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Title: The Whole Cat and Caboodle

Subtitle: Second Chance Cat Mystery Series #1

Author: Sofie Ryan

Narrator: Marguerite Gavin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-14-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 265 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Sarah Grayson is the happy proprietor of Second Chance, a charming shop in the oceanfront town of North Harbor, Maine. At the shop she sells used items that she has lovingly refurbished and repurposed. But her favorite pet project so far has been adopting a stray cat she names Elvis. The big black cat with a scar across his nose turned up at a local bar when the band was playing the King of Rock and Roll's music and hopped in Sarah's truck. Since then he's been her constant companion and the furry favorite of everyone who comes into the store.

But when Sarah's elderly friend, Maddie, is found with the body of a dead man in her garden, the kindly old lady becomes the prime suspect in the murder. Even Sarah's old high school flame, investigator Nick Elliot, seems convinced that Maddie was up to no good. So it's up to Sarah and Elvis to clear her friend's name and make sure that the real murderer doesn't get a second chance.

Critic Reviews:

"This tale is enjoyable from beginning to end." (

RT Book Reviews)

Members Reviews:

Mainely Wonderful

I enjoyed this quietly satisfying mystery (and the next 3 books in this engaging series) for multiple reasons.

!. Location: small coastal town in the amazing state of Maine

2. Setting: a re-purpose/thrift shop where owner Sarah and her staff & friends repair,

recycle and resell unwanted items - good business and good for the planet.

3. Main character: Sarah is a strong, independent woman; not whining over past disappointments, not waiting for a man to make her happy.

4. An eclectic cast of supporting characters, mostly over the age of 30. (I chuckled when another reviewer suggested that "boring older people" should not be featured fiction).

5. PG rated: very little cursing, violence or sexual situations. I believe many recent novels are needlessly crude and degrading; all shock value but no substance.

6. Excellent narration and a unique feline pet. Even though I am a dog person, I like how Elvis has such a distinct, sometimes humorous personality.

I would highly recommend this book and the entire series to mature, discriminating readers.

Really? The Whole cat and caboodle?

Readers, don't be frightened away by the cleverly punned title, which is almost too crazy. I wasn't going to try it but was desperate for something to listen to, so I tried the sample. Then, I bought the book. It's a good read (listen), well-written, nicely plotted, and with such fun characters that I went on to buy the other books in the series so that I could revisit them. I love the cat in the story. Thanks, Sofie Ryan, for an enjoyable listen.

GIve it a chance

This was an entertaining story, good character development and with an intelligent twist. The narrator is what almost put me off. I was frustrated because the character voices were often indistinguishable and the narrator initially felt forced and a bit over-dramatic in the reading. I kept with it, though and it finally began to flow and my irritation with the narrator abated. As I listened I began to hear the nuances in the voices - I still could not independently recognize the differences in some of the character voices, but the narrator did a better job of reading the "said __" attributions so it began to develop its own rhythm and I was able to get past the irritations.

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Title: Writing All Wrongs

Subtitle: Books by the Bay Mystery Series, Book 7

Author: Ellery Adams

Narrator: Karen White

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-15

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 167 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

After Olivia and Chief Rawlings enjoy an all too brief honeymoon on Palmetto Island, they're joined by the rest of the Bayside Book Writers for the Legends of Coastal Carolina Festival. The event's highlight is Silas Black, celebrity screenwriter and television producer, who is currently working on a popular television show in North Carolina.

As the festival gets under way, a prankster seems to be bringing famous local ghost stories to life. But when the body of a woman close to Black is found on the beach, Olivia and her friends must deduce who on the island could resort to murder - before the sands of time run out for someone else....

Critic Reviews:

"One of the most intriguing heroines of the genre." (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Members Reviews:

Another home run in this wonderful series!

