The Gold Coast
by Nelson DeMille
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Author: Nelson DeMilleEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-04-01
ISBN: 0446673218
Number of pages: 707
Publisher: Warner Books
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- ISBN13: 9780446673211
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Tarnished Gold Coast
Summary: 5 Stars
Tarnished Gold Coast
Although a little long in the tooth, Nelson DeMille's The Gold Coast still pack a wallop. I read the original many, many years ago, but with a sequel due out this year, and a soon to be made movie in production, I decided to revisit the Gold Coast of Long Island and that irascible character John Sutter of Stanhope Hall. I'm Glad I did. The story is a fresh today as it was in 1990, and just as interesting. The sardonic yet funny wit of the main character, John Sutter, makes for an enjoyable read as he is drawn into a web of mid-life crisis, aristocratic tiredness, and entertaining Mafia intrigue with his next door estate neighbor don Frank Bellarosa. Throughout it all, John Sutter keeps his wits about himself and escapes to what he hopes will be a better and more fulfilling life.
The tale opens with John meeting don Bellarosa at a local nursery. From there the reader is introduced to John's interesting yet strange wife Susan. The marriage is one of both passion and ambivalence as both partners seek more than just sex. Eventually, unbeknownst to John, he is drawn into don Bellarosa's web of underworld dealings. This will eventually doom both John's marriage and aristocratic standing, but allow him to escape into a new and hopefully more meaningful life. Mr. DeMille is indeed an outstanding writer. His ability to both entertain and inform is exemplified in The Gold Coast. By the time I finished the novel, I felt I knew and understood the Long Island Gold Coast aristocracy and the superficial workings of the New York Mafia.
Excellent character development. The follow on sequel will be very interesting to see how Mr. DeMille continues to develop the John Sutter character. The Mafia character, don Bellarosa, was very interesting and informative concerning Mafia activities. John Sutter's wife, Susan, was an interesting study in aristocratic upbringing and behavior. All in all good solid characters all around.
No gratuities sex or language. Some violence but pertinent to the story.
Recommendation: Must Read. Overall outstanding with saga type quality. Looking forward to the sequel.
Summary of The Gold Coast
Welcome to the fabled Gold Coast, that stretch on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America. Here two men are destined for an explosive collision: John Sutter, Wall Street lawyer, holding fast to a fading aristocratic legacy; and Frank Bellarosa, the Mafia don who seizes his piece of the staid and unprepared Gold Coast like a latter-day barbarian chief and draws Sutter and his regally beautiful wife, Susan, into his violent world. Told from Sutter's sardonic and often hilarious point of view, and laced with sexual passion and suspense, THE GOLD COAST is Nelson DeMille's captivating story of friendship and seduction, love and betrayal.Literature & Fiction Books
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