A Presidential List

The novels listed here include a U.S. president in the cast of characters. They are all works of fiction and are shelved alphabetically by author’s last name. If you need help looking for biographies or other nonfiction materials on real presidents, just Ask Us!

O: A Presidential Novel, Anonymous

Split Second, David Baldacci

Capitol Betrayal, William Bernhardt

Into the Night, Suzanne Brockmann

Supreme Courtship, Christopher Buckley

Grant, Max Byrd

The Alienist, Caleb Carr

Sally Hemmings, Barbara Chase-Riboud

Dead or Alive, Tom Clancy

Mount Vernon Love Story: A Novel of George and Martha Washington, Mary Higgins Clark

Foolproof, Barbara D’Amato

One Knight Only, Peter David

The Rules of the Game, Leonard Downie

Red, White, and Blood, Christopher Farnsworth

Lucy, Ellen Feldman

Transfer of Power, Vince Flynn

The Legacy, Stephen W. Frey

The Berlin Conspiracy, Tom Gabbay

Valley Forge, David Garland

Carter Beats the Devil, Glen David Gold

Glass Tiger, Joe Gores

One Nation, Under God, Keir Graff

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, Seth Grahame-Smith

The Bishop in the West Wing: a Blackie Ryan Story,
Andrew M. Greeley

The Fourth Perimeter, Tim Green

The Lacey Confession, Richard Greener

Taft 2012, Jason Heller

The Ambassador’s Son, Homer H. Hickam

Marine One, James W. Huston

The Shot: A Thriller, Philip Kerr

The Inside Ring, Michael Lawson

Deep Sky, Patrick Lee

The Tears of Autumn, Charles McCarry

The Book of Fate, Brad Meltzer

American Adulterer, Jed Mercurio

American Savior: A Novel of Divine Politics, Roland Merullo

Removal: A Novel of Suspense, Peter Murphy

The Lincoln Conspiracy, Timothy L. O’Brien

The First Patient, Michael Palmer

Balance of Power, Richard North Patterson

The Threat, David Poyer

The Confirmation, Ralph Reed

Area 7, Matthew Reilly

Assassins Gallery, David L. Robbins

The Plot Against America, Philip Roth

The Anarchist, John Smolens

Umbrella Man, Doug J. Swanson

The Tau Ceti Agenda, Travis S. Taylor

The Lions of Lucerne, Brad Thor

A God in Ruins, Leon Uris

Lincoln, Gore Vidal

It’s Classified, Nicolle Wallace

Mounting Fears, Stuart Woods

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