Richard Castle

El escritor número uno en ventas Richard Castle, autor de los bestsellers de "Derrick Storm", nos presenta a su nuevo personaje: la detective de homicidios del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York Nikki Heat, dura de pelar, sexy y profesional. En Ola de calor, primera entrega de la "Serie Castle", Nikki Heats se enfrenta a un desafio inesperado cuando el inspector jefe le asigna de compañero al famoso periodista Jameson Rook, ganador de un premio Pulitzer, quien debera acompañarla en una investigacion para escribir uno de sus articulos.El caso que deben investigar es misterioso y complicado: un magnate inmobiliario del estado de Nueva York ha muerto desplomado sobre una de las aceras de la ciudad; una esposa florero con un sombrio pasado ha escapado de milagro a un descarado ataque; los principales sospechosos de las agresiones, gansteres y hombres de negocios con poder con motivos de sobra para asesinar, recitan de memoria sus coartadas. Y, en medio de una sofocante ola de calor, un nuevo homicidio tiene lugar y da comienzo a un tenso viaje por los pequeños y oscuros secretos de los ricos. A medida que avanza la investigacion, Nikki debera reconocer que, lejos de resultar un incordio, el periodista que le pisa los talones le resu

En la séptima entrega de la «Serie Castle», la detective Nikki Heat deberá investigar un complejo caso de asesinato que le afecta personalmente, al tiempo que se enfrenta al altibajo más importante d

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.

La atrevida y atractiva detective Nikki Heat y el famoso periodista Jameson Rook deberán emprender una carrera contrarreloj para detener una letal amenaza del pasado de Heat, y a un escalofriante asesino que pone en peligro su futuro. La detective de homicidios del Departamento de Policia de Nueva York Nikki Heat esta determinada a atrapar al escurridizo agente de la CIA que ordeno la ejecucion de su madre hace mas de una decada. Para dar caza al asesino, Heat se une una vez mas a su pareja, el periodista de investigacion Jameson Rook. Pero su busqueda del antiguo espia y el motivo del asesinato desvela un alarmante complot terrorista que no es para nada cosa del pasado. Es letal. Es ahora. Y ya ha comenzado su cuenta atras. Para complicar aun mas la mision de llevar al espia ante la justicia y frustrar la amenaza terrorista que se avecina, un asesino en serie atemoriza a la ciudad y la brigada de homicidios esta bajo presion para detenerlo, y pronto. El asesino no solo ha señalado a Nikki como destinataria exclusiva de sus mensajes insultantes, sino que tambien ha puesto nombre a su proxima victima: la detective Heat. La "Serie Castle" esta compuesta por los libros escritos por Richard Castle, protagonista de la serie de television Castle

El asesinato de un periodista se convierte en algo más que un asunto profesional para Nikki Heat cuando los responsables anuncian quien será su próxima víctima: su marido, Jameson Rook. La comisaria de la policia de Nueva York ha recibido un video tan horrible como impactante: la decapitacion de un periodista por un grupo terrorista que afirma pertenecer al Estado Islamico. Pero lo peor esta por llegar cuando los verdugos declaran que su siguiente objetivo es el famoso reportero Jameson Rook. Desesperada por garantizar su seguridad, Heat intenta contactar a Rook, que se encuentra fuera escribiendo un reportaje sobre el candidato presidencial Piernas Kline, repentino favorito en la carrera a la Casa Blanca. Cuando, para su desesperacion, Rook resulta ilocalizable, Heat se da cuenta de que solo hay una manera de evitar que los asesinos hagan daño a su marido: atraparlos antes. Pero, como si este caso no fuera suficiente para poner su vida patas arriba, Nikki comienza a verse perseguida por la imagen de una mujer que se ha cruzado casualmente en la calle y que podria jurar que es su madre... que murio hace casi veinte años.

