High Heat

Name: High Heat
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.72 (7 reviews)
Author: Richard Castle
ISBN: 9781478971511

Author: Richard Castle

Narrator: Robert Petkoff

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hachette Original

Published: 10/25/2016

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Suspense & Thriller, Crime, Women Sleuths

Synopsis

An ISIS-style beheading of a journalist, carried out by a New York City group pledging fealty to that rogue state, becomes more than just another case for NYPD Captain Nikki Heat when the killers announce their next target: her husband, magazine writer Jameson Rook. Meanwhile, Heat is haunted by a fleeting glimpse of someone she swears is her mother... a woman who has been dead for nearly twenty years.

About Richard Castle

Richard Castle, played by actor Nathan Fillion, 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. Richard currently lives in Manhattan with his daughter and mother, both of whom infuse his life with humor and inspiration.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathi on June 21, 2017

Great mystery, with plot of new storyline featuring Nikki's Mom Another nice mystery, quick reading that flows nicely, as a new ISIS group threatens in New York. Great, well described characters that are easy to want to hear about, and interesting scenes around New York city. Nice addition to the Nik......more

Goodreads review by Monnie on December 31, 2016

Honestly, my rating is closer to 3.5 stars (not possible on most book ratings websites) - but it's written well enough to round it up to 4. That said, those expecting much more than a book that reads like a TV show script most likely will be disappointed. It also helps, I think, to be familiar with......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on April 10, 2021

Nikki Heat, Captain of the NYPD’s 20th precinct becomes involved in events far larger than the typical murder investigation. This time terrorists, apparently affiliated with ISIS have kidnapped and killed a prominent reporter (and a previous character in the series). Now they plan to do it again, th......more

Goodreads review by Jukebook_juliet on February 29, 2024

4/5 🌟......more

Goodreads review by Helen on April 15, 2020

Another high tension adventure for Rook and Heat. I enjoyed it every bit as much as the others. Just a little niggle. Proof readers/editors dropped the ball on this one. There were a couple of instances of typing errors missed - p4 'She loved the way the way it hummed when there was a big case.' and......more