A Brewing Storm – Richard Castle

Before Nikki Heat, there was Derrick Storm, Richard Castle’s suave spy who starred in a series of novels but was killed off prior to the first season of Castle.  In this novella, part 1 of a 3 part story, Storm is brought back to the CIA, having faked his own death 4 years prior.  The step-son of a powerful senator has been kidnapped, and the CIA needs someone they can trust to bring him back alive.

This eBook, clocking in at 83 pages, tells the first part of what looks to be an intriguing longer story.  There have been subsequent full length Derrick Storm novels released, and he looks to be tying in to the Nikki Heat series based on the ending to High Heat, so this isn’t my first exposure to the character.  But it is nice to see how the ghost writer posing as Richard Castle decided to bring back the long-dead star.  I had originally purchased just this first entry so I could see if it was worth it.  After finishing it today, I bought the final two installments.