Heat Rises (Nikki Heat)
"In the third book of the New York Times bestselling Nikki Heat series, following HEAT WAVE and NAKED HEAT, Richard Castle's new thrilling mystery continues the story of 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. In what's sure to be another smash sensation by blockbuster author Richard Castle, readers will once again follow Nikki Heat and hotshot reporter Jameson Rook as they trade barbs and innuendos all while on the trail of a murderer! For the third tie-in with the ABC television show, CASTLE, we will once again be releasing a portion of the chapters electronically, available for digital download in advance of the hardcover publication. The show will integrate the new book in the same way they did for HEAT WAVE and NAKED HEAT, with mentions of the book beginning in episodes that will air in spring and culminating with the publication of the book in Fall 2011"--
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The best part of the book was the references to the television show. On more than one occasion I was able to say ha I know which episode that seen came from. Often it was in those scenes I would also find myself laughing.
My biggest hangup was the blocking and backstabbing within the story. Nikki was doing her job and she was doing it well, but despite her exceptional performance in the past she had her badge taken away and she was forced to work outside the system. It was sudden and really didn't feel authentic because the provocation really didn't seem a good enough reason to punish her that severely.
I did enjoy this book more than the first two. The mystery was more involved and took me longer to actually figure out. I was excited I didn't know who the killer was when I first met them, which happened in the first book.
My biggest hangup was the blocking and backstabbing within the story. Nikki was doing her job and she was doing it well, but despite her exceptional performance in the past she had her badge taken away and she was forced to work outside the system. It was sudden and really didn't feel authentic because the provocation really didn't seem a good enough reason to punish her that severely.
I did enjoy this book more than the first two. The mystery was more involved and took me longer to actually figure out. I was excited I didn't know who the killer was when I first met them, which happened in the first book.
I found this one at the library even though I was determined to not get any more library books since I have so many books at home to read.
My willpower, she is weak.
This was a pretty darn good book. Nikki Heat catches the case of a priest who is murdered in a bondage dungeon. Things get weird (that wasn't weird enough) as her Captain, Charles Montrose, is acting strangely and keeps her from fully investigating this murder. It turns out that the dead priest is just the tip of an iceberg that reaches back to Monstrose's patrol days.
Short review because I don't want to give anything away, but this is a rather excellent mystery.
My willpower, she is weak.
This was a pretty darn good book. Nikki Heat catches the case of a priest who is murdered in a bondage dungeon. Things get weird (that wasn't weird enough) as her Captain, Charles Montrose, is acting strangely and keeps her from fully investigating this murder. It turns out that the dead priest is just the tip of an iceberg that reaches back to Monstrose's patrol days.
Short review because I don't want to give anything away, but this is a rather excellent mystery.
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