Beach House

Unabridged
Author: James Patterson , Peter de Jonge
Narrator: Gil Bellows
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher: Time Warner Audio Books
Date: June 2002
Length: 7 hours
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Overview

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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Beach House

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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by Todd
  • Book Rating: 3/5

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Beach House

Written by Anonymous on May 31st, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This was an excellent book. I had to listen to all of the discs at one stretch. It starts out interesting and gets addictive as it goes. The characters in this book are busy and completely not who you would imagine them to be.

Beach House

Written by Todd from Aurora, CO on May 18th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This is my first James Patterson novel. I enjoyed the book, even though it was a bit far fetched. It moves quickly and the characters are interesting. My only other comment is that the author has an irritating habit of changing chapters three and four times in the middle of a scene. This book isn't that long and it contains about 115 chapters. You would think he was somehow paid by the number of chapters he cranked out.

Jack Mullen

Written by Pam Black on May 8th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

The Beach House started out a little slow but once I started listening I couldn't stop. It has amazing twist and turns that you don't expect. I would highly recommend this book.

Beach House

Written by Anonymous on April 11th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I felt at the beginning it was somewhat hard to keep up with the characters because there was so many introduced, but as it went on I was able to keep up with them. Overall the book was really good and interesting. James Patterson is wonderful!

Beach House

Written by Charles Lehman on April 5th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Assuming that you already enjoy the murder mystery genre, the 1st 5 discs will easily keep you sitting in your car even after you have already reached your destination wanting to listen to just a little bit more, not terribly deep just nicely written and very well narrated. Sadly the ending is a little disapointing but not terrible. I believe this particular book is probably a better listen than read and i have been reccomending it heartily.

Not my style

Written by Anonymous on March 1st, 2008

  • Book Rating: 2/5

This is my first book by James Patterson, and I can see why he has a following, but its just not my style, reminded me too much of a saucy soap opera.

Beach House

Written by Anonymous from High Point, NC on February 13th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

WOW!! The reader was awesome. A most wonderful listen. Will order more Patterson novels after this one.

Terrific, fast paced story telling.

Written by Anonymous from Canton, GA on February 11th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This book has made me a Patterson fan. His story telling never lags. The reader was wonderful -- believable without being overly dramatic. I found myself thinking of the characters between listens, a sure sign that Patterson had created *real* people. Loved it.

good read

Written by Kelly Abad on January 30th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This is a good listen. I believe I had read it before, but forgot, so I found myself knowing what was going to happen throughout the book. The story is a little "out there" but again, it's fiction.

Very Racy

Written by Kallie Rose on January 17th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Another excellent work from James Patterson. Kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. Some parts are very racy, probably not suitable for children. Highly recommended.

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Beach House

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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by Todd
  • Book Rating: 3/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Patterson, James

"James Patterson is one of the top-selling novelists in the world today. His debut novel, THE THOMAS BERRYMAN NUMBER, won the Edgar Award for the best first mystery novel. It was published by Little, Brown in 1976 when he was just twenty-seven years old, after being turned down by more than two dozen other publishers.

He has since written a string of major national bestsellers that includes the seven books in the series featuring detective/psychologist Alex Cross -- ALONG CAME A SPIDER, KISS THE GIRLS, JACK & JILL, CAT & MOUSE, POP GOES THE WEASEL, ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE and FOUR BLIND MICE-- as well as THE JESTER SUZANNE'S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS, CRADLE AND ALL, WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, and HIDE & SEEK. There are currently two books in the bestselling ""Women's Murder Club"" series, 1ST TO DIE and 2ND CHANCE.

Paramount Pictures' feature film adaptation of KISS THE GIRLS, starring Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross, was a box office hit in 1997. Morgan Freeman reprised the Cross role in the film adaptation of the first novel in the series, ALONG CAME A SPIDER in 2001. NBC bought the rights to 1ST TO DIE and aired a three hour mini series starring Tracy Pollan and Gil Bellows in February 2003. MIRACLE ON THE 17TH GREEN, a novel co-written with Peter de Jonge, was also made into a television movie, starring Robert Urich.

In addition to writing novels, Mr. Patterson served as chairman of J. Walter Thompson, North America from 1990 to 1996. He began his advertising career as a junior copywriter with the company in 1971 and went on to become the youngest executive creative director and youngest chief executive officer in the company's history. He made his mark at the agency by creating award-winning campaigns for Kodak, Burger King, Toys R' Us, Bell Atlantic, Bristol-Myers and others. He collaborated with advertising colleague Peter Kim to produce the nonfiction bestseller THE DAY AMERICA TOLD THE TRUTH.

Patterson grew up in Newburgh, New York. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in English from Manhattan College and summa cum laude with an M.A. in English from Vanderbilt University.

James Patterson lives in Palm Beach County, Florida, with his wife and their young son."