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.

Mr. Howell on steroids!!

DeMille has a way of not letting you put down his stories. This title was no different. It was a good read but I'm disappointed that Brick didn't narrate it though the guy that did was pretty good. This is a Mr. Thurston Howell III meets Tony Saprano novel. Written in 1990, I can't help but think that Tony Saprano was fashioned after DeMille's bad guy.

Wow. What a great introduction to DeMille

My wife's favorite author, so I tried this one, at her suggestion. The ONLY complaint I have is that we are also listening to another DeMille that has a spoiler in it, for this book. So, I kind of knew how it would end. Still, a fun "read".

Another great Demille book.

I have read or listened to 6 Demille books. All were very enjoyable but maybe this is my favorite.

Great Characters, Good Story

The story is slow to develop, but by the time things get interesting, I really felt like I knew the characters. I was not satisfied with the ending: recommend listening to The Gold Coast and The Gate House back-to-back if possible.

The fall of the fake old money empire.

The story depicts out of date values that Republicans in 2015 want back. They say they want their country back from anyone that is not a wasp. Gold Coast shows disdain for all people not just like them. As a result shows why the political divisions have a death grip on America in 2015.