A Cool Breeze on the Underground, Don Winslow
A Cool Breeze on the Underground, Don Winslow
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A Cool Breeze on the Underground

Author: Don Winslow

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 9 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/15/2023

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.

About Don Winslow

American author, Don Winslow, has lived in many places around the world, but his favorite place, and now residence, is California. He was born in New York City, and did go back there as well during his young adult years before he became a full time writer. He actually grew up in a quiet town in Rhode Island, and credits his parents with his ambition to become a writer.......his librarian mother, who encouraged reading, and his Navy dad, who loved to tell stories.

In New York City, Winslow was a manager of Times Square theaters, and also a private investigator. He possessed two higher education degrees, one in African Studies and one in Military History. He even led safaris in Kenya and hiking trips in China. With all those varied jobs, the writing began easily for Author Winslow.

He has written: A Cool Breeze on the Underground, The Death and Life of Bobby Z, which was the book that was so successful it allowed him to be a full time writer. It and his book Savages were both adapted for film. His most recent novel, The Force, was licensed to 20th Century Fox and was due to be released in March, James Mangold, Director.

Winslow still lives in California with his wife, Jean. They have a son, Thomas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on February 11, 2021

Neal Carey is a graduate student who just wants to focus on his studies of 18th century English literature, but his schooling is paid for through an unusual arrangement with a bank who occasionally needs some discreet detective work done for its wealthy clients. When the rebellious daughter of a pol......more

Goodreads review by Damo on February 24, 2023

A Cool Breeze On the Underground is a PI novel of the highest order and the first in a series that’s 5 books strong. It introduces Neal Carey who has been mentored by one of the canniest investigators walking New York’s streets. Unfortunately, Carey simply wants to finish his studies of 18th century......more

Goodreads review by Harry on April 21, 2013

Don Windlow's "A Cool Breeze on the Underground" is the first in the Neal Carey series. I'll say it right upfront, this series acts as filler for me, something to read in-between books I'm pining for, or books I'm waiting to get published. Don't get me wrong, I liked the book...especially the charact......more

Goodreads review by Josh on January 30, 2018

Despite being written by Don Winslow (SAVAGES, POWER OF THE DOG etc.) the first book in the Neal Carey PI series doesn't read like a Don Winslow book. At least not initially. I think too much emphasis was placed on developing Neal Carey's origin; the finer points to honing his craft as a deft privat......more

Goodreads review by Robert on May 07, 2013

Discovering a new author you can’t live without is like finding first love: sure you know it’s out there somewhere; you’ll know it when you find it; it’ll be an experience that’ll take your breath away and leave you begging for more; you can’t really stop to look for it; and when you find it, it’ll......more

Quotes

“Winslow keeps his plot moving quickly despite many twists and turns.” Pittsburgh Press

“A flair for language, quick wit, and detail complete a winning first novel.” Library Journal

“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.” Mystery Scene

Awards

  • Barnes & Noble Favorite Indie Book
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