Castle

[becke_davis]

How many of you watch the TV show Castle? Have you seen this?

Heat Wave  

Synopsis

A New York real estate tycoon plunges to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk. A trophy wife with a past survives a narrow escape from a brazen attack. Mobsters and moguls with no shortage of reasons to kill trot out their alibis. And then, in the suffocating grip of a record heat wave, comes another shocking murder and a sharp turn in a tense journey into the dirty little secrets of the wealthy. Secrets that prove to be fatal. Secrets that lay hidden in the dark until one NYPD detective shines a light.

Mystery sensation Richard Castle, blockbuster author of the wildly best-selling Derrick Storm novels, introduces his newest character, 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. 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. PulitzerPrize-winning Rook is as much a handful as he is handsome. His wise-cracking and meddling aren't her only problems. As she works to unravel the secrets of the murdered real estate tycoon, she must also confront the spark between them. The one called heat.

Biography

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

[becke_davis]

I don't watch a lot of TV, but this is a show I never miss: http://castletv.net/

You can go here for a sneak preview of Richard Castle's new book, HEAT WAVE:

http://castletv.net/heat-waves-begins/1838 

[pen21]

This is great. I really like this show.

The book is a great idea to go with the show.

I wonder if they will mention the book during an episode.

[becke_davis]

A RICHARD CASTLE SUMMER TWITTER MYSTERY -- FAMOUS NOVELIST ON ABC'S "CASTLE" GOES LIVE ON TWITTER

Second Season of "Castle" Premieres Monday, September 21

It's summertime, and New York City is hot and humid. With his deadline closing in, famous crime-mystery novelist Richard Castle is working to finish his Nikki Heat novel, "Heat Wave." The city offers a wealth of distractions for a procrastinating author, and since his 15-year-old daughter, Alexis, introduced him to Twitter, Castle has become addicted.  Castle and Alexis take off for their house in the Hamptons, and what starts as a respite for Castle turns into yet another mystery for him to help solve. And this time, he tweets his theories to his followers. It all begins when a foot without a body washes up on the beach. Local law enforcement thinks it's an accident, a shark attack, but Castle's certain there's more to it than that and twitters his theories to his many fans. Much to the chagrin of the local police, Castle puts himself into the middle of the investigation. The game's afoot! For the next six weeks, fans will be able to give Castle advice, eavesdrop on his affairs and his family, and help him solve his summer mystery. Richard Castle's Twitter handle is @WriteRCastle or visit http://twitter.com/WriteRCastle. There is also a link to his Facebook page, so fans will be able to see how this famous creator of Murder, Mystery and the Macabre spends his time away from the precinct. "Castle" airs Mondays (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on ABC.

[becke_davis]

HEAT WAVE, the latest blockbuster fromRichard Castle!

Ten free chapter downloads at ABC.comstarting August 10^th!

“Castle”premieres Monday, September 21 (10:00-11:00 p.m.) on the ABC Television Network

Heat Wave  

by RichardCastle

“Castlehasn’t lost it.  Heat Wave looks like another bestseller

fromthe thrillmaster.  It’s hot!”

–James Patterson, NewYork Times bestselling author

“RickCastle must have been doing his research because Nikki Heat has theunmistakable ring of truth.  This book isgold.  Couldn’t put it down!

I’mgetting jealous.”

–Stephen J. Cannell, New York Times bestselling author

HEAT WAVE (September 29, 2009; Hyperion; $19.99 hardcover) is the entertaining new novel “written by”the charming and charismatic Richard Castle, the lead in the hit ABC show(season two begins September 21) and bestselling author of the blockbusterDerrick Storm mystery novels.  As ABCre-airs the first season of Castle this summer, the first ten chaptersof the book will be posted on ABC.com, one chapter per week starting August 10^th!

Castlepremiered on ABC in March 2009 featuring bestselling mystery novelist RichardCastle.  In the debut season, as Castlesolves crimes and trades barbs with NYPD Detective Beckett, he finds theinspiration for Nikki Heat, star of his next bestselling book, HEAT WAVE. 

