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Title: Good but not great, Capische?
Review: I give DeMille credit for trying something ambitious and atypical for someone known as a 'suspense' author. 'The Gold Coast' had an interesting premise and characters, as well as a touch of humor. Unfortunately, the book suffered from too much detail about everything, whether or not it was significant to the plot.The gradual shift in tone as John and Susan's life begins to fall apart eventually leads the book into cliched 'mafia thriller' territory. By the end of the book, the reader is left almost exhausted, yet somehow disappointed, that a book that promised so much didn't quite deliver.Much like those tasty but not entirely healthy Italian delicacies that Frank tells John 'you gotta try', this one is best read in small doses until it's finished.
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