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The Beach House

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That's the kind of serenely magical night it was, when friendship feels as solid as family, and family as light and untroubled as friendship. They feel genuine and realistic, and you almost instantly fear like the similar kind of injustice can happen to you. As it unfolds that his brother was involved with some of the richest women and men in America-in ways Jack never imagined-his dream of justice fades. Pulled this from the "beach reads" book display at my library, thinking it might be a summer fling Patterson.

I could feel de Jong's influence a bit on this one as some sections had rambling characters and a feeling of just running on, which is rare for Patterson in his short and concise sentences and chapters. It's not that Patterson's thriller breaks a lot of ground in the suspense/thriller literary genre, in fact opting for a simple storyline touching on themes of money as power and the ease the rich have in covering up their dirty deeds. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. He could have well given another climax or feature for the antagonist’s characterization instead of saying he spreads HIV virus though it is required for the successful ending of the story. I'll admit that at first I was drawn in by the lure of handsome young brothers in the Hamptons; one murdered, one seeking justice.

As he narrates, the reader grows closer and closer to him, almost to the point where we're so associated with James that we are as hard-pressed to uncover the truth as the characters in the story are. 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. But what stands out as a great achievement, and factors into an extremely pleasurable read, is the voice of James. Anyway I was going to the beach so I thought it appropriate to take this book Beach House with me and I absolutely love James P and murder mystery books. It did not make the book one that I would rather have passed up, but at times, it left me wanting to scream, "All right, already!

But the majority of chapters in this story are no more than a page long, and there aren't that many suspenseful parts. Jack brings int he help of his grandfather, a private eye with who he starts to build a relationship, and a small group of locals to try and prove that Peter was in fact murdered and that there is a major cover-up with a surprising and disturbing sexual twist. Jack and his cohorts are forced to take extreme measures when the official inquest turns up a confirmation that Peter died either by suicide or accident.Meanwhile, Jack gradually builds up a team of people who agree with the fact that Peter was murdered. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. I do like the short chapters because you have complete continuity with this story, as you don't have to keep checking back to remind yourself of the various characters within the story. I've only read one other book by him, but The Beach House impressed me so much that it gets an ultimate recommendation. The second that Columbia law student Jack Mullen steps down from the train at East Hampton, he knows that something is very wrong.

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