• Heat Wave reached #6 on the New York Times bestseller list, and was also a USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Indiebound bestseller.
• Heat Wave was integrated into the plotline of several episodes of season two of Castle, while the new hardcover will be featured on season three.
• ABC will offer free digital downloads of select chapters in the summer of 2010 leading up to the publication of the book.
• Heat Wave will be published in paperback in Summer 2010.

In the thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestseller Heat Wave, Richard Castle continues the story of 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. Readers will once again follow Nikki and hotshot reporter Jameson Rook as they trade barbs and innuendos, all while on the trail of a murderer.

Castle, the hit ABC series, premiered in March 2009. The title character, Richard Castle, is the bestselling mystery author of the critically acclaimed Derrick Storm novels. His partner, the hardnosed but sexy Detective Kate Beckett, is the inspiration for Nikki Heat, star of his latest bestselling series.