I adore this series so much, the brilliant writing of Ellery Adams is perfectly narrated by Karen White. Each and every character in this series is so well developed & has a solid story line all their own. By the time you get to this book (if you start the series at book 1, which I recommend), you feel like you are a part of the Bayside book club. The way Olivia passionately cares and advocates for those who are murdered makes her very relatable. But the best part of this series is that the entire plot is relatable and realistic. The stories told & murders that take place have solid history behind them, and the way everything unfolds isn't far fetched at all. Often times cozy mysteries keep a simple cookie cutter plot that is highly implausible. That's not what you will get with this; you will walk away feeling like you read sometning meaningful.

This particular story is just as wonderful & delivers like all the rest. I enjoyed seeing the bayside book club go away from oyster bay & solve a "vacation murder" so to speak. It was a fresh twist. However it continued all their story lines & weaved it in perfectly. I don't want to include too many specifics in case someone hasn't read this series yet, but please do yourself a huge favor & use a credit for this. You won't regret it!

Entertaining

Writing All Wrongs is very well written and entertaining. Ellery Adams does a great job creating a complicated and realistic mystery.

Great Light Series

I started this series of books a year ago and have enjoyed them all. They are a very light easy listen. The author creatively weaves several stories, a bit of history, and homey comforts into each tale. I would recommend them for a summer beach read.

Best one so far

This story had a lot of twists and turns,a lot of characters and a lot of suspense. I'm glad I decided to stick with this series.

Fantastic....again

Elderly Adams has a gift. Her stories are original in every sense of the word. The characters are well developed and the settings are completely unique.

Great read!

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Title: Orchid Blues

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-08-15

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 71 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Now the best-selling author brings back his small-town chief of police - and her extraordinary Doberman, Daisy - for another exhilarating adventure....

When Holly's wedding festivities are shattered by a brutal robbery, she vows to find the culprits. With nothing to go on but the inexplicable killing of an innocent bystander, Holly discovers evidence that leads her into the midst of a clan whose members are as mysterious as they are zealous. Holly's father, Ham, a retired army master sergeant, is her ticket into their strange world. What he finds there boggles the mind and sucks them all - Holly, Ham, and Daisy - into a whirlpool of crazed criminality from which even the FBI can't save them....

Members Reviews:

Good Story Poor voice Men sound like women

Would you consider the audio edition of Orchid Blues to be better than the print version?

haven't read the printed version, the audio is good as a story line and plot.

What did you like best about this story?

Another good Holly Barker series

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

would have been better with a Male reader.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Neither

Any additional comments?

Keep them coming

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Title: Dead to the Last Drop

Subtitle: The Coffeehouse Mysteries, Book 15

Author: Cleo Coyle

Narrator: Rebecca Gibel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 324 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

From the New York Times best-selling author of Once Upon a Grind comes an exciting new installment in the Coffeehouse Mystery series.

Clare's visit to the nation's capital is off to a graceful start. Her octogenarian employer is bunking with her in a charming Georgetown mansion, and a Smithsonian curator invites her to work on its culinary salute to coffee in America.

Clare's new village blend, called DC, is struggling to earn a profit until it attracts a high-profile fan: the college-age daughter of the president. Clare's stock rises as the first lady befriends her, but she soon learns a stark lesson. Washington can be murder.

First she finds a dead body in a back booth. Then the president's daughter goes missing. Is she a runaway bride, or is something more sinister in play? After another deadly twist, Clare is on the run with her NYPD detective boyfriend. Branded an enemy of the state, she must piece together clues and uncover the truth before her life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness come to a bitter end.

Members Reviews:

I had a couple of issues with this one.

I found this story slow and predictable. I saw the end far too early.

Dead to the Last Drop

A different approach in the writing style was refreshing. Very entertaining and intriguing to the very end. On to the next book.

Riveting Plot Woven with Multi-story Lines

Unbelievable new style of story telling blending time-lines and plot in spellbinding excitement. Best yet!

Best story ever!

I loved the story. The end was a surprise and I can't always say that!

great read

Great series and easy to read . i would recommend this book highly to people how like twisted.

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Title: No Honor Among Thieves

Subtitle: An Ali Reynolds Novella

Author: J. A. Jance

Narrator: Karen Ziemba

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-16-15

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 175 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

For the first time ever, Ali Reynolds and Joanna Brady, New York Times best-selling author J. A. Jance's popular series sleuths, join forces to solve a terrifying crime in this exclusive novella that has everything you want in a thriller - pause-resisting action, breathtaking twists and turns, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and...Legos.

