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#1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille delivers the long-awaited follow-up to his classic novel The Gold Coast.
When John Sutter's aristocratic wife killed her mafia don lover, John left America and set out in his sailboat on a three-year journey around the world, eventually settling in London. Now, ten years later, he has come home to the Gold Coast, that stretch of land on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America, to attend the imminent funeral of an old family servant.
Taking up temporary residence in the gatehouse of Stanhope Hall, John finds himself living only a quarter of a mile from Susan who has also returned to Long Island. But Susan isn't the only person from John's past who has reemerged: Though Frank Bellarosa, infamous Mafia don and Susan's ex-lover, is long dead, his son, Anthony, is alive and well, and intent on two missions: Drawing John back into the violent world of the Bellarosa family, and exacting revenge on his father's murderer--Susan Sutter. At the same time, John and Susan's mutual attraction resurfaces and old passions begin to reignite, and John finds himself pulled deeper into a familiar web of seduction and betrayal.
In The Gate House, acclaimed author Nelson Demille brings us back to that fabled spot on the North Shore -- a place where past, present, and future collides with often unexpected results.
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"Ive now read 2 of this authors books and while I will admit Im intimidated by the shear lenght of his books, his style is pretty funny to read, especially in a serious drama topic book. This one took a while to figure out what the story was about, but in the end, it was worth the read. "
— Erin (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Readers buy DeMille for a roller-coaster ride that is both fast paced and fun. With The Gate House, once again, he absolutely delivers.”
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“Fans of bestseller DeMille will welcome this sequel to The Gold Coast.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“DeMille perfectly captures the tone that made The Gold Coast a bestseller—a readable combination of social satire and easygoing humor—and his recreation of the principal characters, John and his ex-wife, Susan, is so precise it’s as though the two novels were written back to back. Revisiting characters and themes after such a long time is always a risk, but this one gets it right.”
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“Narrator Christian Rummel expertly characterizes Susan, the wealthy ex-wife of tax attorney John Sutter,…Rummel is most enjoyable affecting the local ‘lockjaw’ pronunciations as the story mixes in ‘criminal’ Italian accents just one generation removed from ‘deese’ and ‘dose.’ Listening to this witty, entertaining novel, fans of DeMille will be hooked as they seek to find out if John and his estranged wife, the gloriously beautiful and crazy Susan, will ever find true happiness.”
— AudioFile -
Narrator Christian Rummel expertly characterizes Susan, the wealthy ex-wife of tax attorney John Sutter, who saunters back into his life following a torrid affair and her murder of powerful Mafia boss Frank Bellarosa. Rummel is most enjoyable affecting the local 'lockjaw' pronunciations as the story mixes in "criminal" Italian accents just one generation removed from 'deese' and 'dose.' Listening to this witty, entertaining novel, fans of DeMille will be hooked...
— AudioFile
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A #1 New York Times bestseller
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Scott, 4/5/2022
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" This book was pointless and the only thing that got me through it was the humor in which Nelson Demille writes for his characters. It was full of wasteful descriptions and tons of dialogue, that was interesting if it affected any kind of story line but in this case the story line was 400+ pages long. Blah! "
— Val, 2/15/2014 -
" This book stunk. The story was weak, the main characters wimpy, whiny, simpering and stupid and I am so disappointed. Did Nelson DeMille actually write this?? I think he gave some ghost writer a chance and it got flubbed bigtime. Boo! "
— Katie, 2/5/2014 -
" I liked none of the characters but the wit, though predictable half way through even to a novel DeMille reader, carried me through. "
— Keith, 2/1/2014 -
" What rich plot and character development by Nelson DeMille. He's truly a first rate author! "
— Ken, 1/31/2014 -
" Three and a half stars. Mr. Sutter's dry, sarcastic humor was entertaining. That helped me get through a fairly interesting story until the point when I could not put the book down, at the near ending of the book. It was clear that John Sutter had a high opinion of himself, and was convinced most people liked him. Well, he was right to think so. I liked him too. I'm not sure I will ever tire of the world of "WASP" and the disgustingly wealthy. Well, whatever, it worked. This was a pretty good read, and I learned to think more about what Emily Post would say...lol! "
— Gerri, 1/29/2014 -
" Haven't read a nelson DeMille in a long time. This was a fun read, the rich folks with the Mafia neighbor.....the main character John Sutter allowed you to see what he was thinking verses what actually came out of his mouth and that was hilarious. Found myself reading in the middle of the night. "
— Val, 1/15/2014 -
" Sadly, total disapointment. Spoiled, self absorbed, diletantes..and those were the good characters I was supposed to care about! Long rambeling, over visualized...where was his editor. He can write a tight thriller when he wants. Please Nelson, no more like this. "
— Steph, 1/15/2014 -
" This book. Ugh. I enjoyed the witty, sarcastic dialogue, but I read over 600 pages before any happened. And it wasn't worth it. "
— Ashley, 1/14/2014 -
" Not as good as The Gold Coast, but quite nostalgic for me as I lived in the area where the story takes place. "
— Marianne, 1/12/2014 -
" Just okay. Not one of his better novels. Not really about the Mafia, more of a relationship book. "
— Rcsabs, 12/5/2013
About Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille (1943–2024) was the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the Joe Ryker series, John Sutter series, Paul Brenner series, and John Corey series, as well as stand-alone novels, novellas, and nonfiction.
About Christian Rummel
Christian Rummel has recorded many audiobooks in a variety of genres and won two AudioFile Earphones Awards. As an actor, he has worked with Theatre for a New Audience and Clubbed Thumb and also appeared in several episodes of Law & Order.