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The Gate House | 
 enlarge | Author: Nelson Demille
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $27.99
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Rating:  111 reviews
Sales Rank: 88
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 688
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 2
ISBN: 0446533424
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446533423
ASIN: 0446533424
Publication Date: October 28, 2008
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Product Description
#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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 Gate House December 4, 2008
I purchased this book because Nelson DeMille has always been a riveting author. I have read practically every one of his novels and must sadly report that this one is the worst book I have ever attempted to read. Discarded it after 250 pages of Long Island/Mafia sex. I expected much more from Mr. DeMille and am sadly disappointed.
A 'Bomb':A 200 page book crammed into 914 pages (large Print) December 4, 2008
I am a real fan of DeMille's but he 'blew-it' on this one! The book is tedious and boring to plow through with a predictable ending. If DeMille's purpose was to paint a picture of the foibles of the super-rich he beat that to death by the 40th chapter. This would've been a much more effective 200 page book but DeMille crammed it all into over 900 pages. I thought I'd never get to the end vice his other Novels which are excellent. Frankly, I was 'turned-off' by the subject, the subjects, and the never-ending manner of discourse in which it was presented. It's a 'bomb' and not worth reading. Hope DeMille's next effort gets him 'back-on-track'!
 I have Read all of his books December 3, 2008
I like his works a lot and I loved Gold coast this was OK - way too long and could of been made shorter. Obv he was pressured for a sequel and I don't believe it was anywhere near his others works.
big disappoinment December 3, 2008
doesn't even deserve one star... found myself wishing the mob would whack the ex wife ... characters are unbelievably wooden, stiff language, shallow - only enjoyable thing about the book (besides that it FINALLY ends) is the brief flashes of sarcastic humor from the main character I have enjoyed in other Demille books. If you are a Demille fan or have not tried him yet - skip this book, go to one of his earlier books like Plum Island or earlier for beginners, longtime readers - wait for his next one and hope for a better one next time.
 Demille is back on top December 3, 2008
Nelson Demille has always been at the top of my reading list, but with his last, Firefall, I thought he had "lost it." But he came roaring back with the Gatehouse. Having read and been fascinated by the original Gold Coast, I was concerned this couldn't measure up. But Demille cleverly weaves in enough from the past to make this 700 word sequel compelling from beginning to...........well, I haven't quite finished it, but I almost hate to because it is so good.
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