“There’s this old joke: A man had two sons. One went out to sea, and the other became vice president. Neither were heard from again.”

Hope Never Dies was a very subtle humored book, there’s not big laughs but here’s a lot of little ones. This book expands upon the relationship of Biden and Obama. Hope Rides Again was a Giveaway from Quirk Books through Goodreads in exchange for an honest review, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Obama is kind of the cooler older brother that Biden wishes he could be. this book does make you imagine if Biden really does miss hanging with Obama and if it is mutual. This book does use facts about both men and expanded them. There’s political talk but it is like the humor subtle, there’s little talk of the Trump presidency, a couple of political jabs about healthcare, and talk about Biden and Obama not doing enough about the opioid crisis.

The Plot: An Amtrak conductor was found dead by an apparent suicide on the train tracks, he was found with uncut heroin and a map with former Vice President Joe Biden’s address circled on it. The police tip off the Secret Service, and Joe is pulled into a wooded area while on on a jog and brought to Obama who tells Joe about the case and what the man had on him. Joe knows the man and was his former conductor on the Amtrak he would take from Delaware to the Senate. Joe had once called the man a friend had not seen him for some time, and does not believe he was a junkie or would commit suicide. Joe decides he must make things right, Obama worried can’t let him do it alone, so he and the Secret Service agent Steve follow Biden. They meet a femme fatale, a Biker Gang, an old almost retired cop, the conductor’s wife and daughter and a hungry young detective looking at her advancement, all lead to the conclusion of the Biden and Obama mystery.

What I Liked: We stay in the POV of Joe Biden and even in his dreams. Obama was used really well, we don’t get him all the time, but just enough. The scene where Obama explains global warming to the teenage counter girl and wont go away until she gets it. The lame uses of disguises that don’t fool anyone. The Joe Biden descriptions are a treasure, his awe shucks, way of describing thing would continuously make me chuckle. I learned a lot of facts about Biden.

What I Disliked: The mystery was overall not that strong, and was a little let down. I want to see more of the Jill and Joe Biden relationship, it was really interesting. I did want a really big laugh but it never came.

Recommendations: People that liked the team of Obama and Biden and don’t mind them being made fun of definitely Biden more than Obama. I you like mysteries. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.