I’m a big fan of Nelson DeMille’s, so it was no surprise that I enjoyed reading “The Gatehouse”. I thought it was a bit steamier than some of his past novels, but perhaps a bit less suspenseful. As always, he gets huge credit for writing characters even more clever and sarcastic than myself.Unfortunately, the villains were a bit sterotypical and flat (you’ve read about one mobster, you’ve read about them all, right?). But this is not a book that you read for the all out thrills, it’s a book you read for the main characters, their wittiness and their complex love relationship.

As a bonus, if you hate your in-laws, there are some fantastic one liners that you may want to practice.

It’s not a deep thinking book. The ending is a bit too abrupt and trite, and yet it’s still worth reading. If you’re into suspenseful and steamy books for the beach, this would fit the bill.