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New York : Hyperion, [2012]
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Fiction. Mystery. HTML: FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HEAT WAVE When Derrick Storm needed to leave the CIA, he couldn't just retire. He had to fake his own death. So when his former boss calls in an old favor that will bring Storm out of early retirement and back to Washington to investigate a high-profile kidnapping, he knows there must be more at stake than the life of a senator's son. Working alongside, but not exactly with, bombshell FBI investigator April Showers, Storm must make sense of a confusing flurry of ransom notes and a complicated web of personal relationships and international politics. He'll get to the bottom of the kidnapping, but the storm is still brewing . . ..
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LibraryThing member philae_02
This is book one of a trilogy that was put out by the fictitious author Richard Castle. Fans of ABC’s Castle will recognize the famed Derrick Storm as the savvy retired/deceased-CIA spy who had been “resurrected” to help with a kidnapping case. When Storm is pulled onto the case, he quickly
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discovers that there is more to it all than meets the eye. Part two will undoubtedly shed some more light onto the complex character of Derrick Storm – I just hope Clara Strike will make an appearance. Show Less
LibraryThing member DanieXJ
I can't resist a media tie in like this. I've read (and will keep reading) all the Nikki Heat tie in novels, and so, once I figured out how (since as of the time of reading A Brewing Storm I have no ebook reader/tablet... and am very glad that Overdrive now has Overdrive Read so I could read it in
It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either. It was the first of three short stories in this series. Stories about the (according to the TV series) dead Derrick Storm. I guess that maybe he's not as dead as he was.
He gets pressed back into service by a former CIA 'friend' because of the kidnapping of a Senator's step-son. Already on the case is FBI Special Agent April Showers and she doesn't much like that Derrick (under a cover name) is nosing around in her trying to save this step son's life.
After that it's your typical thriller/mystery story. There's twists that aren't too surprising and a turn that was sorta interesting, but, on the whole it wasn't exactly a jaw dropping plot. Still, I liked the plot, and I even liked a lot of the scenes between April and Derrick. I also liked that unlike Jackson Rook, the character of Derrick Storm didn't seem like a total Mary Sue of the Richard Castle character, which was a nice change from the Nikki Heat novels.
What I didn't like as much was the writing. Some of it seemed sloppily written, or maybe even 'lightly' edited, and other parts were stilted and just sounded wrong. 'Portable computer'... really? Couldn't have sprung for laptop, or phone, or even smartphone, or tablet (I'll stop now). Anyway. I just found myself getting caught up in the bad stuff in regards to the writing, and that took away some of the pleasure of the rest of the book. But, overall, it was a solid three star read (despite the 'portable computer').
Oh, and be warned, there are two more parts to this little novella, so, don't expect all the storylines to be tied up with a nice bow quite yet.
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my browser instead of in ADE) this got onto my to read list pretty fast.It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either. It was the first of three short stories in this series. Stories about the (according to the TV series) dead Derrick Storm. I guess that maybe he's not as dead as he was.
He gets pressed back into service by a former CIA 'friend' because of the kidnapping of a Senator's step-son. Already on the case is FBI Special Agent April Showers and she doesn't much like that Derrick (under a cover name) is nosing around in her trying to save this step son's life.
After that it's your typical thriller/mystery story. There's twists that aren't too surprising and a turn that was sorta interesting, but, on the whole it wasn't exactly a jaw dropping plot. Still, I liked the plot, and I even liked a lot of the scenes between April and Derrick. I also liked that unlike Jackson Rook, the character of Derrick Storm didn't seem like a total Mary Sue of the Richard Castle character, which was a nice change from the Nikki Heat novels.
What I didn't like as much was the writing. Some of it seemed sloppily written, or maybe even 'lightly' edited, and other parts were stilted and just sounded wrong. 'Portable computer'... really? Couldn't have sprung for laptop, or phone, or even smartphone, or tablet (I'll stop now). Anyway. I just found myself getting caught up in the bad stuff in regards to the writing, and that took away some of the pleasure of the rest of the book. But, overall, it was a solid three star read (despite the 'portable computer').
Oh, and be warned, there are two more parts to this little novella, so, don't expect all the storylines to be tied up with a nice bow quite yet.
