The President’s shadow" by James Patterson

"The President’s shadow" by James Patterson and Richard Delalu - Modern day superhero!

This book is published by Little Brown and Co. in 2025 and has 389 pages. 

An unusual mountain slide destroys Kyoto university. A giant wave destroys Copenhagen, capital of  Denmark. A river in Cambridge starts boiling. John F Townsend President of Americas asks for LeMont  Cranston. LeMont has mind control abilities and special powers like Sadie shifting, internal speed and energy mechanisms etc. but he and the President hate each other. Presidents medical advisor Dr. Glenn Ambrose eMon's help to study outbreak of a new virus. LeMont daughter (Maddy) goes on a solo undercover mission without telling anyone.

What is the problem? Are these disasters man made? How is Maddy's case related? How come this new virus?

LeMont's team consists of Burbank, Jericho, Hawkeye, Tapper, Margo (LeMont's wife) and LeMont. Every member has his expertise but only LeMont and Margo have special powers.

Two stories run in parallel. One of LeMont and one of Maddy. Eventually they converge.

What is the meaning of Shadow in this book? Being the shadow means destroying the evil. A superhero.

Since there are superpowers, authors are confused. They can't decide if they want to make it an out and out fantasy or realistic fantasy. They end up doing neither.

One villain dies by fluke. Another one dies by fluke. LeMont survives by fluke. In the end one of the team members dies.

You don't get the satisfaction of reading a good book.

Why did I read this book? Author. 

What I didn't like? Not interesting.  

What did I like? The concept of shadow. 

AVOID.