Second Book From Richard Castle To Be Released in September 2010

[Press Release - Released by ABC]
SECOND BOOK FROM RICHARD CASTLE – STAR OF ABC’S “CASTLE” –PLANNED FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 2010
HEAT WAVE by Richard Castle, star of the hit ABC series “Castle” (Mondays, 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), has been a successful cross-platform collaboration between ABC and Hyperion. Published at the end of September 2009, HEAT WAVE has spent 14 weeks on the New York Times Hardcover bestsellers list, currently holding the #32 position for Sunday, January 17, 2010. Hyperion has gone back to press eight times and now has over 170,000 copies in print. With this great success, a second book from Richard Castle will be published at the end of September 2010.
HEAT WAVE is Hyperion’s #2 bestselling ebook for 2009, surpassed only by “The Last Lecture.” It is also Hyperion’s #5 Kindle bestseller for the year. The free chapters of HEAT WAVE offered on ABC.com have been downloaded almost 100,000 times [...]

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HEAT WAVE by Richard Castle

HEAT WAVE by Richard Castle (3 out of 5 Stars)

Heat Wave by Richard Castle
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Publisher: Hyperion
Pages: 208
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I’m a huge fan of the TV show Castle so I couldn’t resist picking up Heat Wave, the book that lead character Richard Castle is supposed to be writing on the show. The premise of both the book and the show is that a popular author is shadowing a New York homicide detective and he helps her solve cases. It may sound like Murder She Wrote but it’s actually a lot more fun because of the banter and romantic tension between the main characters. Heat Wave is what I would call a fun, guilty-pleasure book because it’s a lot like reading an extended episode of Castle.
For those familiar with the show, all the main characters except Alexis are represented but with different names. Beckett is [...]

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HEAT WAVE A Novel by Richard Castle from ABC’s Castle

Here is a fun piece of news, Hyperion Books is going to release a new book called HEAT WAVE on September 29, 2009. Now here is the thing, the book is “written by” Richard Castle, the lead character on ABC’s series, Castle. So if you’re a fan of the show, this is a book you might want to look into.
Here is some more information about the story:
In HEAT WAVE, Richard Castle introduces his newest character, NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat. Tough, sexy and professional, Nikki Heat carries a passion for justice as she leads one of New York City’s top homicide squads. She’s hit with an unexpected challenge when the commissioner assigns superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook to ride along with her to research an article on New York’s Finest. Pulitzer Prize-winning Rook is as much a handful as he is handsome. His wise-cracking and meddling aren’t her only problems [...]

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