The gate house is one of those books that i just couldnt put downi was reading it during the super bowl. The gate house is a 2008 novel by american author, nelson demille. Buy the gate house by demille, nelson from amazons fiction books store. Demillea name synonymous with suspense thrillersis renowned for delivering slick plots, actionfilled adventures, and memorable characters youd want to sit down with to share a beer. When john sutters aristocratic wife killed her mafia don lover. You dont have to read the gold coast to enjoy the gate house, but why not double your fun. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the gate house. Its like the editor lost out when he said nelson, take the first 25 pages, add a story about nissim and wrap that one up, then finish with the last 25 pages. I read that book 18 years ago, and i remembered i liked the book, but didnt remember enough of the book to make the connection. Dark and unsettling, this novels end arrives abruptly even as readers are still moving at a breakneck speed.
When i began reading this book, i didnt realize it was a sequel to demilles bestseller, the gold coast. The gate house by nelson demille, abridged cd audiobook ebay. 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. Includes biography, photos, bibliography, and contact information. When john sutters aristocratic wife killed her mafia don lover, john left america and set out in his sailboat on a threeyear. The gate house starts on the right premise, then gets lost. 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. The gate house by nelson demille fiction, hardcover, 688 pgs. The gate house by nelson demille 2009, paperback for. Nelson demille is one of my favourite authors but for some reason i had not got around to reading the gate house, which was published relatively recently in 2009. He led me into the small kitchen at the back of the apartment, and said, we rip this out and make it. He is the son of builder huron demille and his wife antonia panzera. Fans of bestseller demille will welcome this sequel to the gold coast 1990, in which susan sutter, then the wife of tax attorney john sutter. After john sutters aristocratic wife killed her mafia don lover, john left america and set out in his sailboat on a threeyear journey around the world, eventually settling in london.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. His wife had been, well, dallying with the mafia don who had hired him to sort out his taxes, something had gone amiss in the relationship and said wife had filled said. When readers left lawyer and freelance gumshoe john sutter at the end of the gold coast 1990. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. It is a warm summer evening, and by the light of a full white moon, i, john whitman sutter, am watching my wife, susan stanhope sutter, as she rides her horse zanzibar across the quiet acres of.
Nobody should miss a good nelson demille book, and the gate house is his newest best. The rich are different from you and me, demille instructs in this. Nelson demille hit a home run with readers in 1990, when he released the mob novel the gold coast. Its well plotted, flows smoothly, and the characters jump out at you to the point that you can construct what they look like in your head. The gate house suffers from too much reliving of the gold coast. Nelson demilles the gate house is a classic worth revisiting. Demille ties up some loose ends from the gold coast, which is satisfying, and his sardonic wit is as good as ever. Its witty, well written, with characters you care about and believe. When john sutters aristocratic wife killed her mafia don lover, john left america and set out in his sailboat on a threeyear journey around the world, eventually settling in london. The story is set in 2015, before fidel castros death. John and susan sutter return and decide to work through all the problems that tore them up 10 years earlier. The gate house john sutter, book 2 by nelson demille. Buy a cheap copy of the gate house book by nelson demille. The gate house cannot be more than a limp 3star rating for me and 2 stars of that rating is simply because the book was written by demille.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The book focuses on macs adventures in cuba, which is just 90 miles from key west. The gate house by nelson demille and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Demille and his family moved to long island when he was a child. Nelson richard demille was born in jamaica queens on august 23, 1943.
Gate house that, although a sequel, it reads like a standalone novel. I guess i was concerned about a similar cultural misunderstanding here regarding the blackamoors, and i thought i should say something like, the stanhopes were insensitive racists and religious bigots, and these statues always offended me. Nelson demille consistently delivers in each of his novels, and the gate house doesnt dissapoint. The gate house by nelson demille giveaway at home with. This is the first nelson demille book that i have read, and i enjoyed it enough that i will definitely be on the lookout for his future books. I love to read nelson demille books, and have read the entire series from cover to cover three times now. His other new york times bestsellers include the charm school, word of honor, the gold coast, spencerville, the lions game, up country, wild fire, and. The gate house john sutter book 2 kindle edition by. Gold coast was probably demilles best novel and the gate house is not far behind. Fuhringer at popular fiction, who regularly reads and enjoys nelson demilles novels. Brenners trip up country, with a beautiful american expatriate for company, will lead him to uncover an explosive, longburied secret. The latest book written by nelson demille is the cuban affair, published in 2017, the first in a new series featuring mac maccormick, an afghanistan war veteran aged 35. The gate house picks up a decade after the events in the gold coast, and is packed with as much drama as its predecessor.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send. When readers left lawyer and freelance gumshoe john sutter at the end of the gold coast 1990, he was a most unhappy man. The gate house by nelson demille, 9780751538823, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The cuban affair by nelson demille unabridged cds audiobook. More goodnatured toughguy fiction from regularasclockwork novelist demille wild fire, 2006, etc. In the latest from nelson demille author of the lions game, paul brenner is called out of cid retirement to investigate the murder 30 years ago of an army lieutenant in vietnam. Starring an attorney, john sutter, whose life and marriage changes forever when a mafia don moves into the house next door, the novel was an unusual blend of. This is a sequel to gold coast, which was originally published in 1990 and picks up 10 years on from that book. The main chracter reminds us of our own little quirks, of our own hidden thoughts on how we see the world and respond to it,even when we dont always express it. The gate house ebook by nelson demille 9780446551823. Contest closed hachette book group has provided five copies of the gate house to give to my readers.
The gate house is a worthy successor to demilles classic the gold coast. In the gate house, a book that is both a sequel to the gold coast as well as a suspenseful standalone 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. Read the gate house by nelson demille available from rakuten kobo. If your attention span demands a shootout every couple of pages dont bother to read this book but others will enjoy the writing, the humour and the slow build of tension.
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