"The President is Missing" (2018) is a political thriller co-written by James Patterson and former President Bill Clinton. The novel follows U.S. President Jonathan Lincoln Duncan as he faces a devastating cyberattack code-named "Dark Ages" and tries to identify a traitor within his administration. As Duncan prepares for a critical committee hearing amid allegations of negotiating with a cyberterrorist group, his daughter receives a warning about the imminent attack. The President goes undercover to meet a contact but is ambushed by mercenaries. With the virus set to activate and disrupt the nation’s critical infrastructure, Duncan and his team race against time to stop it. In a dramatic twist, Duncan reveals he had known the virus's abort code all along and exposes his chief of staff’s betrayal. The novel concludes with Duncan’s approval ratings soaring, political shifts, and a resolution to the crisis.
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