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Nominated for the Edgar and Shamus awards.
"A flair for language, quick wit, and detail complete a winning first novel."?Library Journal
"Don Winslow's Neal Carey [series is] hands down one of my favorite series and it should be a must-read for every mystery fan. I'm envious of everyone who will have the opportunity to read these books for the first time, and thrilled to revisit them myself."?Jon Jordan, CrimeSpree Magazine
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 Joe Graham, a one-armed PI who introduced him to the Bank, an exclusive New England institution with a sideline in keeping its wealthy clients happy and out of trouble. The Bank wants Neal to put his skills to work in finding Allie Chase, the rebellious teenage daughter of a prominent senator, an assignment that takes Neal to London's underground punk scene, a violent netherworld where drugs run rampant and rage is the name of the game.
Don Winslow is the author of twelve novels, including The Power of the Dog, The Dawn Patrol, and Savages (Simon & Schuster, 2010). His novel California Fire and Life received the Shamus Award. The film rights to his novel The Winter of Frankie Machine have been sold, with Robert DeNiro slated to play the lead role.
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Synopsis:
The first of Don Winslow's cult Neal Carey crime novels. 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 Joe Graham, a one-armed P.I. who introduced him to the Bank, an exclusive New England institution with a sideline in keeping it's 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 finding Allie Chase, the rebellious teenage daughter of a prominent senator. The problem: Allie has gone underground in London, and to get her back, Neal has to follow her into the punk scene, a violent nether world where drugs run rampant and rage is the name of the game. Up against punk junkies, Neal has his work cut out for him to save Allie - and get above ground for good...
About the Author:
Don Winslow was born in New York City but raised in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. At various times an actor, director, movie theater manager, safari guide and private investigator, Don has done many things on his way to being a novelist.
His first novel, A COOL BREEZE ON THE UNDERGROUND, was nominated for an Edgar, and a later book, CALIFORNIA FIRE AND LIFE, received the Shamus Award. THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z was a feature film in 2007, starring Paul Walker and Laurence Fishburne. His novel, THE WINTER OF FRANKIE MACHINE, has been purchased for Robert DeNiro to play the lead role. His next novel, SAVAGES, will be published by Simon & Schuster in summer 2010.
Don lives on an old ranch in the San Diego area with his wife, Jean, and son, Thomas.
His first novel, A COOL BREEZE ON THE UNDERGROUND, was nominated for an Edgar, and a later book, CALIFORNIA FIRE AND LIFE, received the Shamus Award. THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z was a feature film in 2007, starring Paul Walker and Laurence Fishburne. His novel, THE WINTER OF FRANKIE MACHINE, has been purchased for Robert DeNiro to play the lead role. His next novel, SAVAGES, will be published by Simon & Schuster in summer 2010.
Don lives on an old ranch in the San Diego area with his wife, Jean, and son, Thomas.
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- PublisherBusted Flush Pr
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1935415212
- ISBN 13 9781935415213
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages250
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