1. The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Few readers will be surprised at the No. 1 best-selling novel published in 2018. James Patterson is already a mega-best-selling author in his own right. Adding former President Bill Clinton to the equation practically guarantees a runaway best-seller. What is surprising is how many critics warmed to the novel, rather than seeing it as a publishing publicity stunt. The New York Times Book Review calls it “ambitious and wildly readable,” while The Wall Street Journal declared it “beach reading of a high order.”