The Gold Coast

Nelson DeMille

Apr 2001 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing

About this ebook

The Great Gatsby meets The Godfather in this #1 New York Times bestselling story of friendship and seduction, love and betrayal.

"[Demille is] a true master." - Dan Brown, #1 bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code

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, The Gold Coast is Nelson DeMille's captivating story laced with sexual passion and suspense.

Ratings and reviews

I can't stand the repeated explanations of class distinction and wealth and geographic locations and blah blah. Wasted pages of nothing that wasted my money and time. I didn't finish it and I will never buy another book from this author.

So many pages repeatedly explaining class and wealth and geographic location it felt like a middle school textbook at times. Even though the story was intriguing, I never found a characterI liked.

The endless wit and untraditional friendship between John and Frank is nothing short of fun. The references to historical ways of life on the gold coast add to the well developed plot. My first read from DeMille, and it has set a very high standard.

About the author

Nelson DeMille is a former U.S. Army lieutenant who served in Vietnam and is the author of nineteen acclaimed novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Night Fall, Plum Island, The Gate House, The Lion, The Panther and Radiant Angel. His other New York Times bestsellers include The Charm School, Word of Honor, The Gold Coast, Spencerville, The Lion's Game, Up Country, Wild Fire, and The General's Daughter, the last of which was a major motion picture. For more information, you can visit NelsonDeMille.net.