A harvard law student, hes loving his summer job in a boston law firm, and the weekends spent at marthas vineyard. Jane green tends to write write fluffy beach reads, the sort of books that get turned into equally fluffy tv movies. The beach house, by my count, marks his fourth book, either by himself or in collaboration with another, in the past 12 months, but he is varying his output enough that no one should complain. Jewelry stores, yuppie marriage counseling, and an empty house postdivorce are all explored in detail, as the characters lives start spinning out of control. Written alongside james patterson, the two writers would work together to create this standalone thriller novel, pooling their resources and. Of the patterson books published most recently, the beach house would be my clear favorite. Publishers weekly apr 22, 2002 pattersons second coauthored novel of the year after the current bestseller 2nd chance, written with andrew gross is a relatively rare standalone. Peter was working the party as a valet, parking cars of the rich and famous. Peters body is found on the beach outside the house of barry neubauer the morning after the neubauers annual memorial day party. The police believe peter committed suicide, but jack senses a darker, dangerous truth. May 01, 2003 the beach house has more than enough plot any of its subplots would make a decent novel, and green winds together a series of them with some tenuous links. Jack knows his brother practically grew up in the water, and that this couldnt be an accident. The beach house has more than enough plot any of its subplots would make a decent novel, and green winds together a series of them with some tenuous links.
Ive only read one other book by him, but the beach house impressed me so much that it gets an ultimate recommendation. The sparse, punchy prose and short chapters maintain breakneck momentum throughout. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The beach house brought out through the grand central publishing label originally, this would first be released on the 10th of june in 2002. He has been a reporter for the associated press and a contributing writer for the new york times magazine. As jack tries to uncover details of his brothers last night, he confronts a barricade of lawyers, police, and.
Until he arrives home, and his father greets him with the news that his brother, peter, is dead. His work has appeared in best american sports writing, national geographic, harpers bazaar, details, and manhattan, inc. He has written for a variety of publications including national geographic, new york magazine and harpers bazaar. The beach house by james patterson goodreads share book. Learn more about the beach house in the central pa libraries digital collection. As he greets his family, his kid brother peter lies stretched out on a steel gurney, battered, bruised dead. The beach house is a delicious, fastpaced read, perfect for a day in the sun or a night curled up in a chair with a cup of tea. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free.
Soon he discovers that peter wasnt just parking cars at the summer parties of the rich. Reviews pattersons second coauthored novel of the year after the current bestseller 2nd chance, written with andrew gross is a relatively rare standalone for this immensely popular writer. Jack mullen is in law school in new york city when the news comes that his brother, peter, has drowned in the ocean off east hampton. Peter mullen is a high school dropout who parks cars at the private bashes of the superwealthy barry and campion neubauer. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers. His first novel shadows still remain 2009 was a washington post best book of the year and the three.
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. Buy a cheap copy of james patterson summer omnibus. Columbia law student jack mullen has just about everything going for him. And in the beach house, she links together a series of storylines that could have easily made up their own books, with a warmnfuzzy sentimental core in an ancient nantucket house.
The beach house reveals the secret lives of celebrities in a breathtaking drama of revengewith a finale so shocking that only james patterson could have written it. It delivers what i like to think of as reader justice, where the reader is on the side of the good guys from the first moment and they are not let down by the writer in trying to be fair or justified in its rendering. The beach house james patterson is such a delightful writer, but this one holds the listener and doesnt let them go. Army to help defeat the german forces, whilst his mother was an artist. The beach house when new york law student jack mullen learns that his brother has drowned, he knows it cant be an accident. Jack knows the drowning was no accident, but someones unlimited power and money have. I find it hard to find books like that because in most books there is always a section where its a little boring or uninteresting. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
His books are not just a quick read, but also mostly fun, whether written on his lonesome or with one of his many collaborators. Beach road, the beach house, and miracle on the 17th green. The east hampton cops say that proletarian nobody peter mullen stopped parking cars to smoke a joint and drown during. The beach house was a great book because it kept you engrossed enough to keep reading on. Jack knows his brother and knows this couldnt be an accident. To ask other readers questions about the beach house, please sign up. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. In this book that only happened in the beginning where you are still trying to get into it. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. His father escaped from germany in 1937, returning eight years later with the u. The beach house, along came a spider by james patterson. He was born in new york city, where he continues to live.
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. I liked the straight foward approach to the plot, and was glad i didnt have to put up with the authors attempt at humor. His brother peter is a servant of the rich, parking the cars of the hamptons elite and perhaps satisfying their more intimate needs as well. The beach house, by my count, marks his fourth book, either by himself or in collaboration with. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or.
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