Frozen Heat (2012) (48 page)

Whether it’s hanging in Vegas, doing the AC, or working the green felt in a certain Tribeca loft, a big thanks to Connelly, Lehane, Patterson, and, in spirit, Cannell, for keeping my poker skills sharp.

My friend Alton Brown taught me to boil water, and Ellen Borakove at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in New York City showed me how to breathe through my mouth to fool my brain. My appetite is better thanks to both of them.

As for Andrew, what can I say to adequately draw the picture? I began as an admirer, became a colleague, and now proudly call him friend. He’s got them all beat because Andrew has more than talent. He is also brave. This man is not afraid to double down. And, I suspect, like his cohort Tom, he cares.

About the mission. About getting it right. And dearly, about the fans.

Let it ride, fellas.

RC

New York City, June 2012

Richard Castle
is the author of numerous bestsellers, including
Heat Wave, Naked Heat, Heat Rises
, and the Derrick Storm eBook original trilogy. His first novel,
In a Hail of Bullets
, published while he was still in college, received the Nom DePlume Society’s prestigious Tom Straw Award for Mystery Literature. Castle currently lives in Manhattan with his daughter and mother, both of whom infuse his life with humor and inspiration.

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Castle, Richard.

Frozen heat / Richard Castle. — 1st ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-4013-2444-5

1. Policewomen—New York (State)—New York—Fiction. 2. Murder—Investigation—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3603.A8787F76 2012

813’.6—dc23

2012015944

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