| Naked Heat | |
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| Author | Richard Castle |
| Illustrator | Shubhani Sarkar |
| Published by | Hyperion; Reprint edition (July 27, 2010) |
| ISBN | 978-1401310400 |
| Publication Order | |
| Preceded by Heat Wave |
Followed by Heat Rises |
- Kate Beckett: She's naked on the cover again isn't she?
- Richard Castle: Kinda, yea.
- — Beckett confronting Castle about the second Nikki Heat book.[src]
Naked Heat is the second book of Richard Castle's Nikki Heat series.
Premise
When New York's 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.
Heat's murder investigation is complicated by her surprise reunion with superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook. In the wake of their recent break up, Nikki would rather not deal with their raw emotional baggage. But the handsome, wise-cracking, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer's personal involvement in the case forces her to team up with Rook anyway. The residue of their unresolved romantic conflict 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.
Notes
ISBN-10: 078689136X
ISBN-13: 978-0786891368