The bizarre murder of a parish priest at a New York bondage club opens Nikki Heats most thrilling and dangerous case so far, pitting her against New Yorks most vicious drug lord, an arrogant CIA contractor, and a shadowy death squad out to gun her down. And that is just the tip of an iceberg that leads to a dark conspiracy reaching all the way to the highest level of the NYPD. But when she gets too close to the truth, Nikki finds herself disgraced, stripped of her badge, and out on her own as a target for killers with nobody she can trust. Except maybe the one man in her life whos not a cop. Reporter Jameson Rook. In the midst of New Yorks coldest winter in a hundred years, theres one thing Nikki is determined to prove: Heat Rises.

Top NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat and her partner, journalist Jameson Rook, pursue the elusive former CIA station chief who ordered the execution of her mother over a decade ago. But their quest for the old spy unearths an alarming terror plot that has already entered its countdown phase. Complicating their mission, a serial killer boldly names his next victim: Detective Heat.

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 Citys top homicide squads. Shes 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 Yorks Finest. Pulitzer Prize-winning Rook is as much a handful as he is handsome. His wise-cracking and meddling arent 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.

When New Yorks most vicious gossip columnist, Cassidy Towne, is found dead, Heat uncovers a gallery of high profile suspects, all with compelling motives for killing the most feared muckraker in Manhattan. Heats murder investigation is complicated by her surprise reunion with superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook. In the wake of their recent breakup, Nikki would rather not deal with their raw emotional baggage. But the handsome, wise-cracking Pulitzer Prize-winning writers personal involvement in the case forces her to team up with Rook anyway. The residue of their unresolved romantic conflict and crackling sexual tension fills the air as Heat and Rook embark on a search for a killer among celebrities and mobsters, singers and hookers, pro athletes and shamed politicians. This new, explosive case brings on the heat in the glittery world of secrets, cover-ups, and scandals.

El escritor número uno en ventas Richard Castle, autor de los bestsellers de «Derrick Storm», nos presenta a su nuevo personaje: la detective de homicidios del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York

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.

Top NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat and her partner, journalist Jameson Rook, pursue the elusive former CIA station chief who ordered the execution of her mother over a decade ago. But their quest for the old spy unearths an alarming terror plot that has already entered its countdown phase. Complicating their mission, a serial killer boldly names his next victim: Detective Heat.

Picking up where Frozen Heat left off, top NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat pursues the elusive former CIA station chief who ordered the execution of her mother over a decade ago.For the hunt, Nikki teams once again with her romantic partner, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Jameson Rook, and their quest for the old spy and the motive behind the past murder unearths an alarming terror plot-which is anything but ancient history. It is lethal. It is now. And it has already entered its countdown phase.Complicating Heat's mission to bring the rogue spy to justice and thwart the looming terror event, a serial killer begins menacing the Twentieth Precinct and her homicide squad is under pressure to stop him, and soon. The frightening murderer, known for his chilling stealth, not only has singled out Nikki as the exclusive recipient of his taunting messages, he then boldly names his next victim: Detective Heat.

In New York Times bestselling author Richard Castle's newest novel, an illegal immigrant falls from the sky and NYPD Homicide detective Nikki Heat's investigation into his death quickly captures the imagination of her boyfriend, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jameson Rook. When he decides to work the case with Heat for his next big story, Nikki is at first happy to have him ride along. Yes, she must endure Rook's usual wild conspiracy speculations and adolescent wisecracks, but after their reunion following his recent assignment abroad, she's glad for the entertainment, the chance to bounce ideas off him, and the opportunity just to be close to him again and feel the old spark rekindle. But when Rook's inquiry leads him to conclude that Detective Heat has arrested the wrong man for the murder, everything changes. Balancing her high-stakes job with a complicated romance has been a challenge ever since Nikki fell for the famous reporter. Now her relationship lurches from mere complexity into sharp conflict over the riskiest case of her career. Set against the raging force of Hurricane Sandy as it pounds New York, Heat battles an ambitious power broker, fights a platoon of urban mercenaries, and clashes with the man she loves. Detective Heat knows her job is to solve murders. She just worries that solving this one will be the death of her relationship.

