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The Gold Coast

By: Nelson DeMille
Narrated by: Christian Rummel, Nelson DeMille
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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.
©2008 Nelson DeMille (P)2008 Hachette Audio
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Great detail but abrupt ending

Liked the book but it ends abruptly. Sad because the story was well developed until then.

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Wow

When Gatsby meets Godfather. It was quite a time, and a hell of a story.

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good but too much GC history

all of the Gold Coast back history stuff took about 1/3 of the book! way too much, IMHO. The story itself was very interesting and I will be looking for The Gate House tomorrow!! The voices/accents were incredible BRAVO

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Modern Gatsby

A great story looking back towards the robber barons, current (at the time written) with the Mob, and future with suburbia. Well told.

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An epic adventure

I’ve had the book for years but never could give in to the long experience. I did manage my way to the part where John’s father told him to sit in his chair at the firm and never returned and because that made me laugh I will probably find myself with book in hand. The audiobook was wonderful and got me through being under the weather which in my opinion tops television.

DeMille is one of my favorites because of his warped humor and sarcasm. My first read was The General’s Daughter which captured me and I think I’ve read or listened to everything he’s written. Maybe it’s my sense of humor and interpretation of his written word but I seem to laugh more and appreciate DeMille more when I read. I will still follow everything I find on Audible but can return to the books in my library and enjoy a second read year after year.

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Sentences that make you laugh out loud!

What a fun, easy journey this author takes you along. The characters are perfectly realized making it hard to select a favorite. The narrator did a fantastic job changing his voice to fit each one of them. All in all, a very enjoyable listen.

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Worth the credit, great listen!

One of Demille's best. The narrator was absolutely fabulous!
I felt sad when it was over...

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I look forward to other DeMille books…excellent work! The narrative, story and pace kept me coming back.

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Not typical DeMille!

Nelson DeMille is one of the best of modern mystery/suspense/thriller authors. He has written GREAT stand alone novels such as Mayday and The General's Daughter and his John Corey series is a good as any espionage series ever written. Gold Coast and Gate House, which is really a 2 book series, are disappointing for DeMille. All of his books except The Quest are in my Audible library. Gold Coat and Gate House are my only disappointments. The books are fine for romance novels, but lots of authors do the genre better.

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I loved it!!

This is not like the novels that DeMille usually does but it is really very good, and the performance of Christian Rummel is spot on.. I try to review each book I buy from Audible because I depend on reviews, myself, when choosing a book to purchase.. My credits are dear to me.. LOL Because of the reviews of the follow-up novel, "The Gate House," I will not be getting it and perhaps this is one of those times when a sequel shouldn't have been written.. "Gold Coast" is a great novel on it's on, and like other greats books who have tried "sequels", such as "Gone With the Wind," I guess "The Gate House" is rather "anticlimatic," repetitious and downright "silly" at times, according to the reviews. That being the case, enjoy "Gold Coast," because it is a great listen!!

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