The President Vanishes [Paperback]

Rex Stout (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1982

The President of the United States has vanished. As the guns of war begin to fire in Europe, wild rumors spread through the nation's capital. Some guess the right-wing Gray Shirts have kidnapped him. Others blame the Communists. But the Secret Service fears the culprit lies closer to the Oval Office. Every member of the Cabinet is suspect. The President's secretary is taken into custody. The richest banker in America, a powerful newspaper publisher and an influential steel lobbyist are all being carefully watched. Unless one of these men can be made to tell the truth, will a handkerchief, an empty chloroform bottle, and an abandoned van be enough to lead them to the President before it is too late?

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Books (Mm) (October 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553226657
• ISBN-13: 978-0553226652
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,880,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars About American politics, July 26, 2011

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Rod H. (Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The President Vanishes (Paperback)

You don't read this for fun, exactly. It is a polemic, warning us the U.S. is more of a moneyocracy than a democracy. Unlike some of Stout's early work, the craftmanship is tolerable.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not the Stout I know and Love....., July 22, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The President Vanishes (Paperback)

I was quite disappointed by the rambling story line and lack of character development