the first lady  <b>one secret could bring down the government when the president&apos;s memorable affair becomes a nightmare he longs to forget in this page-turner from james patterson that will keep you up reading all night long.</b><br />sally grissom is a top secret service agent in charge of the presidential protection team. she knows that something is amiss when she&apos;s summoned to a private meeting with the president and his chief of staff without any witnesses. but she couldn&apos;t have predicted that she&apos;d be forced to take on an investigation surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the first lady -- with strict orders to keep it a secret.<br />the first lady&apos;s absence comes in the wake of the scandalous, public revelation of the president&apos;s affair, so at first it seems as though she is simply cutting off all contact as she recuperates at a horse farm in virginia. what begins as an innocent respite quickly turns into a twisted case when the white house receives a ransom note along with the first lady&apos;s finger.