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LibraryThing member Shirezu
The latest entry in the Castle universe is the first short story in Derrick Storm series. Whilst the graphic novels are based on the works mentioned in the show which made Castle famous these appear to be set in a later time period after Storm's "death". This makes them the first real breakaway
In this volume Storm is brought back from retirement to help his old boss untangle a kidnapping involving the stepson of a high ranking politician. It also introduces a potential new love interest in Special Agent Showers.
A quick, fun action mystery it's good to see something new. It sets a mystery up for the second book due to be released in July. Looking forward to it.
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books not mentioned in the show.In this volume Storm is brought back from retirement to help his old boss untangle a kidnapping involving the stepson of a high ranking politician. It also introduces a potential new love interest in Special Agent Showers.
A quick, fun action mystery it's good to see something new. It sets a mystery up for the second book due to be released in July. Looking forward to it.
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LibraryThing member ShreeJan
I've always enjoyed the castle Series. I decided to read the Derrek Storm series. The book is about a "Retired" Clandestine services CIA agent Derek storm who is pulled in to solve a kidnapping stepson of a high profile senator who happens to head the intelligence committee. Turns out that the
Everything in the book was good. The plot was beautifully woven. My only complaint - No proper credit to the real writer. Ghost writers are not my thing.
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senior has got himself involved into with a fugitive Russian who had bribed the senator for something in return. The Step son's fiance has a story of her own and tries to steal the bribe money using the kidnapping as a disguise. Everything in the book was good. The plot was beautifully woven. My only complaint - No proper credit to the real writer. Ghost writers are not my thing.
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LibraryThing member terriko
This is a Castle tie-in novel. Short, sweet, and a tad poorly written, but given that it's supposed to be dubious pulp fiction I'm not sure that isn't an intentional part of the charm. I'm willing to forgive and just enjoy it, anyhow, even if Derrick's inner monologuing *is* a bit much at times.
LibraryThing member nnschiller
meh.
I like the idea of having more Richard Castle novels (Castle is a fictional author in the TV series Castle and is played by Nathan Fillion.) I can even recommend the Nikki Heat series, as it ties in nicely with the show and is a adequate enough beach read.
The new Derrick Storm novels,
There are too many good books in the world written by struggling independent authors to waste time w/ crap put together by a huge media conglomerate.
I like the idea of having more Richard Castle novels (Castle is a fictional author in the TV series Castle and is played by Nathan Fillion.) I can even recommend the Nikki Heat series, as it ties in nicely with the show and is a adequate enough beach read.
The new Derrick Storm novels,
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unfortunately, are crap. It is nothing more that a collection of stereotypes sleep-walking through a series of genre cliches.There are too many good books in the world written by struggling independent authors to waste time w/ crap put together by a huge media conglomerate.
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LibraryThing member ladypembroke
Short, fast read. Pretty typical potboiler stuff with not a lot of time for character development. Honestly, I have trouble believing, based on the premise that this is the return of a popular character, that Storm is remotely likeable. Still, I'm curious as to where the story goes, so I'll read
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LibraryThing member FairestEve
I had many fellow Castle fans around me gush about this book and I was excited to grab this as my first entry into the "Richard Castle" legacy we hear so much about in the show. I was bitterly disappointed. Flat, predictable, bland characters that are just walking stereotypes, short, and so
Either I was expecting far too much or the Castle fans near me have little to no standards.
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underwhelming. It came off as a rushed story a high schooler would write. Either I was expecting far too much or the Castle fans near me have little to no standards.
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LibraryThing member TysonAdams
I'd really like to know who the ghost writer is for these. Suffice to say, they have done a very good job of creating a tie-in novel(ella) that could make Ric Castle a #1 Bestseller.
LibraryThing member beentsy
Fun, but there were some continuity errors that just bugged me. I didn't enjoy it as much as the Nikki Heat books but it was a good hot summer afternoon read.
LibraryThing member zot79
Pot boiler thriller short story that is supposed to exemplify how Richard Castle became a celebrated and best-selling (albeit fictional) author. Adequately over-the-top and predictable.
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Original publication date
2012-05-01
ISBN
1401304664 / 9781401304669