- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: Little Brown and Company; First Edition edition (Jun 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316969680
- ISBN-13: 978-1876590840
- Product Dimensions: 15.9 x 3.2 x 24.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,378,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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James Patterson and Peter de Jonge's The Beach House opens with the death of a handsome townie on Memorial Day weekend in the Hamptons, where being a single-digit millionaire is laughable and being poor is unthinkable. Peter Mullen is a high school dropout who parks cars at the private bashes of the super-wealthy Barry and Campion Neubauer. When Peter is found dead on the beach, the Neubauers and their friends insist that he drowned, but his brother Jack, a law student who saw Peter's body, knows he was beaten to death. As Jack uncovers evidence of his brother's secret life, he begins to realise that the very rich are indeed different from the rest of us. Revenge is a dish best served cold, and Jack's patiently plotted payback for Peter's death is one that the Hamptons will not soon forget. There are no big surprises in The Beach House, but it's vintage Patterson, with plenty of action, villains with hearts blacker than obsidian, and a working-class hero who pulls himself up by the bootstraps. Patterson and de Jonge previously coauthored the inspirational golf romance Miracle on the 17th Green, but this new game of money, mayhem, and murder clearly suits them to a tee.--Barrie Trinkle
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Jack Mullen's life is working out perfectly. A Harvard law student, he's loving his summer job in a Boston law firm, and the weekends spent at Martha's Vineyard. Until, that is, he arrives home, and his father greets him with the news that his brother, Peter, is dead. The police believe Peter committed suicide, but Jack senses a darker, dangerous truth, and is determined to bring a killer to justice... James Patterson's previous international number one bestsellers include Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls and Cat and Mouse, and now that he appears to have got his ill-advised desire to write saccharine Love Story-style fiction out of his system, Headline can confidently await another massive hit. Peter de Jonge wrote A Miracle on the 17th Green with Patterson.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'd felt like I'd been waiting for this book for a very long time, and just like all other James Patterson fans who read the book will tell you, it was really worth the wait.
Suspense, frustration, romance, this book has it all. Jack Mullen, the main character, is a young law graduate who with the help of his closest friends and grandfather, Macklin, try to gain justice for the suspicious death of his younger brother Peter. Working for a rich family, peter's death is covered up by lies and bribes, Jack sees this and his frustration grows. Their quest for justice is not so simple and on their journey other deaths and events turn this into a masterpiece of the suspense genre, and cannot fail to impress.
Short snappy chapters make this novel too hard to put down, a guaranteed success.
Suspense, frustration, romance, this book has it all. Jack Mullen, the main character, is a young law graduate who with the help of his closest friends and grandfather, Macklin, try to gain justice for the suspicious death of his younger brother Peter. Working for a rich family, peter's death is covered up by lies and bribes, Jack sees this and his frustration grows. Their quest for justice is not so simple and on their journey other deaths and events turn this into a masterpiece of the suspense genre, and cannot fail to impress.
Short snappy chapters make this novel too hard to put down, a guaranteed success.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What is wrong with The Beach House? Far more than is right with it, that's for sure. The characters feel one-dimensional and pretentious, the plot is laughably unrealistic and the whole thing reads like a rejected Hollywood script. This is not the James Patterson we know, the Patterson who had readers gasping in shock at the dramatic conclusion of Roses are Red, and hooked from start to finish on the brilliant Cat and Mouse.
The Beach House isn't THAT terrible. It's readable, and you do want to get to the end, but the moment the book reaches the long 'courtroom' scene, it loses all semblance of credibility, which was thin to begin with. And it's a shame to see Patterson waste his talents in this way, collaborating with Peter de Jonge, who is clearly not up to the job. Best avoided by all except diehard James Patterson fans who want to complete their collection.
The Beach House isn't THAT terrible. It's readable, and you do want to get to the end, but the moment the book reaches the long 'courtroom' scene, it loses all semblance of credibility, which was thin to begin with. And it's a shame to see Patterson waste his talents in this way, collaborating with Peter de Jonge, who is clearly not up to the job. Best avoided by all except diehard James Patterson fans who want to complete their collection.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Firstly I admit to reading nearly all of his books so this isnt entirely negative. The story does grab you early on as do most of his books but the problem with this one is that he has rushed the ending too much. I dont want to give anything away but needless to say you feel like there should have been another 10 to 15 chapters at the end. The characters are again easy to envisage in your mind as real people and you genuinely begin to hate the villans in the book. I don't know if his associations with other authors are as good as his own works but if you like James Patterson and his style of writing I think you will enjoy it, but there are better books of his to read first!
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was pretty average
overall, started well with the murder of peter mullen and subsequent cover up of said murder. peter's brother jack is convinced that justice wasnt served for his brother and sets... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lindymck
book
Good book and easy to read. As good as his other books. I enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it.
Published 17 months ago by Mrs. D. M. Ritchie
Beach House
I was very happy with this purchase. It was in good condition and cam fairly quickly even though it was Christmas.
Published on 4 Jan 2010 by Laura
I hate to say "Meh" - but "Meh"!
When Jack Mullen comes home for the summer he is shocked to find out that his brother has been murdered at an exclusive party near the billionaire's beach house. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2009 by KM
Not a book - an extended short story!
The great thing about Patterson is that if you are ever fed up with what you are doing you can pick one up and read it from end to end in a sitting! Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2009 by Michael Bromfield
Very dissapointing
Regular readers of James Patterson's books will be aware of his technique of writing some chapters in the first person, through the eyes of the main character, and other chapters... Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2007 by Al
Excellent
This is the second novel of James Patterson's that I have read and I can tell you now it won't be the last. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2007 by Mrs. A. M. Chadwick
The Beach House
Jack Mullen a 27-year-old law student, who also happens to be interning at a very high profile New York law firm, returns home to Montauk, a small town within the upscale community... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2005 by DevJohn01
Rubbish!
I had read Honeymoon as my first Patterson book and had found it gripping and exciting - this was the second book of his I read and its rubbish. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2005 by "garethsadler"
Murder in the Hamptons
Re: The audio-cassette version:
In James Patterson's The Beach House, intrepid law student Jack Mullen seeks revenge for the death of his beloved younger brother, Peter. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2004 by Kona
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