"A semi's gone over the embankment." The call wakes Sheriff Joanna Brady in the middle of the night, but what brings her fully alert is the rest of the story. The driver didn't drift off to sleep and cross the center line - he was shot, multiple times, by someone with serious firepower. And when the truck crashed through the guardrail, its payload wound up scattered all over the road - boxes upon boxes of Legos.

Legos that are being tracked by B. Simpson's security firm to reduce black-market sales - and Ali Reynolds is just the woman to get to the bottom of the crime. She has the tech and the intel to follow the money (or, in this case, the Legos), which makes her a valuable asset to Joanna's team. Soon these two strong women realize they're not just sharing a case, they're kindred spirits - which is paramount, because the killer they're up against is anything but child's play.

Members Reviews:

Arresting

I miss the Joanna Brady series. It has been sometime since Jance has written a new book in the series. I saw this novella that combines Joanna Brady and Ali Reynolds together and thought it might be a fun read even if it is a novella.

Sheriff Brady received a call in the middle of the night about a semi- truck going over the embankment. It is not an accident; the driver was shot. The cargo was Legos being tracked by Rs security firm. Ali is sent to investigate and to follow the money with all her high tech equipment. It is great to have these two work together; all we need now is to add Beaumont. Maybe this will be a new series.

The book is well written. The pace is fast. To fully enjoy this novella, the reader should be familiar with both the Brady and Reynolds series. One thing I like about reading J. A. Jance books is there is no profanity.

Karen Ziemba does a great job narrating the book. She is the regular narrator for the Ali Reynolds series. Ziemba was a ballet dance, actress, singer and did musical theatre. She now is a well-known audiobook narrator.

short and shallow -and I usually like Jance

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No. Plot short and boring. And to say "not character driven" is an understatement. I realize it was meant to be short. I saw that it was before buying it. But I expected better from Jance, whom I normally like.

What was most disappointing about J. A. Jances story?

Not interesting,

What does Karen Ziemba bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Karen Ziemba is always an excellent narrator - her work on this is not a problem.

Was No Honor Among Thieves worth the listening time?

Not really.

Any additional comments?

I normally like both of Jance's female characters - Joanna Brady and Alli, whose last name I cannot recall at the moment. In this book, they meet and it's as if Jance thought this would be enough. But neither were represented in their fullness (their characters here were card boardy) and the plot was something I could have constructed in Jr.

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Title: A Likely Story

Subtitle: A Library Lover's Mystery

Author: Jenn McKinlay

Narrator: Allyson Ryan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-06-15

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 104 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

A new audiobook in the Library Lover's mystery series from the New York Times best-selling author of On Borrowed Time.

Small-town librarian Lindsey Norris must solve a murder and a missing persons case involving two reclusive brothers.

Not his brother's keeper

Delivering books to the housebound residents of the Thumb Islands, just a short boat ride from the town of Briar Creek, library director Lindsey Norris has befriended two elderly brothers, Stewart and Peter Rosen. She enjoys visiting them in their treasure-filled, ramshackle Victorian on Star Island until she discovers that Peter has been killed and Stewart is missing. Now she's determined to solve a murder and find Stewart before he suffers his brother's fate.

Includes bonus short story "An Unlikely Meeting".

Members Reviews:

Best one yet!

What did you love best about A Likely Story?

This is the best Library Lover's Mystery yet! The plot was detailed and intriguing. The characters and their relationships were well-developed. The setting was fresh and very creative. It definitely left me on the edge of my seat!

Great read, as usual

Darn! Last, just published book in this series, I'll be in withdrawal until the next book is written and published. This is an addicting series, especially for those who love libraries and cozy mysteries

Unlikeable Story

This series is more about romance than mystery. I forced myself to read the last two books, but, I should have known to stop when the love triangle was introduced. The romance is becoming a bigger part of the plot and the characters keep rehashing it's origin. I'm finally done.

