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product_id: 127341458
title: "Heat Wave (Nikki Heat Book 1)"
brand: "richard castle"
price: "$20"
currency: NZD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 12
url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/127341458-heat-wave-nikki-heat-book-1
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# Heat Wave (Nikki Heat Book 1)

**Brand:** richard castle
**Price:** $20
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Heat Wave (Nikki Heat Book 1) by richard castle
- **How much does it cost?** $20 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

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    Fan of the show Castle
  

*by T***A on Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017*

As a fan of the TV show, I thought it was cute and fun that the fictional character of Richard Castle is being used as a real writer. I wouldn't be a true fan if I didn't read his made-up novels. I read the Storm novels and thought they were entertaining. I decided to read the first Nikki Heat novel and was a wee-bit disappointed. But all in all it was still very entertaining. There were a few 'dry' (filler) chapters and then there were a few suspenseful moments, pretty much like the TV show. I literally pictured Stana and Nathan in every chapter and the full cast of Castle. I believe that is the reason I still found it entertaining to read. And since the show is over I felt it helped fill the gap in my life without Castle (😔)Not sure I will continue reading the rest since I find the price on amazon kindle a bit high for a fictional writer's novel. There are 9 books in the series of which 1 thru 7 cost $7.99 while 8 & 9 cost $12.99 & $14.99 respectively. I think these prices are absurd since Richard Castle is not a real writer. The real people who write the novels are talented but nothing like Stephen King or Greg Isles or John Grisham. (To name a few).That's it I guess in a nutshell: entertaining like the series, humorous and somewhat suspenseful like trying to solve a crime.

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    Good read, especially if you were a fan of the TV show
  

*by D***C on Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2016*

I was a fan of the recently cancelled TV series, but it took me a long time to start reading this series of books. The 1st installment Naked Heat was a good mystery and reminiscent of the early days of the TV show. Thus I would strongly recommend this Book to Castle fans looking for more now that the show is gone. I'm giving this book 4 stars instead of 5 since the writing wasn't as polished as it could have been and the general mystery wasn't difficult to solve, though some of the details of the crime were more difficult to decipher ahead of time.

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    Not surprising
  

*by B***R on Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2017*

A few days ago Sue Grafton, one of the finest mystery writers of my lifetime, passed away. Seeing the news of her passing reminded me that I had not read a novel in several years. "Heat Wave" has been sitting in my Kindle library since the week it first became available, so I opened it and started reading.Richard Castle is not a real person, of course, so my expectations were not high. When the day arrives that computer AI become published writers their stories will be very much like this one: shallow, moderately entertaining, rife with cliches.By the same token, it will do for now.

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*Last updated: 2026-01-27*