A Brewing Storm (Derrick Storm #1) by Richard Castle: Book Review

A fun, quick read for fans of the ABC show, Castle. If you watch the show, you know that Nathan Fillion's character, Richard Castle, is a New York Times bestselling author. In the show, he shadows Agent Kate Beckett of the NYPD for inspiration for his new series of books. In what I think was a brilliant marketing ploy, the creators of the show decided to have this fictional author actually write and publish the books he is working on in the show...in real life. Fantastic idea, right? Because if you love the show and love to read, chances are you would read the real books too.

This is book #1 in a trilogy of short stories about Derrick Storm, a character in the Nikki Heat books that Richard Castle writes on the TV show. The Derrick Storm series is only in e-book form...why didn't they just condense them all into one novel? They're all so short - like 80 pages or so, so all three would have made a decent regular-length novel. Well whatever, it's a fast-paced story about Derrick Storm, a former CIA operative who faked his own death in order to go "off the grid" and lead an uncomplicated life once again. His former boss, who saved his life once, calls in a solid IOU and drags him back into spy work. A high-powered senator's son has been kidnapped and they want Storm to find him.

There's not a whole lot to it; it's certainly not a literary read. But if you're looking for an afternoon's entertainment and like stories of espionage and intrigue, this might be a good pick. Just be forewarned: not much is wrapped up in this book. You'll probably want to read book #2 to find out more. Three stars from me.

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