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March 19, 2008
The Gold Coast - Nelson DeMille
I am currently reading The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille. Aside from the fact that it's a book for mature audiences, I recommend this book. 4 Stars out of 5.
On the first page after the cover, I was greeted with the following teaser: "Fascinating... The Great Gatsby meets the Godfather." - David Morrell, author of The Fifth Profession.
If you were trying to sum up this book in a sentence, I'm not sure you could do it more succinctly. The basic premise of the book is that John Sutter, a descendent of Walt Whitman, and a blue-blood wasp lives on Long Island's Gold Coast. Life is fine until Mafioso Frank Bellarosa moves into the mansion next door. Soon enough, Sutter the Wall Street lawyer is battling the IRS on tax fraud charges while learning the ropes as a defense attorney.