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The Beach House
Author: James Patterson, Peter De Jonge

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Publisher: Little, Brown
Book Type: Hardcover
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ISBN-13: 9780316969680 - ISBN-10: 0316969680
Publication Date: 6/10/2002
Pages: 464


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD (Unabridged)

Book Description:
Jack Mullen is in law school in New York City when the shocking news comes that his brother Peter has drowned in the ocean off East Hampton. Jack knows his brother and knows this couldn't be an accident. Someone must have wanted his brother dead.

But the powers that be say otherwise. As Jack tries to uncover details of his brother's last night, he confronts a barricade of lawyers, police, and paid protectors who separate the multibillionaire summer residents from local workers like Peter. And he learns that his brother wasn't just parking cars at the summer parties of the rich. He was making serious money satisfying the sexual needs of the richest women and men in town.

THE BEACH HOUSE reveals the secret lives of celebrities in a breathtaking drama of revenge-with a finale so shocking it could only have come from the mind of James Patterson.


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Top Member Book Reviews

Kay S. (janezfan) wrote on 2/25/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

THE BEACH HOUSE reveals the secret lives of celebrities in a breathtaking drama of revenge-with a finale so shocking it could only have come from the mind of James Patterson.

Lorrie M. (ilovedale3) wrote on 10/11/2005...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Yet another super-fast-paced thriller by James Patterson!

A young man parking cars at a fancy party is found dead on the beach. The police rule it a suicide, but his family and friends know it was murder. However, the rich and powerful do everything they can to cover up the evidence and the motive. Can his brother bring them to justice?

Patterson knows how to write a interesting story. This legal thriller makes John Grisham look pale in comparison. A definite must-read for those who enjoy a good... no, make that GREAT... legal/murder thriller!!!

BookMonkey wrote on 4/14/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

When police in his hometown dismiss Jack Mullen's brother's drowning death as either an accident or suicide Jack knows something is wrong. His brother was an expert swimmer who knew the local waters well, and the police seem to be going out of their way not to investigate. Jack's own investigation uncovers a life he never knew his bother had... one that some very prominent locals don't want exposed.

A wonderful combination of mystery and legal thriller, the "courtroom" showdown that ends this book is one of the most gripping, and clever, I've read in a while.

Janis K. (scrapbooklady) wrote on 6/26/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Patterson could have written this book without the help. I like Patterson's style and move-along plots. This plot however, with the autopsy on Peter's body getting passed off as a drowning-suicide, was a disappointment. The rich buy the courts, but not with the kinds of evidence the coroner presented. The ending really frosts the cake when they have their "Kangaroo Court" in the abandoned Beach house over a two-day span. Since it wasn't terrible, I gave it three stars.

Linda K. (readingyoga-fan) wrote on 9/6/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

The Beach House is a breathtaking legal thriller of deceit and revenge with a finale so shocking, it could only have come from the mind of James Patterson.

Gaylene G. (gigi) wrote on 5/1/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Pretty good Patterson book.


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AJ P. wrote on 10/1/2009...


Possably Patterson's finest work IMHO.

Mona M. wrote on 9/8/2009...


Great reading!

Suzanne B. (SuzanneB) wrote on 8/20/2009...


Seems more like the co-author's work than Patterson's, but a quick, nearly mindless read. Implausible, but suspenseful. Takes place on Long Island.

Florence B. (AZCritterSitter) wrote on 8/12/2009...


Very interresting story line. Keep my attention all the way through to the end. Good - Easy read.

Colette B. (gracy66) wrote on 8/9/2009...


I only finished this book because I have great self-discipline. The ending was beyond unbelievable. Thank God I had read other Patterson novels prior to this one.

Bruce R. (windhamnh) - NH wrote on 7/21/2009...


Very well written. I'm always imressed with writers that don't need gratuitous, graphical sexual references and indiscriminate profanity to make their writings interesting. Bravo!

Cheryl S. wrote on 11/3/2008...


This is a fast paced book, very easy to read. The chapters are only two or three pages each.


Gail P. (grammiegail) - Montara, CA wrote on 5/18/2008...


It has rich people, townies, good guys, bad guys, and twists. If you like Patterson's books set on the "Island", you'll love this one.

Natasha S. (tashajean) wrote on 5/11/2008...


murder and mystery

Kandis R. wrote on 5/1/2007...


Another awesome Patterson mystery! Couldn't put it down.


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