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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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"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)
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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...
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The Gate House Listener Reviews
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" 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, 11/26/2013 -
" I really enjoyed DeMille's writing style but the book did seem to drag and it took me a while to get through it. Sorry Chelmsford Library :( "
— Tammy, 11/11/2013 -
" This is the sequel to The Gold Coast. The Gate House is good but not as entertaining as the previous book. Much is a retelling of the first story. It was good to see how the Sutter family get back together. "
— Sharon, 6/15/2013 -
" I was disappointed by this DeMille book. It was rambling, boring, and self-indulgent. "
— Luan, 12/3/2012 -
" Good writing, even funny and sarcastic but I was disappointed with the story. Not up to his best work. "
— Kathi, 11/29/2012 -
" Thankfully, the resolution to "The Gold Coast". I really enjoyed this book. "
— Oliver, 10/17/2012 -
" Listened to this while driving to HHI ... I read "The Gold Coast", and really liked it ... I can't same the same about "The Gate House". I liked to learn what happened to the characters afterward, but I thought the "happy ending" was too convienent. Tragic characters deserve tragic endings. "
— Keith, 5/28/2012 -
" This is a sequel to Gold Coast. The first pages were a bit tedious since it was relating things that happened in Gold Coast. Hopefully it will get better. I have heard from those who read this sequel that it turned out to be a great book. "
— Monserrat, 4/19/2012 -
" Too clever by half and not interesting enough by more than that. Waste of time. Don't go there. "
— Meredith, 4/10/2012 -
" Lot's of drinking, violence and sex(non-explicit) in this often humorous and sometimes interesting look at the Gold Coast of Long Island. The two major players, estranged marriage partners, are not terribly sympathetic, especially the wife. Made me want to root for the bad guy to blow 'em away. "
— Chris, 1/1/2012 -
" It wasn't as good as The Gold Coast -- and I wouldn't recommend it unless you've already read The Gold Coast... Tries to stand on its own, but doesn't ring out on its own... On the other hand, i loved gold coast so much that this just about automatically gets a good rating.. "
— Mitchell, 11/8/2011 -
" This book was too slow for me to get into. I think that people who've read the first in the set (Gold coast) would have a much easier time getting through it. But I wasn't able to. "
— ÊŸá´‡, 8/26/2011 -
" Another very good effort by DeMille as the sequel to The Gold Coast continues the story of three families...the Sutters, the Stanhopes and the Bellarosas. As in his other books, DeMille provides tongue-in-cheek humor throughout as the story unfolds through the eyes of John Sutter. "
— Al, 6/4/2011 -
" This book was so boring. He repeated himself so much each chapter that I lose all interest in the story. Maybe I should have read the one before this and I would have found it more intereting All in all I did not enjoy this one, "
— Doreen, 5/21/2011 -
" I'm still reading it, it very funny and fast-paced this will be a good summer book for the beach. "
— Bess, 5/6/2011 -
" I am a DeMille fan but this book was so boring and hard to get through. Definitely not one of his great page-turners. A disappointment. "
— Joanne, 5/1/2011 -
" I didn't like this book at all. "
— Lavonn, 4/10/2011 -
" 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. <br/> <br/>This one took a while to figure out what the story was about, but in the end, it was worth the read. "
— Erin, 4/7/2011 -
" I enjoyed this book, which was a sequel to Plum Island. But it was fine to read as a first-time book. It was a great listen -- light, funny, just a nice story. "
— Pat, 3/25/2011 -
" 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, 3/21/2011 -
" My favorite author, but thought he could have left the Sutter family alone or come up with a more original scenario. The characters were too...something. Maybe stiff is the word I'm looking for. Still an enjoyable read. "
— Evan, 3/13/2011 -
" BORING! Mostly a rehash of The Gold Coast, which was the first DeMille book I read and thoroughly enjoyed. <br/>K. "
— Katrin, 3/6/2011
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.