#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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"The Gate House is the sequel 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. DeMille fans will not be disappointed as he is at his satirical best writing about ultra wealthy society still to be found in post 9/11 times."
— John (4 out of 5 stars)
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" Not as good as the original, but you expect that from a sequel. "
— Chris, 2/11/2014" The story moved kind of slow, but the sarcasm of the main character kept me interested and made me chuckle. "
— Tara, 2/10/2014" Intelligent thriller. Really good page turner. Set on the 'Gold Coast' of Long Island, NY. Suspense, humor, love. "
— Maria, 2/9/2014" frivolous diversion. "
— Helen, 1/27/2014" Sequel to The Gold Coast. What happens after "all that stuff" happened. Loved it. It was the perfect ending after the ending for me. "
— Glenna, 1/25/2014" Typically I love Nelson DeMille's books , but not this one. John Sutter is an annoying aristocratic jerk, and his behavior took away from what would have been an interesting detective yarn. "
— Geni, 1/21/2014" Didn't finish this after spending a lot of time on it. Didn't like the characters at all. I didn't find any redeeming qualities in them, thought certain major events happened to move the story along, not being how "normal" people would react or what they would do. "
— Anne, 1/17/2014" Still a good writer/storyteller. Recommended "
— John, 1/16/2014" It was a good read "
— Artha, 12/25/2013" Didn't like it at all. Plot wandered and was quite ridiculous. Could hardly finish this boring book. "
— JJ, 12/21/2013" I love Nelson DeMille. Yes, this plot was a little far-fetched, and at certain times completely implausible (is that a word?)...but I don't care. John Sutter is a thoroughly satisfying protagonist, and this was a good read. "
— Davian, 11/26/2013Nelson 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.
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.