to a made up scandal,
This is a cautionary tale about what could happen when a narcissistic paranoid sociopath focused on destroying his perceived enemies is placed in a position of power. Keegan believes divine providence made him the president; he operates like he owns the country. Sound familiar? However, Keegan eats egg white omelets for dinner and “stays off Twitter and doesn’t claim to be a stable genius.” He works to obliterate foreign enemies rather than enabling them.
A little fantastical? Maybe not…….
Thanks to #netgalley and @LittleBrown for the ARC
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