--- product_id: 7035640 title: "Deadly Heat (Nikki Heat, 5) Mass Market Paperback – September 30, 2014" brand: "richard castle" price: "VT3527" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/7035640-deadly-heat-nikki-heat-5-mass-market-paperback-september-30 store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Deadly Heat (Nikki Heat, 5) Mass Market Paperback – September 30, 2014 **Brand:** richard castle **Price:** VT3527 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Deadly Heat (Nikki Heat, 5) Mass Market Paperback – September 30, 2014 by richard castle - **How much does it cost?** VT3527 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/7035640-deadly-heat-nikki-heat-5-mass-market-paperback-september-30) ## Best For - richard castle enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted richard castle brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Deadly Heat (Nikki Heat, 5) Mass Market Paperback – September 30, 2014 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Wh++sJQdL.jpg) ![Deadly Heat (Nikki Heat, 5) Mass Market Paperback – September 30, 2014 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Dzwg1GN8L.jpg) ![Deadly Heat (Nikki Heat, 5) Mass Market Paperback – September 30, 2014 - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41zwx5WxsqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Friends Close, Enemies Closer…But Which Is Which? *by I***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 29, 2014* Nikki Heat is distracted as she walks up to the pizza restaurant. She is so distracted that she actually forgets her decade-long ritual of giving a minute of silence to the soul of the person whose body she is about to view for the first time.The cause of her distraction is two-fold, though both reasons are closely related. It has been three weeks since Nikki narrowly missed being assassinated by the rogue CIA agent who murdered her mother ten years prior. Although that murderer is now dead, poisoned in his jail cell, his handler faked his own death and escaped. So now, Nikki is still a potential target because the person who ordered both her mother’s death and her own is still out there.The second distraction is the highly publicized debut of a magazine website that is using an article by Jameson Rook, Nikki’s significant other, as its lead story. That article is the story of Nikki’s mother’s life as a spy, her death and the capture of her murderer. The intimacy of the story itself is bad enough, but the real worry for Nikki is that the publicity will be used to taint her cases and that jealous colleagues will stonewall her investigations.So, forgetting her ritual, Heat views the dead body, stuffed in a pizza oven and well baked. Also in the oven are the man’s unbaked ID as a Health Department restaurant inspector, an unbaked but dead rat, and an unbaked coil of red string. The man had been chloroformed and shot to death before being baked, but those are only more clues, not consolation.Before Heat and her team can get a good start on this murder, a second body turns up. The consumer advocate for one of the major NYC TV stations has been found chloroformed and then strangled with a TV coaxial cable. Close by is a yellow string – attached to a red string. Clearly, the murderer wants Heat to know that the murder victims are connected.Then the notoriety brought on by Rook’s web page article sets in motion a cause-and-effect scenario. The article causes the escaped CIA handler to order Nikki’s death – again. The effect occurs when a reader of the article recognizes Nikki in a coffee shop and asks her to autograph his cup. This simple but embarrassing request causes Nikki to delay picking up her own latte from the counter. But it doesn’t stop the gruesome and immediate death of a homeless man who schlepped her cup and found it laced with the same poison as in the jailhouse murder.Not only have these rogue espionage agents declared open season on Nikki Heat, so has the serial killer with the string signature. He calls Heat at the precinct and lays down the gauntlet. He declares her his best challenge to date but tells her that she will lose both the case and her life.With Rook at her side, as well as Roach, Feller and Rhymer from her team, Heat juggles both cases. More bodies surface, more connected strings for not only the serial killer case but for the rogue agent/terrorist case. And at every turn, she has to fight interference from the lead agents of the DHS and the CIA assigned to the rogue agent/terrorist situation. And she must constantly maneuver around her inept, clueless media hound of a precinct captain and the equally inept female detective, with whom he is having an affair, that he has assigned to Nikki’s team.Now, all this set-up takes place in the first few chapters. The remainder of the story becomes increasingly intense and convoluted as the two cases tumble over each other and actually merge into each other. But it is a story that is well told and is quite the page-turner.And this is definitely a novel where the reader has to keep close watch on the clues and an even closer watch on who says what to whom and when. Then, just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, the author twists the arc and you have to start over.In the end, the plot of this fifth entry in the series clearly hinges on the old adage that advises, “Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer.” And before it is over, both Nikki and the reader will be wondering just who is friend and who is enemy. And we will definitely worry about the author’s definition of “closer.” ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Two Cases with Big Implications *by M***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 6, 2013* It starts with a body in a pizza oven. The man was a health inspector, but he seems to have no enemies. Before Nikki Heat and her team of detectives can begin to make much headway, another dead body shows up with the most bizarre clue tying them together.Meanwhile, Nikki is still trying to tie up the loose ends in her mother's murder. But one of the people Nikki needs to arrest tries to kill her. As Nikki focuses on that case, she begins to realize there is a reason her mother's murder started heating up last month - whatever she found almost eleven years ago is about to happen. Can she figure it out? How will she juggle these two cases?Before we go further, I should point out that there is a great recap of the case of Nikki's mother's murder in the first few pages of the book. It was great for me since I was a little rusty. However, if you haven't read the series to date, it will completely spoil the previous book in the series. You have been warned.I picked up the first book because I'm a fan of Castle, but I kept reading them because I enjoyed them. This is no exception. Outside of Nikki and boyfriend/journalist Rook that characters aren't super developed, but they have enough personality to make things fun. The writing, as always, takes me a few pages to get into, but once I do I get lost in the story.And what a ride this book is. There are some book twists and always something to keep me turning pages. Honestly, James Patterson could learn a thing or two about plotting from this book.Obviously, fans of the series will enjoy this book the most. But anyone who enjoys a good mystery will be glad they gave these books a try. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lots of Action, Good chemistry...Makes for A Good Book *by R***D on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 18, 2013* The latest "Richard Castle" book Deadly Heat didn't disappoint. It's a strong 4.5 stars. When I sat down and started reading it, I didn't do anything else that wasn't necessary until I finished. I may be a little biased because the TV show Castle, starring Nathan Fillion which kind of follows the book is my favorite TV show. So I will state that up front. The character ensemble is very cohesive, like a family. I have read all 4 previous books so I know the main characters and I didn't need to be "introduced" to them. That is a strong point for me.Deadly Heat has 2 major crime investigations going on at one time, a serial killer and someone trying to kill Nikki. The procedural investigation is almost constant. Rook gave some comic lines that eased the tension. I actually like his humor. It isn't laugh out loud funny but it works. Every lead Nikki and her crew receive is meticulously investigated until finally it all comes together with all the ends tied. The ending is excellent with no cliffhangers involved. I do dislike cliffhangers!I really liked the reference to the short run "Firefly" TV show that Nathan Fillion starred in 2002; and again, Rook was on the phone with Nikki when he was at a meeting with Hollywood producers that were going to make a movie from his books and someone could be heard in the background saying he wanted Nathan to star in it. GREAT! My only complaint was that Rook and Nikki didn't spend a lot of time together in this book and that made me feel something was missing. Also, several times Nikki seemed to be unsure of Rook. I'll let you read the book to see why.If you like mysteries/thrillers with a little romance and great surrounding characters, you'll like this book.Good reading all. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/7035640-deadly-heat-nikki-heat-5-mass-market-paperback-september-30](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/7035640-deadly-heat-nikki-heat-5-mass-market-paperback-september-30) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-08*