Former US President Bill Clinton wrote a novel-thriller, in the center of the plot - the work of the incumbent American president at his post. The book is written in co-authorship with the famous American writer James Patterson.

According to Clinton, he was "very entertaining" to work on the text about the president. He was helped by knowledge about life in the White House, about how work is being built in the presidential apparatus and about the principles of interaction in Washington, the former president said.. Cooperation with Patterson Clinton described as "sensational".

In turn, Patterson said that "working together with President Clinton has become the highest point of my career". 70-year-old Patterson is known as the author of over 100 books, including criminal novels and essays for children, sold in a total circulation of more than 350 million copies.

In 2016 Forbes magazine named Patterson the richest and most popular writer who earned $ 95 million over the past year.

Bill Clinton first appears as the author of a work of art. Earlier, he published several documentary books, including his autobiography in 2004. As president, Clinton worked two terms in 1993-2001.

A joint novel by Clinton and Patterson titled "The Disappeared President" should be published jointly by American publishing houses Alfred A. Knopf and Little, Brown and Company. This is reported by Deutsche Welle.