Murder on a secluded island

As A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay opens, head librarian Lindsey and her friend Sully, the captain of the water taxi service in Briar Creek, are taking books to a pair of reclusive senior citizen brothers on one of the many small islands in their Connecticut coastal area when they find the body of Peter Rosen in his wheelchair with a gunshot through his head. The brothers are notorious for having booby trapped their island, so Chief Emma gets caught in an explosion, breaking her leg and keeping her out of action. In the meantime, Stewart, the other brother, has disappeared, and no one knows whether he is a victim, the murderer, or a fugitive in hiding from the killer. Trying to find some answers to this crime, Lindsey and Sully find some curious inconsistencies in the stories they hear from others around.

Meanwhile, Lindsey still has to run the library and live her life. The scenes that take place with the members of the Crafternoon Club and library staff are a lot of fun. I especially loved the scene where Beth, the childrens librarian, goes undercover to check out the sexy new male librarian at another library in the area. Since he started his new job, the number of children attending Beths story hour has decreased, especially those being brought by their mothers, whom Beth suspects of selecting the other librarys story hour to get their fill of eye candy. So Beth takes her Curious George doll as a pretend baby and Lindsey wears a wig and dresses as an old lady.

This book has some great parts, but the story is a bit light, with less substance than the prior books in this series.

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Title: On Borrowed Time

Author: Jenn McKinlay

Narrator: Allyson Ryan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-03-15

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 88 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The New York Times best-selling Library Lover's mysteries continue with a hot new case....

Loving a good cup of coffee runs in the family for Briar Creek library director Lindsey Norris. But when her brother, Jack, a consultant for a coffee company, goes missing, her favorite beverage becomes a key clue in a dangerous mystery.

Between preparing the library for the holidays and juggling the affections of ex-boyfriend Captain Mike Sullivan and her new crush, actor Robbie Vine, Lindsey has her hands full. But the mysterious disappearance of her world-traveling playboy brother takes precedence over all.

Afraid that involving the police could brew trouble for Jack, Lindsey takes matters into her own hands. But as her quest for her brother embroils her in a strange case involving South American business dealings and an enigmatic and exotic woman, it'll take the help of both her library book club - the crafternooners - and her eager-to-please suitors to keep Jack from ending up in hot water....

Includes reading group recommendations.

Members Reviews:

A body in the library

As Jenn McKinlays On Borrowed Time opens, Lindsey Norris is about to hold her weekly crafternoon group at the library where she is the head when she opens the meeting room only to see her brother asleep on one of the sofas. Begging Lindsey to let him hide out there for a time, Jack seems to go back to sleep, but when Lindsey returns as soon as her craft, lunch, and book discussion group concludes, rather than finding her brother where she left him, Lindsey finds a stranger, and he has been strangled. Worried about her brothers safety, Lindsey keeps quiet about her brothers visit and soon runs into him at a local teen dance. Cryptically, Jack talks about the need for secrecy and that he escaped from the room while two men were fighting but had no idea one would kill the other. Then, shortly after, Lindsey sees Jack hurry out of the building with a dramatic-looking woman, who proceeds to push Jack into a speed boat and take off with him.

After a panicked boat chase, Lindsey gets a call from Jack but the lady snatches the phone away and tells her that Jack is in danger from her irate husband out to kill the two of them. So Lindsey must keep quiet at the risk of her brothers life. But keeping quiet is not easy when people keep asking questions and there is a murder investigation going on too.

I really enjoyed this book. The plot was well-conceived and drawn very cleverly. And I still love the setting of the series, a library. And though this book has fewer details of library life than other books in the series, it still manages to allow Lindsey to use her library research skills as well as solve the mystery through her love of books. I also really love the characters in this book. We can see Lindsey and really desire her to find happiness as two men fight over her. Her best friend, the childrens librarian Beth, really wants a man, and we feel for her too. I also really love the support that women in their town give each other, both in their crafternoon gatherings (crafts+lunch+book discussion) and in the rest of their lives. It is the women Lindsay turns to when she most needs help, and they dont disappoint.

