This was a fun, quick read. Mystery novels are not my thing, but I adore the TV show "CASTLE" and this book reads exactly like a show episode. In fact, bits and pieces of scenes from the first season where playboy novelist Richard Castle is riding-along with Det. Kate Beckett make their way into the story. Castle's counterpart is Jameson Rook, a magazine journalist shadowing Det. Nikki Heat (based on Beckett) to get an on the job perspective for an article about NYPD homicide detectives. Captain Montgomery, Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, and Detectives Esposito and Ryan also have doppelgangers in the novel: Captain Montrose, M.E. Lauren Perry, Det. Ochoa, and Det. Raley, respectively.
If you saw Season 2's second episode of "CASTLE", then you also know that there is a sex scene in the novel between Rook and Nikki Heat, which does not occur between the TV series' characters. I love how they handled that aspect on the show -- very funny.
The murder mystery aspect itself is pretty good. Probably not a mystery plot worthy of an A-list novel, but certainly well thought out with sufficient twists and turns to make the story interesting. So, hard core mystery fans might not find this novel engaging enough, but this is definitely a more entertaining read for fans of the show and those not heavily into the genre.Get more detail about Heat Wave.
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