The Gate House by Nelson DeMille

The Gate House, a sequel to Nelson DeMille's successful The Gold Coast, has all the elements of a 2009 beach read. There is a lot of sex; he does wait until the second page for the first episode. There are mafia dons, murder, divorce, reconciliation, alcohol, in-law troubles, and rich families down on their luck, or not... read more.

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