SydneyDeb said:

Does anyone else automatically read them as the 'real' people and not who they are in the book LOL I've been doing it all morning. Loving Rook already, he's so going to give Nikki hell LOL

Yep, I did

Just had to remember, Heat = Beckett, Rook = Castle, Ochoa = Esposito, and Raley = Ryan :P

"Richard Castle" didn't give a whole lot of physical description of the characters, so I kind of think we were supposed to to that…

Not that it matters, I probably would've done it anyway.

Anyone else laugh at the mention of the "Bree Flax" character? Thought it was funny that they included her even though she was only in that one episode.

Anyone else catch the dedication in the front and the acknowledgements in the back?

I thought they were a nice touch

GreenyJess said:

I definitely did that, too. Pretty obviously supposed to, I think. Very thinly veiled name-changes all the way around.

Captain Montrose = Captain Montgomery
Lauren Parry = Lanie Parish
Margaret = Martha

Subtle. Real subtle. Hee.

Oh, I loved the Bree Flax thing. Especially since that chapter went online the same night they re-aired Ghosts. Of course, he had to include her after the line about "One day I'll use this in a book." The little tie-ins are so much fun!

Don't forget about Hoarse Simpson for Judge Markoway. The actor who played him does the voice of Homer Simpson

I loved the dedication in the front and the acknowledgements in the back Ashley. I thought that was really sweet. I've been trying to figure out who "Richard Castle" was in the case of writing this book and I've finally come to the conclusion that it was a group effort coming from the writing staff….

lilmac11313 said:

I've been trying to figure out who "Richard Castle" was in the case of writing this book and I've finally come to the conclusion that it was a group effort coming from the writing staff….

Really, lilmac?  I think BigSis wrote it before making dinner and late night jam sessions with her rock band.

Farscapefan said:My copy of "Heat wave" has arrived today I gues the KB in the dedication stands for Kate Beckett, right?

Yeah, I think so

Enjoy it! I thought it was a great read

 Still trying to figure out how they pulled this off – using the television character who's an "author" as the actual "author" of the book!  I just had a good thought, though, which I wish I'd had earlier.  I do a book review column for a local newspaper in L.A. — so I wrote to Hyperion, the publisher, to see about getting a review copy of the book so I can do a column on it.  Don't know if they'll send one or not – most publishers do, but we'll see in this case.  Anyway, I think it would be fun to review and maybe it will help the book/show?  I get a kick out of the fact that even at Hyperion's web site, and they're a serious book publisher, they go along with the idea that Richard Castle is a bestselling author, lives in Manhattan, etc.  Amazing!