The Beach House - by James Patterson & Peter de Jonge (Paperback)

About the Book

Originally published: New York: Hachette Group, 2002.

Book Synopsis

A classic summer thriller from the most popular storyteller of our time.

When New York law student Jack Mullen learns that his brother has drowned, he knows it can't be an accident . . .

Jack Mullen is in New York City when the shocking news comes that his brother Peter has drowned in the ocean off East Hampton. Jack knows his brother and knows this couldn't be an accident -- someone must have wanted his brother dead. But the powers that be say otherwise.

As Jack tries to uncover the details of his brother's final night, he confronts a barricade of lawyers, police, and paid protectors who separate the multibillionaire summer residents from local workers like Peter.

Soon, he discovers that Peter wasn't just parking cars at the summer parties of the rich. He was making serious money satisfying the sexual needs of the richest women and men in town.

The Beach House reveals the secret lives of celebrities in a breathtaking drama of revenge with a finale so shocking that only James Patterson could have written it.

About the Author

James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 375 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.