The Gate House - Audio CD - Abridged Author:Nelson DeMille, Christian Rummel (Narrator) In the follow-up to "The Gold Coast", DeMille revisits the wealth and power of Long Island's old-money past. John Sutter stays in the gatehouse when he returns home for the funeral of an old family servant. But can Sutter resist the magnetic draw of the mafia and romantic connections from the past? — Audio Review: — DeMille returns t... more »o the gilded mansions of Long Island in this sequel to "The Gold Coast". Narrator Christian Rummel expertly characterizes Susan, the wealthy ex-wife of tax attorney John Sutter, who saunters back into his life following a torrid affair and her murder of powerful Mafia boss Frank Bellarosa. Rummel is most enjoyable affecting the local "lockjaw" pronunciations as the story mixes in "criminal" Italian accents just one generation removed from "deese" and "dose." Listening to this witty, entertaining novel, fans of DeMille will be hooked as they seek to find out if John and his estranged wife, the gloriously beautiful and crazy Susan, will ever find true happiness. -- AudioFile
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This book is full of absolutely delightful sarcastic humor that will keep you in stitches throughout the book. Listening to it on CD really brought out the humor better than it would have if you simply read the book.