Neal Carey no es un detective privado común. A los once años era un mocoso que hacía lo que podía para salir adelante en las calles de Nueva York y que se habría convertido en un delincuente sino hubiera sido por Joe Graham, un experimentado detective manco que le enseñó un par de trucos de la profesión y lo puso bajo la protección del Banco, una hermética institución de Nueva Inglaterra especializada en solucionar los problemillas de sus ricos socios y que desde entonces ha corrido con los gastos de la exclusiva educación de Neal.
Han pasado los años, y ahora el Banco necesita la ayuda de Neal. Allie Chase, la hija rebelde de un destacado senador, ha desaparecido, y su padre no puede permitirse dejar cabos sueltos justo ahora que aspira a convertirse en el compañero de fórmula de Jimmy Carter. El problema es que Allie se ha escapado a Londres, y para llevarla de vuelta a casa Neal tendrá que infiltrarse en los bajos fondos de la ciudad# y conseguir salir de ahí.

Neal Carey ist eine hochinteressante Hauptfigur, leider ist die Story etwas unrealistisch und ziemlich kompliziert aufgezogen. ( )

Overall the book is good, tells an interesting story that got me to stay up later than I should have to keep reading.

The book does have multiple smaller stories within the book, and it gets confusing when going from one story to another since the author does it so quickly.

Just because this book was originally published back in 1996 doesn't mean it isn't good. In fact, sometimes it's better than current books.

This is the first book I have read by this author, and I look forward to reading the rest of the Neal Carey series then seeing what other books the author has written. ( )

Somehow Don Winslow's early books escaped me. But, I've got 'em now and A Cool Breeze is the first. It introduces Neal Carey, a detective from the other side. Neal was a nearly abandoned street kid who was 'adopted' by an agent for a kind of underground fraternity. My explanation makes not sense, I know… You really have to read it to get it. But, reading it is what I recommend anyway. Winslow has a fabulously witty voice and his plots and his characters make his books a treat. I have four more of his here on my shelf that I haven't read yet. It's like having a pot of gold. ( )

I had read two other books in this series, so I finally got around to reading the first! And I'm so glad that I did! We get a lot of background on Neal and how he became who he is, and how Graham fits in to his life and upbringing, and it's all fun to read! (especially how Graham uses his prosthesis to "catch" Neal!) We also learn about the foundation of Friends Of The Family, and that's a good tale too! The "main" story is good too, Neal goes to London to find a gal, but it's much more complicated than all that! Don't let the lame cover fool you, this is a good read indeed! ( )