Allyson Ryan provides a strong performance in reading this book. I really like the job she does with this book, making it seem real in a dramatic situation without making the book overly emotional.

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Title: The Theory of Death

Subtitle: A Decker/Lazarus Novel

Author: Faye Kellerman

Narrator: Richard Ferrone

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 10-27-15

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 346 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Now living in upstate New York, former LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker is plunged into a bizarre web involving academia, underworld crime, and calculating killers in this compulsive novel in New York Times best-selling author Faye Kellerman's beloved Decker and Lazarus series.

Former LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker is relishing the quiet and slow pace of his new job with the Greenbury police department. The work is low stress and engaging, and it's been almost a year since the last murder in this sleepy upstate New York town.

Then the body of a nude man is found deep within the woods, shattering Decker's peace. The death appears to be a suicide - a single shot to the head, the gun by his side. But until the coroner's ruling, the scene must be treated as a suspicious crime. Without any personal effects near the body, Decker must dig to uncover his identity, a task made difficult by the department's tight budget and limited personnel. Luckily Decker gets some unexpected help when his friend and former Greenbury colleague, Tyler McAdams, calls, looking for a quiet place to study for his law finals.

The investigation takes Decker and McAdams to Kneed Loft College, where they must penetrate the indecipherable upper echelons of mathematics and mathematical prodigies. Beneath the school's rarified atmosphere, they discover a sphere of scheming academics, hidden cyphers, and - most dangerous of all - a realm of underworld crime that transforms harmless nerds into cold, calculating evil geniuses. It will take all of Decker's experience and McAdams' brains to penetrate enigmatic formulas and codes and solve a dark, twisted crime devised by some brilliant and depraved masterminds.

Members Reviews:

More Gabe, more Yasmine

I enjoy all of Faye Kellerman's characters but I'm especially fond of Gabe, who appears in this book in a single line. So many questions: Has Gabe learned Farsi? Has he converted? Is Yasmine studying for a singing career or medicine. Please, Ms. Kellerman, in the next book more Gabe, and more Yasmine!! Mr. Ferrone needs to work on his female voices.

Takes a trio to solve this one

Peter, Rina and Tyler join forces to solve this murder (suicide? or both). Tyler McAdams is supposed to be studying for his law finals, but gets involved with Decker's case set at a college, where everyone seems suspect. A brilliant mind shows up dead. How and why did it happen, and why does staff and students alike want to look at his research. It's an interesting case with Rina stepping up to bat, playing a larger role in helping Peter.

I like the way Kellerman has added young characters to liven up Decker's aging years, starting with Chris Donali a few books back. Tyler McAdams adds the bright spot once again in this novel. A satisfying listen, looking forward to the next.

not her usual

I found it very tedious in places and was bored with all the explanations of the math. Decker and Rina also did not have their usual spunk. I was disappointed.

regarding the narration, the voices used for the young guys sounded more like old men.

a disappointed fan

I am a tremendous fan of Faye Kellerman. the narration of this audiobook was very disturbing. The narrator's voice was eerie at best. the book was drawn out for longer than necessary.

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Title: Parchment and Old Lace

Author: Laura Childs, Terrie Farley Moran

Narrator: Danielle Ferland

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-06-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

The New York Times best-selling author of Gossamer Ghost returns to the Big Easy and the historic Garden District, where scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand discovers a bride-to-be murdered in the legendary Lafayette Cemetery.

Carmela couldn't imagine a finer evening than dinner at Commander's Palace with her beau, Detective Edgar Babcock. The food and the company are equally divine - with the exception of Isabelle Black stopping by to brag about her upcoming wedding. Resuming the romance with a walk in the evening air, the couple is interrupted once again - this time by a terrifying scream from inside the cemetery. Having just seen Isabelle, Carmela and Edgar now find her lying across an aboveground tomb, strangled to death with a piece of vintage lace. Carmela would rather leave the investigating to Edgar, but she can't say no to Isabelle's sister, Ellie, the tarot card reader at Juju Voodoo, when she asks her to help. As she untangles the enemies of Isabelle's past, Carmela hopes she can draw out the killer before someone else gets cold feet.

