一場危機，危及到的不只有白宮和華爾街，而是整個美國的存亡。全美陷入各種不確定和驚恐之中，關於網路恐怖主義、間諜組織、內閣叛徒的謠言四起，甚至連總統本人都成為嫌疑人。而有一天，他失蹤了……。

故事情節設定在現實世界中僅三天的時間，並透露了美國的內部運作及其脆弱性；充滿只有身為前任總統才能知曉的資訊和細節，這是本真實而令人驚懼的小說。

The President Is Missing confronts a threat so huge that it jeopardizes not just Pennsylvania Avenue and Wall Street, but all of America. Uncertainty and fear grip the nation. There are whispers of cyberterror and espionage and a traitor in the Cabinet. Even the President himself becomes a suspect, and then he disappears from public view . . .

Set over the course of three days, The President Is Missing sheds a stunning light upon the inner workings and vulnerabilities of our nation. Filled with information that only a former Commander-in-Chief could know, this is the most authentic, terrifying novel to come along in many years.