To Kill the President

Has this thriller been written by someone who knows? This is eerily prescient. Eeerily prescient. Many people will read this and think it's about the current state of affairs. A president is hell bent on destroying Pyongyang and the rest of the world and is seconds away from pressing the button to destroy them..and us...would you stop him if you could? What would happen if you don't - could the enemy press the button first? Were they even going to in the first place?

This really is a breathtaking read - it was so possible and real that it's scary too. Chilling from the word go - how easy it would be to end the world with the press of a nuclear button. How governments work and how the chain of command works and ...doesn't. The range of characters is epic but not overly so as each one is carefully constructed and developed. Of course the author has worked heavily in the political arena and you can tell - but this is no political agenda - this is an easy to read but it ricochets along with the nuclear force behind it.

It was a fascinating insight into the White House, the mind of the PResident and his staff and the military not to mention the world stage. There is so much you can identify with, despite this being an arena that most of us will never had an experience of. This author shocks and makes you think - whilst plunging you head first in to the most powerful and dangerous political arenas in the world

It makes you think, hold your breath and fear for the world today.

Sam Bourne has written a fantastic novel that reads like a fly on the wall documentary of the current White House. What would you do if you worked at the White House and the president came within seconds of starting World War Three, because of comments on a talk show. So begins the premise of this book featuring Bourne regular Maggie Costello. An excellent whodunnit unfolds at breakneck speed made all the more powerful because of its plausibility given who is currently in the White House. Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read Sam Bournes new book before it's publication date.

Only a couple of years ago the whole premise of this novel would probably have been laughed at as ludicrous and completely unrealistic. However the terrifying bit about this story is you can kind of see most of it actually happening. Strange times.....cracking read despite being so potentially disturbing

This book was a great story and I can't help but wonder if he had a particular President in mind. Because I do and I'm not American. I have good reason to dislike him and all through the book I was hoping. Hey I can hope.


Maggie Costello is the main character of the book who worked for the previous President and she felt he was great. She stayed on to serve the present President reluctantly. She has been tasked to look into the supposed suicide of the Presidential doctor. She unravels a web of deceit. She uncovers racists, white supremacist and homophobic people who work for and agree with the President for a dominant America of white adult males.


It's kind of scary if I'm honest. The thought of taking out one of the most influential people in the modern world with one shot. But then the question is, is the world better off with him dead or alive. We live in a democracy to ensure stupid people do not get in to power. Or am I wrong? I guess they can slip through the net.


The book grabs you from the beginning and doesn't release you until the end. There is a little twist at the end which I didn't see coming. But it did make me smile. As I said before it makes me wonder who Bourne was thinking about whilst writing it. It is definitely a very good read.


Would I recommend this? Yes most definitely


*ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley*


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A political thriller set in the White House which in any other era/year would be scarcely believable! Sadly it is all too believable in 2017. To Kill the President is a read that rattles along and holds your attention - perfect holiday reading material. Prior to this I hadn't read any of Sam Bourne/Jonathan Freedland's work but I would be tempted to pick up his other books on the back of this.