HEAT WAVE is a tie-in to the ABC primetime show, CASTLE, that premiered in March 2009. The main character of the show, Richard Castle, is a bestselling mystery writer. HEAT WAVE is his next book: Mystery sensation Richard Castle, blockbuster author of the wildly best-selling Derrick Storm novels, introduces his newest character, NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat. Tough, sexy, professional, Nikki … Nikki Heat 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-winning Rook is as much a handful as he is handsome. His wise-cracking and meddling aren’t her only problems. As she works to unravel the secrets of the murdered real estate tycoon, she must also confront the spark between them.
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I read this because I’m a huge fan of the tv show Castle. If you like the show, then you’ll like this and the other books in the Nikki Heat series. It’s a fun read, written in the same tone and voice as the tv show. However, the writing is by no means great, and the characters are grittier and less likable than their counterparts in the tv show.
In between third books at the moment, but reading two other books anyway!
This is one of those books where you hope for the best but expect the worst, and what we got was a bit of both. It was a mish-mash of parts of the episodes from Season 1 of the TV show Castle, that this book spun out of. It was a good read, but very distracting as well, because of how much of it I spent trying to remember which part came from which episode. The characters were pretty true to their Castle counterparts, but I think having Heat and Rook hook up this early was a mistake. Half the charm of the show Castle was that Richard Castle had to chase Beckett so much, and having Heat fall to Rook’s charms so quick just felt cheap. I think I would have enjoyed it more, had I not seen the show beforehand, but it was still a quick and entertaining read regardless!
I loved the Castle tv series and also enjoyed this book. The characters are not exactly the same as the series, but very similar. The book story line is just as interesting as the series. I would recommend the book.
I love the Castle books! Wish there would be some new ones.
I always liked the TV show “Castle” and wondered about these books when I first saw one supposedly written by him in the show. But it was great, really enjoyed the Heat Wave and the characters in it. Kind of like the show but a little different.
Yes, like many readers I picked up this book while the show was still airing. I started reading it while the true identity of the ghost writer was still hidden and was trying to figure out if I could place him or not. (I did not, but now I do) Despite my beginnings into reading this book, I fell in love with it. It reads very much like the show plays out. The visuals it puts in your head are amazing, even if you have not watched Castle. The story line is gripping, fun, and had me reading till my wife was pulling the book from my hands. This series, (I still have a bit to go) has become my favorite crime novel series to date. The plot moves at the right pace for the scene, the story is gripping, real, funny at times, tense at others, and it will have you enjoying every moment of it! (and yes, he really is ruggedly handsome)
It was a fun summer read
Ladies, what would you do if I told you that the most handsome man on the whole planet will spend three glorious weeks with YOU at YOUR house? And all you have to do is make yourself a pot of jo, relax in a hammock, and of course slip on something comfy but sexy as well and the best part is you don’t have to be on a reality TV show, or sign up for an adventure cruise that would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. It’s free. It’s hot off the presses. And he is the answer to all of your dreams. Ladies, I give you the one man that can actually make my heart do the tango: Richard Castle and his new book Heat Wave.
Yes, I understand that Richard Castle is a fictitious character in the new hit show Castle that premiers Monday’s at 10pm on ABC, but come on! It’s Nathan Fillion. Who doesn’t like a “rugged, good-looking” man on TV these days, and Nathan Fillion is doing a superb job filling in those shoes, am I right or what? Seems kind of odd of me telling you of a hit TV show in a Recommended for Reading article but this is going somewhere, trust me. If you have not had the pleasure of seeing the show Castle, then you will need to borrow a friends TV, borrow their cable network and watch every Monday at 10 to understand my feelings (or you can also come into the library, go on YouTube and watch the shows on there for free). If you were fortunate enough to watch Castle, bless you. Still, why the reason of telling you ALL of this when I should be writing about a book that I read?
That famous writer Richard Castle based his novel Heat Wave on the proud, the few, the NYPD. In Heat Wave, Detective Nikki Heat and journalist Jameson Rook are in charge of investigating the over-the balcony murder of a major Manhattan real-estate developer. As suspects start to pile up, things get a little complicated as people aren’t what they seem, even the victim.
So, how to bottom-line this one? It’s a who-dunnit, suspenseful storyline with one other overpowering twist to it – romance. The play back and forth between the two characters, Heat and Rook, is fun and unforced, often less predictable than the mystery they’re pursuing.
So come to your local library and follow Heat and Rook through the streets of Manhattan and figure out if the butler did it. But remember, “It’s like a mystery novel, you don’t just go to the last page do you?”
I love the TV show Castle, so I had to check out the book the main character has been writing. The tie ins to the TV show were very fun for me. As a mystery, it was pretty good, too, although the first half was way over written.