Un magnate inmobiliario del estado de Nueva York se desploma y muere en una de las aceras de la ciudad. Una esposa florero con un sombrío pasado sobrevive tras escapar de milagro a un descarado ataque. Gansteres y hombres con poder con motivos de sobra para asesinar recitan de memoria sus coartadas. Es entonces, en medio de una sofocante ola de calor, cuando otro homicidio tiene lugar y comienza un tenso viaje por los pequeños y oscuros secretos de los ricos. Unos secretos que resultan ser fatidicos. Secretos que permanecen ocultos en la sombra hasta que una detective del Departamento de Policia de Nueva York arroja un poco de luz sobre ellos.

La detective de homicidios del departamento de polic#a de Nueva York, Nikki Heat llega a su #ltima escena del crimen en la que aparece una mujer desconocida apu#alada hasta la muerte y metida en una maleta abandonada en una calle de Manhattan. Nikki entra en un gran shock cuando se da cuenta de que este asesinato est# conectado a la muerte no resuelta de su propia madre. Una vez m#s, junto a su compa#ero sentimental y de investigaci#n, el periodista Jameson Rook, Heat volver# a trabajar para resolver el misterio del cuerpo de la maleta mientras se ve obligada a enfrentarse a los resquicios desconocidos de la vida de su madre.

Nikki Heat y Jameson Rook vuelven a encontrarse para trabajar juntos en la emocionante secuela del best seller Ola de calor. Cuando la columnista de cotilleos más despiadada de Nueva York, Cassidy Towne, aparece muerta, Heat descubre toda una galeria de posibles sospechosos, y todos tienen motivos de peso para haber asesinado a la mas temida destapadora de escandalos de Manhattan. La investigacion del asesinato de Heat se complica con la reunion-sorpresa que tiene con el famoso periodista Jameson Rook. Su ruptura todavia esta muy reciente y Nikki prefiere no tener que cargar con ese aspero bagaje emocional. Aunque la intromision en el caso del atractivo y sobradamente intelectual escritor, ganador de un premio Pulitzer, la obligara a formar equipo con el una vez mas. Los residuos no resueltos de su conflicto romantico y la creciente tension sexual llena todo el aire mientras Heat y Rook se embarcan en la busqueda de un criminal entre famosos y gangsteres, cantantes y prostitutas, atletas profesionales y politicos avergonzados. Este nuevo y explosivo caso destapa el calor de un resplandeciente mundo de secretos, tapaderas y escandalos.

La tercera novela de Richard Castle, con una Nikki Heat sexy, intr#pida y en graves problemas... Solo James Rook podr# ayudarla y hacer que el calor aumente. El ins#lito asesinato de un sacerdote en un club sadomasoquista neoyorquino abre el caso m#s apasionante y peligroso de Nikki Heat hasta el momento, en el que tendr# que hacer frente al narcotraficante m#s corrupto de Nueva York, a un arrogante asesor externo de la CIA y a un misterioso escuadr#n de la muerte decidido a acabar con ella a tiros. Y eso es solo la punta de un iceberg que destapa una siniestra conspiraci#n que salpica a las m#s altas esferas de la polic#a de Nueva York.

In New York Times Bestselling author Richard Castle's newest novel, an illegal immigrant falls from the sky and NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat's investigation into his death quickly captures the imagination of her boyfriend the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Jameson Rook.When he decides to work the case with Heat as his next big story, Nikki is at first happy to have him ride along. Yes, she must endure Rook's usual wild conspiracy speculations and adolescent wisecracks, but after reuniting following his recent assignment abroad, she's glad for the entertainment, the chance to bounce ideas, and just to be close to him again and feel the old spark rekindle.But when Rook's inquiry concludes that Detective Heat has arrested the wrong man for the murder, everything changes...