I was somewhat disappointed in this one especially after reading and really enjoying Invisible that was also co-written by David Ellis. In Mistress, Patterson and Ellis try to write a political thriller but fall well short of what a good political thriller should be (try Vince Flynn or Brad Thor). The story was told in an annoying first person narrative style that included a lot of pointless movie and presidential trivia. It is told by an on-line journalist, Ben, whose girl friend, Diana, has apparently committed suicide by jumping from her apartment building in Washington, DC. But did she commit suicide or was she murdered or was she really the one who was killed? It turns out that Diana was leading a double life and was involved with the Russians and Chinese. Ben is trying to find out what really happened and is also being pursued by the police, the CIA, and the Russians. It almost seemed like Patterson was writing a screenplay instead of a novel. Patterson's novels seem to be hit and miss and to me this one was a definite miss!
