The Gate House - Nelson DeMille

The Gate House

By Nelson DeMille

  • Release Date: 2008-10-28
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 367 Ratings

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.

Reviews

  • Dull

    2
    By Jwk1470
    The middle section meanders for at least 100 pages. Should have been edited out. Didn’t care for, or about, any of the characters. Reconciliation with first wife totally implausible.
  • One of the best books I’ve ever read.

    5
    By Mwg87
    I love all of Nelson DeMille’s book, and this one is the best of the best. Thank you for this fantastic read!
  • Gatehouse

    1
    By Michael/Eve
    This was the most boring, plot-deficient, long-winded, redundant and tedious book I have ever read (actually after turning page after page w/o reading them, finally gave up after 500+ pages and said the heck with it.) An amateurish book that was like an audition for an assistant writer of a day time soap opera. Please don't waste your time on this book.
  • A Bit Lengthy

    3
    By fgianakos
    Mr. DeMille could have written this book with half the pages. While charming at first, John's sarcasm and repetition about his feelings for his in-laws and his mother became grating after awhile.
  • The gate house

    1
    By Art1954
    I bought book but it won't download. 1st time I have ever had this problem. Nancy J. Plass
  • Struggle to read

    2
    By sodman
    I am a DeMille fan, especially his newer works. Being a Mafia buff, I read both this and the Gold Coast. I found both books rather depressing. Also I could have done without all the graphic sex descriptions. If anyone found John Sutter' sex life realistic, well congratulations! :)
  • My second favorite book

    5
    By ZJ1
    Second best book I've ever read. ("The Gold Coast" is my first favorite).
  • Awesome

    5
    By PackJT
    Great follow up to The Gold Coast! Thoroughly enjoyed it.
  • A great read-- classic de Mille

    4
    By Meadow 1
    Don't try to read this novel with your mouth full; you'll choke with explosive laughter. At his best, de Mille has gifts of a great novelist, in the tradition of Trollope. His ability to evoke character and setting are flawlessly surefooted; I come away with new understanding of a male mind. The narrative voice does not falter, and even when the plot is too drawn out the writing is evocative and compelling. Read The Gold Coast first, but do read this sequel.
  • Disappointed

    2
    By nhs275
    A very simple (predictable) plot. Large sections of the book consists of condensed content from the first book - presumably to bring a reader up to speed who hasn't yet read The Gold Coast - most irritating to somebody who just read it. Mr. D's other books are captivating, intriguing and highly entertaining- but not this one.