InHEAT WAVE, Richard Castle introduceshis newest character, NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat.  Tough, sexy, and professional, Nikki Heatcarries a passion for justice as she leads one of New York City’s top homicide squads.  She’s hit with an unexpected challenge whenthe commissioner assigns superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook to ridealong with her to research an article on New York’s Finest.  Pulitzer Prize-winning Rook is as much ahandful as he is handsome.  Hiswise-cracking and meddling aren’t her only problems --

A New York realestate tycoon plunges to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk.  A trophy wife with a past survives a narrowescape from a brazen attach.  Mobstersand moguls with no shortage of reasons to kill trot out their alibis.  And then, in the suffocating grip of a recordheat wave, comes another shocking murder and a sharp turn in a tense journeyinto the dirty little secrets of the wealthy. Secrets that proved to be fatal. Secrets that lay hidden in the dark until one NYPD detective shines alight.

--As Nikki works to unravel the secrets of the murdered real estate tycoon, shemust also confront the spark between them. The one called heat.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Richard Castle isthe bestselling author of the Derrick Storm novels.  He is played by actor Nathan Fillion. 

Look for HeatWave in the new season of Castle!

Tune in to ABC on Tuesday, September 21 at 10:00 PM for the premiere of the secondseason,

and stay tuned asRichard Castle’s new blockbuster is “written” and published.

[Ryan_G]

Becke, you are super duper awesome.  Thank you so much for posting all this wonderful information.  This is one of my favorite shows from last year and I can't wait for the new season to start.  Now I have a new book to read and a new person to follow on twitter.

You Are The Best!

[tonyak11]

This is the only 'cop' show I watch on TV. My husband and  I love it. I like the fact he is a writer and my husband loves the drama. One of my favorite parts is how his daughter always comes up with the reasons...I will have to get this new book.

Thanks Becke!

[becke_davis]

I'm intrigued by the idea of a book written by a fictional author. I know this has been done before -- on my mom's favorite soap opera, for one thing -- but it seems perfect for this show, in particular. I started watching Castle because so many of my friends recommended it, and I thought you'd be interested, too.

[tabcat]

Thanks Becke!  I will be looking for this one. I really like the show, but don't always get to watch due to my work schedule.  I'm looking forward to the release of the first season in DVD (September 09).

T.

[becke_davis]

I didn't start watching Castle until it had been on for awhile. I've been taping the repeats, and I think I've seen all of the episodes now. Can hardly wait for season two!

[becke_davis]

Nathan Fillion answers questions about Castle here: http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/05/11/nathan-fillio-1/

 http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/07/01/castle-book-heat-wave/

[Annette_Blair]

 I love the TV show Castle.  I copy it to my DVR and watch it over and over again.  I love the mysteries, the sexual tension between him and the detective.  The premise is great.  Castle is so cute.  And on the show where his flow chart was up on a giant screen TV, I paused it to see how he wrote his books.  LOL.  Seriously, wouldn't miss it.

[becke_davis]

Annette - I just discovered this show a few months ago. I love it!

[MarilynBrant]

Castle is one of my favorite shows!! Because of that, I'm really curious about Heat Wave... It's fascinating how they're making the entire TV experience more interactive this way by drawing in the reading element, too. We'll see how well the idea goes over.  

[becke_davis]

Hi Marilyn! Yes, I never thought I'd want to read a book written by a fictional character, but I admit I'm going to check this one out. I wonder who really wrote it?

Heat Wave

 

[JFLewis]

Thanks for the news about the forthcoming "Richard Castle" novel.  How cool is that?!?  My wife and I are huge fans of the show and wind up DVRing the episodes and then purchasing them on iTunes so I can carry them around with me. 

What did you guys think of the season opener?

[becke_davis]

I had to order the first season on Netflix, but now I have it set up to tape so I won't miss any of the new episodes. I get a real kick out of the guest authors!