New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille delivers the long-awaited follow-up to his classic novel THE GOLD COAST. When John Sutter's aristocratic wife killed her Mafia don lover, John left America and set out in his sailboat on a journey around the world. Now, ten years later, he has come home to the Gold Coast to attend the funeral of an old family servant. Taking up residence in the gatehouse of Stanhope Hall, John finds himself living only a quarter of a mile from his ex-wife, Susan Sutter. But Susan isn't the only person from John's past who has reemerged. Though Frank Bellarosa, Susan's ex-lover, is long dead, his son, Anthony, is alive and well, and intent on two missions: drawing John back into Bellarosa family¡¦s violent world, and exacting revenge on his father's murderer--Susan. Meanwhile, John and Susan's mutual attraction reignites, and John finds himself pulled deeper into a familiar web of seduction and betrayal.