The beach house

3.9 avg 94511 votes

About this book

Jack Mullen is in law school 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 couldnt be an accident. Someone must have wanted his brother dead. But the powers that be say otherwise. As Jack tries to uncover details of his brothers last night, he confronts a barricade of lawyers, police, and paid protectors who separate the multibillionaire summer residents from local workers like Peter. And he learns that his brother wasnt 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 revengewith a finale so shocking it could only have come from the mind of James Patterson.

3.9 ★★★★☆ average of 4 sources · 94511 votes
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Apple Books 4.0 287
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Reader Profile

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3.9/5 · 94511 readers · 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read The beach house?

About ≈ 6 h 49 m — 368 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe beach house~6 h 49 m

How many pages is The beach house?

368 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The beach house368

What genre is The beach house?

It sits on the Adventure, Thriller, Mystery shelves.

Is The beach house in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Where does The beach house take place?

It is set in East Hampton (N.Y.), New York State Hamptons.

Who wrote The beach house?

James Patterson.

Setting East Hampton (N.Y.)New York State Hamptons
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