Members Reviews:

solid cozy until the ridiculous event at the end.

i like the sereise and have been enjoying them one after the other that Carmela's reaction to fining out the killer at the end of this one is utterly absurd. If there was no other way to contrive a chase scene at the end, the book would have been better off without it.

Good but the ending felt rushed

Another witty mystery, with forbidden secrets for our gal pals Carmella and Eva to solve. The murder weapon is a piece of antique lace. This episode includes a good 'ole boy political network and under-the-table dealings hinted at but never spelled out.

The pro: This time I did not even suspect the actual murderer until the very end.

The con: The series usually doesnt disappoint but this saga did. The reason that I never saw the ending coming was the lack of information leading up to the ending. It was rushed with last minute characters added into the mix (the realtor) and a rush to finish the book. I felt like the number of pages produced dictated the rush to end. It just was not well finished.

Not usual quality compared to rest of the series

This book just didn't have the same "feel" as the others in the series. Don't know if it is because of the collaboration or what but the characters seemed wooden. There are also a lot of repeated phrases throughout. The narrator still doesn't make enough difference brtween the character voices to easily hear who is talking. Like the series but this is a disappointment.

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Title: Driving Heat

Author: Richard Castle

Narrator: Robert Petkoff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-15

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 502 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Richard Castle, New York Times mega-bestselling mystery writer and star of ABC's hit primetime show Castle, is back. In the seventh novel of his popular Nikki Heat series, the NYPD's top homicide detective has been promoted to captain just in time to face a thrilling case with a very personal twist. Captain Heat's fiancé, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jameson Rook, is deep in an investigation. Professionally for Heat, Rook's meddling in the case compromises her new job. Privately, it becomes an early test of their engagement when Rook becomes a distraction at best, and an obstacle at worst, as their parallel lives not only cross but collide.

Members Reviews:

"A drone, armed and dangerous"

Having read all of the prior Richard Castle novels, both the Nikki Heat ones and Derrick Storm ones, and rated all prior ones 4 stars, I never believed I would give any future one 5 stars, but Driving Heat deserves 5 stars to my surprise. This is a seriously good murder mystery. My review headline is a line from the novel.

Most people who started reading the the Nikki Heat series early are well aware that Richard Castle is a fictional novelist character on ABC's TV show "Castle". Castle joins with NYC police detective Kate Beckett to solve murder mysteries. The couple is now married. Much of the charm of the TV show is the interplay of the Castle and Beckett characters. The Nikki Heat books have been mentioned during Castle episodes as the books are released.. Detective Nikki heat is detective Kate Beckett and journalist Jameson Rook is novelist Richard Castle.

The Castle TV show is off to a slowest/worst start ever early in the 2015-2016 TV season. It is ironic that the best Nikki Heat novel, Driving Heat, was introduced just as the TV program shows signs of circling the drain. I do enjoy the Castle TV show and hope that it recovers the charm that made it successful.

Castle and Beckett

This is the seventh Nikki Heat novel written under the pseudonym of Richard Castle and while it doesn't break any new ground; what it does, it does well. The books are filled with action; unlike far too many contemporary novels it doesn't linger on what has happened previously or may happen in the future or the general condition of anyone's bellybutton or psyche. For a complex, fast moving story there are no highly improbable "wait a minute I gotta call bullshit on that" plot lines. The Nikki Heat series isn't great fiction but the author invariably relates a fast paced narrative with no shortage of action. I have no problem recommending the entire series.

Great book

So many twists and turns it was impossible for me to figure out why the crimes were committed much less who was behind them. The ending tied everything together neatly.

Story is good...

The storyline is good. If you are listening to this book hopefully you have read or listen to all or most of the books leading up to this one. The story is written as they are in the other Richard Castle books. This is the first RC book I listened to and did not read. The speaker has a good voice, but I do not care for how he attempts to speak for Heat or other female voices. It's a little "put on" and just not at all believable to me. I will not listen to anymore of these books but will plan to read whatever comes out next on my own.