Heat Wave

By: Richard Castle

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

The title character from ABC's hit television series Castle kicks off his new series of books featuring tough and sexy New York police detective Nikki Heat with a bang.

©2009 Richard Castle (P)2009 Tantor

How could a soulless rip-off be this well done?

Where does Heat Wave rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's not the best but it's certainly in the top ten

What did you like best about this story?

Since this is just a spin-off of the Castle TV show, I expected the worst: hack writing, rehashing of old plots, obvious signs of a 5 minute writing process. Instead, it was solidly written and, most interestingly, written from the viewpoint of Kate Beckett. Now you have the TV show - which is all about the male character - and the books, which are all about the woman. It's like a sexual Rashomon.

Different narrator would have been great!

I must start by saying I am a fan of the Castle television show but quickly adapted to Detective Heat's character being very different from the "inspiration". The story line was not earth shattering, but it was enjoyable. My main problem and distraction was Mr. Heller's narration. Despite his annoying voice I was determined to complete the story to see if I could figure out "who done it". However, I will not listen to anything else that he is associated with.

Fun story if you're a Castle fan

It's a good Castle story - you can picture Nicki Heat as being Kate Beckett if you're a tv Castle fan. The narrator ruins it though - very bland.

Audio

The audio quality of this book was very substandard. The reader sounded as though he had a bad cold. Poorly done.

Just like the show...with different names!

It was a great listen, I think, because I'm a huge fan of the TV series. I had faces to attach to characters already. The only difficulty was assigning the names, which are different than the show, to the faces that I already have in my mind's eye.

Delivers a solid and fast paced story.

Any additional comments?

Precisely as expected. Had a few good twists. Nice chemistry. Similar to the TV series but not totally the same. Interesting and fun. Excellent beach or weekend read.

Not like the show.......

Reading the book probably would have been a better choice. I'm a fan of the show and it was confusing hearing a voice different from Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic. The narrator tried but missed the mark and sounded boring and old. It would be great to get Fillion and Katic for the audio of the next book!

I liked it

Where does Heat Wave rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Full of castle like humour.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Enjoyed the story, but it wasn't a edge of your seat kind of story.

What does Johnny Heller bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Good narraion and story telling ability.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Loved it. Full of Richard Castle fun

Audio version better than the book

Was Heat Wave worth the listening time?

I have the Kindle version of Heat Wave and I was never able to finish reading it because it dragged on. The audio version was so much better than the actual book. I would recommend the Audible version over the reading version (first book I have ever recommended this way).

Just like the show

I really like the Castle TV Show. So I tried this because it was a essentially a short listen. It was very good. While I like Scott Brick it is good to hear other narrators and Johnny Heller did a very good job especially conveying the sarcasm between the characters. About half way through I was pretty sure who did it, but it was great escapism.