FRIDAY: Naked Heat

Summary

Castle is one of my favorite TV shows, and I love mysteries, so I had to try out the books from the series. I reviewed the first book here. 


Once again, detective Nikki Heat is reluctantly partnered with journalist Jameson Rook in the investigation of the murder of a famous tabloid-type journalist, Cassidy Towne. Towne's job lends to a plethora of viable murder suspects. Heat will need Rook's research on the victim (he was working on a profile of her when she died) and all of her wits to slog through motives and alibis to catch a killer

Review

I had a hard time to get into the rhythm of this book. I don't know if that is because of the book or just because I was trying to read it when I had several other demands on my time and attention. I still enjoy the interplay of the characters. The author has done a good job, in my opinion, of capturing the "voice" of the characters from the TV show. The mystery was good, with plenty of suspects to choose from as well as plot twists and turns. If you like the show, check out the books for some fun reading.



3 out of 5 stars

Recommended for: fans of the TV Show, mystery fans


Cautions: Language and "grown up" situations and innuendo





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Waiting for WEDNESDAY

  My life is finally slowing down a bit and I am looking forward to finding some new reads from my own book shelves. These are the two that are vying for my attention right now. The Lost Hero is the latest in the Percy Jackson-ish world and Naked Heat is the latest book from TV mystery writer Richard Castle (played by Nathan Fillion). 

I'm not sure which book I am looking forward to more!

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Waiting on WEDNESDAY

 These are just a few of the books I am looking forward to this month. 
                                














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FRIDAY: Heat Wave

Nikki Heat and the guys on her team with NYPD have a convoluted case on their hands. Being followed around by popular - and handsome - journalist Jameson Rook is a distraction Nikki doesn't need. She has enough on her plate with the dead real estate tycoon, his trophy wife, bookies and goons, and a missing art collection.

Yes, you read that author name correctly - Richard Castle. As in "Castle," the character in ABC's show by the same name. If you haven't seen it, Castle is a famous mystery author who is shadowing a detective and her team in the name of research. It is a funny show that we watch every week without fail. The book reads a little cheesy at first - just like Castle. The interplay between the characters in Heat Wave will be familiar to fans of the show.

I thought the mystery in Heat Wave was good. Lots of possibilities, twists, turns and increasingly complicated clues. I had the person pegged before the end, but not the motive. I like when I have to keep reading to figure out how everything works together. I was disappointed that Heat and Rook fall into bed together in the very first book. I prefer a little more flirting and tension to keep things interesting for a few more books as readers wonder, "Will they or won't they?" [Sensitive readers should also know there is nudity in the book.]

I would definitely read another book in the series.