"When New York's most vicious gossip columnist, Cassidy Towne, is found dead, Heat uncovers a gallery of high-profile suspects, all with compelling motives for killing the most feared muckraker in Manhattan. But Heat's murder investigation is complicated by her surprise reunion with superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook. In the wake of their recent breakup, Nikki would rather not deal with their raw emotional baggage. But the handsome, wise-cracking writer's personal involvement in the case forces her to team up with Rook anyway. The residue of their unsolved romantic conflict and crackling sexual tension fills the air as Heat and Rook embark on the search for a killer among celebrities and mobsters, singers and hookers, pro athletes and shamed politicians. This new, explosive case brings on the heat in the glittery world of secrets, cover-ups, and scandals."
Review:
Let me begin by saying this is technically a sequel to the first Nicki Heat book Heat Wave, but you don't need to read the first book to understand what's going on in this next book. When I first received the book as a gift for Christmas, I was intrigued and delighted to see the television show, Castle was going above and beyond, making the books real. So if you've seen the television show, you pretty much have the exact same story only on paper. The only difference is the names of the characters, and some other minor details. This is not an exaggeration. Everything, the character's personalities, the crime itself and how it plays out; the whole novel could be a single episode of Castle. I was really disappointed, just because I was hoping for more creativity than that. I've watched the show for a while and the cases themselves are pretty straightforward and it's to a point where in the first five minutes of the show, I can guess (correctly) who the killer is. Same goes for this book; I guessed who I thought the killer was and I was disappointed to see that I was right. I was hoping for a challenge, or surprise twist at least. Unfortunately that was not the case.
Review:
Let me begin by saying this is technically a sequel to the first Nicki Heat book Heat Wave, but you don't need to read the first book to understand what's going on in this next book. When I first received the book as a gift for Christmas, I was intrigued and delighted to see the television show, Castle was going above and beyond, making the books real. So if you've seen the television show, you pretty much have the exact same story only on paper. The only difference is the names of the characters, and some other minor details. This is not an exaggeration. Everything, the character's personalities, the crime itself and how it plays out; the whole novel could be a single episode of Castle. I was really disappointed, just because I was hoping for more creativity than that. I've watched the show for a while and the cases themselves are pretty straightforward and it's to a point where in the first five minutes of the show, I can guess (correctly) who the killer is. Same goes for this book; I guessed who I thought the killer was and I was disappointed to see that I was right. I was hoping for a challenge, or surprise twist at least. Unfortunately that was not the case.
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