In the middle of a New York heatwave, the murder of real estate tycoon brings detective Nikki Heat to the case--and along with her comes the aggravating journalist Jameson Rook. Nikki Heat is 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. Jameson Rook, is a fictionalized version of Richard Castle himself. If you watch the show "Castle" this will all make more sense.
One of the fun aspects of the show is the sexual tension between Castle & Beckett and in this book it comes to fruition with a not too graphic sex scene. In the first season we see most of the characters reading "Heat Wave" and I always wondered if it was as fun as they kept saying it was. Now I won't say this is the most exciting mystery I ever read but I did enjoy that it just wasn't another episode rehashed and I can see how characters from the were written into this series. I enjoyed listening to it on CD while driving and will definitely look for the 2nd one that is already in press. Take from Amazon.com
"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.
About the Author
Richard Castle 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. Castle currently lives in Manhattan with his daughter and mother, both of whom infuse his life with humor and inspiration."I do enjoy the way this series is being treated as a real thing and even has the actor "Nathan Fillion" who plays Castle as the author on the back of the book. I feel like ABC and the writers of the show are having a great time with this series and if you are a fan of the show then you'll enjoy these books.