10. How does Rook’s presence affect the interaction of the team? What does it take for him to finally be accepted by them?
11. In what ways are partners Raley and Ochoa—affectionately referred to by Heat as Roach—essential to the team? How are their personalities different? What particular strengths does each possess?
12. Consider the role of humor in the daily interaction of the team. Is it simply the result of certain personalities, or is it a more important part of the job? Does it ever seem inappropriate or insensitive?
13. Roach occasionally give nicknames to victims to serve as conversational shortcuts. Heat sternly asks them not to. For a homicide detective, what seems a proper balance between impersonal objectivity and emotional respect for the victim?
14. Weather is often an important part of any story. What effect does the weather—that of a scorching summer, a cooling fall, or an icy winter—have on the mood of each novel? In what ways is it significant to the settings, scenes, or overall action of the stories?
15. Think about Lauren, the medical examiner. How would you describe her personality? What does her friendship with Heat bring to the novels?
16. Newspapers, magazines, and tabloids are part of all three novels. In addition to Rook, there’s notorious gossip columnist Cassidy Towne in Naked Heat, and senior Metro reporter Tam Svejda in Heat Rises. What are the differences between these different kinds of public writing? In everyday life, how does the media effect how we view crime?
17. As a writer, what might be the challenges in trying to weave and balance a subject as weighty as murder with romance? How does Castle decide to arrange and transition between them?
18. What type of person do you think would make an interesting villain for Heat to encounter in the future?
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Heat rises / Richard Castle.—1st ed.
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Fictitiously attributed to Richard Castle, a character on the ABC television show, Castle.
ISBN 978-1-4013-2443-8 (hardback)
1. Women detectives—New York (State)—New York—Fiction. 2. Journalists—New York (State)—New York—Fiction. 3. Murder—Investigation—New York (State)—New York—Fiction. 4. New York (N.Y.)—Fiction. I. Castle (Television program)
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