Heat Wave, Richard Castle
Heat Wave, Richard Castle
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Heat Wave

Author: Richard Castle

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 6 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/29/2009


Synopsis

A New York real estate tycoon plunges to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk. A trophy wife with a past survives a narrow escape from a brazen attack. Mobsters and moguls with no shortage of reasons to kill trot out their alibis. And then, in the suffocating grip of a record heat wave, comes another shocking murder and a sharp turn in a tense journey into the dirty little secrets of the wealthy. Secrets that prove to be fatal. Secrets that lay hidden in the dark until one NYPD detective shines a light.

Mystery sensation Richard Castle introduces his newest character, NYPD homicide detective Nikki Heat. Tough, sexy, and professional, Nikki carries a passion for justice as she leads one of New York City's top homicide squads. She's hit with an unexpected challenge when the commissioner assigns superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook to ride along with her to research an article on New York's Finest. Pulitzer Prize winner Rook is as much a handful as he is handsome. But his wisecracking and meddling aren't Nikki's only problems. As she works to unravel the secrets of the murdered real estate tycoon, she must also confront the spark between them. The one called heat.

Castle, the hit ABC television series, premiered in March 2009. The main character, Richard Castle, is the bestselling mystery author of the critically acclaimed Derrick Storm novels. The hard-nosed but sexy Detective Kate Beckett, with whom Castle is paired up, provided the inspiration for Nikki Heat.

About Richard Castle

Richard Castle, played by actor Nathan Fillion, is the author of numerous bestsellers, including the critically acclaimed Derrick Storm series. His first novel, In a Hail of Bullets, published while he was still in college, received the Nom DePlume Society's prestigious Tom Straw Award for Mystery Literature. Richard currently lives in Manhattan with his daughter and mother, both of whom infuse his life with humor and inspiration.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheila on October 14, 2009

For those of you who watched last night's Castle: yes, the thing on page 105 is really there. FYI. I don't really know how to actually review this, so I'll repeat what I said to a friend of mine this morning: Her: Oh my God. IS IT TERRIBLE? I MUST KNOW. Me: It's not! It's not high literature either, bu......more

Goodreads review by Mojca on April 06, 2011

This is a prime example of TV-show-success exploitation. It reads like a fanfiction written by someone NOT Richard Castle. At least not Richard Castle from the TV show. Because from what I saw in the series, the “original” Richard Castle at least appears to be a (much) better writer. So, why the fanf......more

Goodreads review by Angela on October 11, 2009

I never got into Richard Castle's Derek Storm novels, because I try to avoid things that hit bestseller status--in no small part because I've had one too many instances of "bestseller" being code for "hamfisted writing". Plus, there's been all the media hype about how Castle's such a ruggedly handso......more

Goodreads review by George on April 07, 2024

Heat Wave is not a particularly noteworthy novel; it is more of an episode from the TV series Castle. The author of this book is said to be Richard Castle, but he’s actually a character from the TV series. Heat Wave was authored by a ghostwriter. It is an easy-to-read novel and is entertaining, whic......more

Goodreads review by Darcia on January 29, 2010

I enjoy the TV show Castle, which is why I bought this book. However, for me, this book falls short of the show. (Rare, since I prefer reading to TV.) The dialogue is much like the TV show. The characters banter and there is a lot of lighthearted fun in the way they speak to one another. However, th......more