The middle section meanders for at least 100 pages. Should have been edited out. Didn’t care for, or about, any of the characters. Reconciliation with first wife totally implausible.

I love all of Nelson DeMille’s book, and this one is the best of the best. Thank you for this fantastic read!

This was the most boring, plot-deficient, long-winded, redundant and tedious book I have ever read (actually after turning page after page w/o reading them, finally gave up after 500+ pages and said the heck with it.) An amateurish book that was like an audition for an assistant writer of a day time soap opera. Please don't waste your time on this book.

Mr. DeMille could have written this book with half the pages. While charming at first, John's sarcasm and repetition about his feelings for his in-laws and his mother became grating after awhile.

I bought book but it won't download. 1st time I have ever had this problem. Nancy J. Plass

I am a DeMille fan, especially his newer works. Being a Mafia buff, I read both this and the Gold Coast. I found both books rather depressing. Also I could have done without all the graphic sex descriptions. If anyone found John Sutter' sex life realistic, well congratulations! :)

Second best book I've ever read. ("The Gold Coast" is my first favorite).

Great follow up to The Gold Coast! Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Don't try to read this novel with your mouth full; you'll choke with explosive laughter. At his best, de Mille has gifts of a great novelist, in the tradition of Trollope. His ability to evoke character and setting are flawlessly surefooted; I come away with new understanding of a male mind. The narrative voice does not falter, and even when the plot is too drawn out the writing is evocative and compelling. Read The Gold Coast first, but do read this sequel.

A very simple (predictable) plot. Large sections of the book consists of condensed content from the first book - presumably to bring a reader up to speed who hasn't yet read The Gold Coast - most irritating to somebody who just read it. Mr. D's other books are captivating, intriguing and highly entertaining- but not this one.