Heat Wave

by Richard Castle

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Series: Nikki Heat (1)

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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML: 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, blockbuster author of the wildly best-selling Derrick Storm novels, introduces his newest character, NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat. Tough, sexy, professional, 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. The one called heat. .… (more)

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I went into this knowing it was ABC's way of cashing in on the success of Castle. Therefore, I really wasn't expecting it to be much to 'write home about'; I was pleasantly surprised.

Although the writing is a bit sloppy in places, and the plot line can get lost in all the other stuff going on, I found it was the perfect read for a couple of stormy days, when I couldn't get much else done. (

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Melline | Oct 24, 2023 |

Anyone expecting that this represents the type of book that Richard Castle usually writes may be disappointed. In contrast to his earlier best-selling thrillers, this one is a real potboiler that reads more like a television show than a novel.

That's not to say that there isn't anything to like here. His new detective, Nikki Heat, is tough as nails and honest as George Washington. Her biggest distraction is a know-it-all, name-dropping magazine writer named Jameson Rook that bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain author.

But really, if ABC wanted a book 'by' Richard Castle, they could have (and should have) done much better. This book is too thin. The Rook character is much too much like Castle to have been written by him. Nikki Heat didn't really quite capture the fascination that Castle has with Det. Beckett.

Bottom line: a fun read, but a disappointment. (

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zot79 | Aug 20, 2023 |

This was a lot of fun. Not sure if it's just my school girl crush on Nathan Fillion or what, but I really did enjoy this book. Light, fun, some humour, a bit of mystery, what's not to like?

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beentsy | Aug 12, 2023 |

Meh... just meh. Of course, I love the show. But there is not a lot of depth beyond the show. Not likely to pick up another one of these. (

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SusanStradiotto | Jul 12, 2023 |

This is not something I would usually enjoy, but it was so fun. You can't read this with the expectation that this is a "Castle" case, it is Richard Castle book. My enjoyment in this book was the tie in with the tv series, I loved picking up all the subtle hints! Though on it's own it is simply a mystery of the month book. (

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jmdavis413 | Apr 2, 2023 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Richard Castle	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Antunes, Dina	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Doseděl, Ondřej	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Heller, Johnny	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Klüver, Anika	Übersetzer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sarkar, Shubhani	Designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Heat Wave

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Heat Wave

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New York, New York, USA

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Castle (2009 | IMDb)

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 2009)

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Dedication

To the extraordinary KB and all my friends at the 12th

First words

It was always the same for her when she arrived to meet the body.

Quotations

Nikki paid attention to nags because they were the voices God gave to clues.

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Patterson, James

Cannell, Stephen J.

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English

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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:

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, blockbuster author of the wildly best-selling Derrick Storm novels, introduces his newest character, NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat. Tough, sexy, professional, 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. The one called heat.

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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.

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