The Gate House

By: Nelson DeMille

Narrated by: Christian Rummel

Length: 22 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

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, 10 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, which had been the family home of his ex-wife, Susan Stanhope Sutter, 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, old passions begin to reignite, and John finds himself pulled deeper into a familiar web of seduction and betrayal.

In The Gate House, a book that is both a sequel to The Gold Coast as well as a suspenseful stand-alone novel, acclaimed author Nelson DeMille brings us back to that fabled spot on the North Shore - a place where past, present, and future collide with often unexpected results.

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great sequel

The reader really connects with the two lead characters.
Looked forward to my commute so I could listen to the story. Sometimes I would sit in the garage and continue to listen once I was home!

Another great novel

The narrator brought this book to life; he is a great storyteller. The characters were likeable and complex. The author did a great job connecting the two books and bringing them together after ten years without being redundant.

Great Sequal

This one has it all...hate, revenge, love, forgiveness. Sometimes sequals just do not live up to the original story but this one will not disappoint. If you have read 'Gold Coast' then invest the time to finish the story you wont regret it. I was not familiar with this narrator but he does a good read and I will be looking for more by him.

Vincent DeMille fan

Love his long twisty novels. This book was no exception. I like books that aren't the same old story.

Lovely sequel to The Gold Coast

DeMille did a great job with this story. Narration was superb as well. You're pulled back into a time after September 11 and once again into John Sutter's life as he deals with the events now 10 years in the past. Spends time with his ex-wife and the son of the man she killed and tries to deal with his horrid ex-inlaws. At least all is forgiven and the mafia has told him to forget about it, right?

Unbeatable

An all time favorite author of mine, great story line combined with an outstanding narrator.

Easy, entertaining, EPIC!

Great story and great narrating.The Gold Coast was first and was just as enjoyable. EPIC!

Delightful listen

I don't think anyone else could have done justice to The Gate House. Christian Rummel perfectly delivered Nelson DeMille's witt and sarcasm. The story line brought back so many memories of living not all that far away. Perhaps someday there will be a book 3.

Everything about this book is great.

It's a sequel but the author reminds you frequently of past events. Still, I think it would be best to read the Gold Coast first.

The narrator did an outstanding job!

I love this Book!!!

I loved this book and it's prequel! I would love to see another book like this from DeMille.