Blowback: James Patterson's Best Thriller in Years

From the New York Times bestselling author of The President Is Missing, America has elected its most brilliant president ever, but he's also a psychopath--and about to start a world war with our most dangerous enemy.

US President Keegan Barrett has swept into office on his success as Director of the CIA. Six months into his first term, he devises a clandestine power grab with deadly consequences.

Barrett personally orders CIA agents Liam Grey and Noa Himel to execute his plan, but their loyalties are divided. The CIA serves at the pleasure of the president, yet they've sworn to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

When the threat comes directly from the Oval Office, that's where the blowback begins.

"Pure Patterson... Blowback asks us to imagine what would happen if a narcissistic psychopath were elected to the White House [and] to experience the terror of the world hanging in the balance at a moment when only a handful of determined patriots can save us." -Ron Charles, Washington Post

Author: James Patterson, Brendan DuBois
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 09/12/2022
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.44h x 6.25w x 1.72d
ISBN: 9780316499637


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2022 pg. 6
Publishers Weekly 07/18/2022
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2022
Booklist 09/15/2022 pg. 20

About the Author
James Patterson is the world's bestselling author. The creator of Alex Cross, he has produced more enduring fictional heroes than any other novelist alive. He lives in Florida with his family.

Brendan DuBois is the award-winning author of twenty-two novels and more than one hundred seventy short stories, garnering him three Shamus Awards from the Private Eye Writers of America. He is also a Jeopardy! game show champion.