This was enjoyable. I'm not a big mystery or who-done-it fan, so for me to give this book 4 stars is a big deal. The audiobook was phenomenal. I alternated between the print and audio versions and found myself stopping to go to audio for all of Bach's chapters. I also enjoyed Dennis Quaid as a narrator and found myself visualizing him as the president.
I hear bits of Clinton's voice in this, and I think that lends a credibility to the book that Patterson could not have achieved alone. I know President Clinton enjoyed breakfast with his family in their private quarters and would just make food for themselves when they needed a break to just be a regular family. Little details like that made the characters relatable.
The book lost some of its pacing between about 60% to 80%. However, it picked back up again. The last 20% is the best.