The President is Missing

First Patterson book I've dared to read (this and the Mary Higgins Clark attempt this week have had ... interesting results). These characters: shockingly cliché. The plot: mostly cliché. The number of chapters: annoyingly many, and so short. The book is very average for the most part EXCEPT I really enjoyed the whole concept of the computer virus. It was code named Dark Ages and I really got a kick out of imagining the US without internet. It's science fiction really, I don't believe the technology exists, and I certainly love science fiction. A lot of hand waving regarding this virus because it is so far fetched, but such an interesting concept to imagine. Also enjoyed the discussion about how reliant we are on the internet. And the politics were fun too. Mostly not great plot, stereotyped characters to the max, but a few interesting ideas meet in the middle at a 3 star rating.