The Gate House[豪门庄园]

WhenJohnSutter'saristocraticwifekilledhermafiadonlover,JohnleftAmericaandsetoutinhissailboatonathree-yearjourneyaroundtheworld,eventuallysettlinginLondon.Now,tenyearslater,hehascomehometotheGoldCoast,thatstretchoflandontheNorthShoreofLongIslandthatonceheldthegreatestconcentrationofwealthandpowerinAmerica,toattendtheimminentfuneralofanoldfamilyservant.TakinguptemporaryresidenceinthegatehouseofStanhopeHall,JohnfindshimselflivingonlyaquarterofamilefromSusanwhohasalsoreturnedtoLongIsland.ButSusanisn'ttheonlypersonfromJohn'spastwhohasreemerged:ThoughFrankBellarosa,infamousMafiadonandSusan'sex-lover,islongdead,hisson,Anthony,isaliveandwell,andintentontwomissions:DrawingJohnbackintotheviolentworldoftheBellarosafamily,andexactingrevengeonhisfather'smurderer--SusanSutter.Atthesametime,JohnandSusan'smutualattractionresurfacesandoldpassionsbegintoreignite,andJohnfindshimselfpulleddeeperintoafamiliarwebofseductionandbetrayal.InTHEGATEHOUSE,acclaimedauthorNelsonDemillebringsusbacktothatfabledspotontheNorthShore--aplacewherepast,present,andfuturecollideswithoftenunexpectedresults.