Жега и Буря - книга 9

Richard Castle, a sensation in the world of crime fiction and best-selling author of the hugely successful series about Derrick Storm, introduces his newest heroine, detective Nikki Heat from the NYC police's Homicide department.

If NYPD Captain Nikki Heat behaves as if she has seen a ghost, that is not by chance. Her mother, believed dead for seventeen years, appears out of nowhere. At first glance, the only reason for Cynthia Heat's return is to warn her daughter that the original threat that made her go into hiding is now greater than ever. This time, the danger is not only to Cynthia. As Nikki gets closer to the truth, a mysterious figure from the criminal world known as the Serpent begins to pursue her in a brutal way. What is Cynthia's secret? What would make a loving mother fake her own death and disappear from her daughter's life? The answers lie seventeen years back in time in another part of the world...

... where CIA super-spy Derek Storm listens again to a voicemail left by Cynthia herself. The agent is on the trail of a criminal group of Chinese businessmen known as the 'Shanghai Seven', who have disguised their illegal activities to evade the authorities. And now Cynthia's past is connected to the Seven's present crimes. The events bring together two stubborn detectives. Nikki Heat and Derek Storm, characters who have helped Richard Castle become one of America's favorite writers, meet for the first time. They will have to use all their skills to stop a villain with the resources and determination to kill both.