“The President Is Missing” is the title of Bill Clinton’s first thriller now on the book tour, which he co-authored with James Patterson. Clinton says he’s a great fan of Patterson who is a one man publishing industry, having ‘written’ 147 novels since 1976, though he’s been criticized for being more of a money-making brand than a writer. He has sold 300 million copies globally, has had 114 NY Times bestsellers, and his novels sell more copies than Stephen King, John Grisham, and Dan Brown combined.
He’s a passionate campaigner to make books and reading a national priority, supports universities, teachers, colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students, donating millions of dollars in grants and scholarships.
Born 22 March 1947 in New York, Patterson is a Sun, maybe New Moon, in Aries opposition Neptune and trine Saturn Pluto in Leo and Jupiter in late Scorpio. So a mixed Fire/Water Grand Trine focused onto Neptune – he had the vision, the self-belief, and the endurance to make his ideas stick. Aries is fearless; Fire is entrepreneurial; Sun Neptune Pluto gives grandiose ambitions; Saturn Pluto determination; and Jupiter attracts money in Scorpio. His Uranus is in a risk-taking square to Mars Mercury in Pisces and trine Venus in Aquarius.
I would have to confess I tried one of his Alex Cross novels and didn’t quite get the simplistic writing style – five word sentences, page and a half chapters.
His central driving Sun (Moon) opposition Neptune falls across Clinton’s Descendant/Ascendant, so not a bad mix; both are Saturn Pluto in Leo types; and Patterson’s Venus falls in Clinton’s 5th – so it would be a fun partnership for a while.
Clinton isn’t looking too upbeat over the launch though the Lewinsky #metoo backlash keeps getting in the way of puff interviews which is bothering him. He looks undermined by Neptune and Saturn this year. But is powering into a more confident, successful phase in 2019/2020.