The forth chapter of Richard Castle s Heat Wave novel is now available online. You can download the PDF of chapter four by right clicking on this link.
Following the guest appearances of real life authors James Patterson and Stephen J. Cannell in the season 1 pilot of “Castle”, the first episode of season 2 titled “Deep n Death” will include an appearance by award winning author Michael Connelly. Connelly has released a series of crime novels and short stories and worked as a crime reporter for various newspapers including the Los Angeles Times.
In the “Castle” novel “Heat Wave” Castle bases one of the characters on himself and casts him in the role of a crime reporter tailing Detective Nikki Heat for research. It seems fitting that the author guest star in this episode has a background in crime reporting.
The third chapter of Richard Castle’s Heat Wave novel is now available online. You can view the PDF of chapter three by clicking on this link Chapter 3.
Update 24 Aug 09:Â Stana Katic has announced on her website that Disney will be matching all donations made in support of Team Castle.
The Nautica Malibu Triathlon will take place on Sunday, September 13, 2009. Over 4,000 athletes are expected to participate in support of Pediatric Cancer Research at Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles.
Castle’s Stana Katic, Seamus Dever and Tricia Ronten (Script Supervisor) have joined forces to participate in the event as “Team Castle”.
If you would like to make a donation in support of the team you can do so at the Team Castle page on the fundraising website.
While Nathan Fillion isn’t participating directly in “Team Castle” he has been supporting the event by using Twitter to encourage people to donate.
Donate online or if you’d rather donate by check you can mail your donation to:
In Support of Team Castle
Nautica Malibu Triathlon
Dept 8403
Los Angeles, CA 90084-8403
Castle: The Complete First Season will be released on DVD next month. In addition to all 10 episodes of the first season, the three disc set will include the following Bonus Features:
Misdemeanors: Bloopers & Outtakes
Whodunit: The Genesis of Castle – The show’s creators talk about the genesis of Castle, including insights into how the great fictional detectives and mystery writers of the past have influenced the show.
Castle’s Godfather – Meet frequent Cast guest star and legendary Mystery Writer/Television Producer Stephen J. Cannell
Exclusive Audio Commentaries
Write-Along With Nathan Fillion – Join the star of Castle as he spends a hilarious day tagging along with a real-life mystery writer
The DVD set is available for pre-order at Amazon in the following locations:
Richard Castle (Nathan FIllion) will be appearing at a Barnes & Noble signing event the The Grove at Farmers Market, 189 Grove Drive Suite K 30, Los Angeles, CA on Monday October 19, 2009 7:30pm to sign copies of his latest novel Heat Wave.
The first chapter written by fictional author Richard Castle has now been released on the ABCs website. The first chapter can be read as a PDF file here with a new chapter added to the ABC Website each week until the launch of season two of the series and the release of the full hard cover novel.