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A Cool Breeze on the Underground
The Neal Carey Mysteries (Book 1)
- Author
- Don Winslow
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 15 August 2023
- Run Time
- 9 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
30th Anniversary Edition with a new introduction by the author
“One of America’s greatest storytellers.”―Stephen King
Neal Carey is not your usual private eye. A graduate student at Columbia University, he grew up on the streets of New York, usually on the wrong side of the law. Then he met a PI who introduced him to the Bank, an exclusive institution with a sideline in keeping its wealthy clients happy and out of trouble. They pay Neal’s college tuition, and Neal gets an education that can’t be found in any textbook, from learning how to trail a suspect to mastering the proper way to search a room.
Now it’s payback time. The Bank wants Neal to put his skills to work in finding Allie Chase, the rebellious teenage daughter of a prominent senator. The problem is that she’s gone underground in the London punk scene. To get her back, Neal has to follow her into a violent netherworld where drugs run rampant and rage is the name of the game.
Critics Review
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“Winslow keeps his plot moving quickly despite many twists and turns.”
Pittsburgh Press
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“A flair for language, quick wit, and detail complete a winning first novel.”
Library Journal
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“A fresh voice, immensely likeable…Winslow shows he’s got what it takes to hook a reader…Where he goes next with Neal is anyone’s guess, but it’s bound to be a great ride.”
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Details
- Author
- Don Winslow
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Duration
- 9 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 August 2023
- ISBN
- 9798200706396
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
30th Anniversary Edition with a new introduction by the author“One of America’s greatest storytellers.”―Stephen KingNeal Carey is not your usual private eye. A graduate student at Columbia University, he grew up on the streets of New York, usually on the wrong side of the law. Then he met a PI who introduced him to the Bank, an exclusive institution with a sideline in keeping its wealthy clients happy and out of trouble. They pay Neal’s college tuition, and Neal gets an education that can’t be found in any textbook, from learning how to trail a suspect to mastering the proper way to search a room.Now it’s payback time. The Bank wants Neal to put his skills to work in finding Allie Chase, the rebellious teenage daughter of a prominent senator. The problem is that she’s gone underground in the London punk scene. To get her back, Neal has to follow her into a violent netherworld where drugs run rampant and rage is the name of the game.
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