I will admit that what drew me to the new novel by James Patterson and former President Bill Clinton was the title: “The President Is Missing.” Having once worked for a governor who went missing for several days, I will always be moved and amused by any story involving the search for a missing high-level politician. Messrs. Patterson and Clinton’s book, however, isn’t a comedy but a thriller—at times a harrowing one.
President Jonathan Duncan, a reasonable and capable president, is likely to be impeached any day now by an...