Heat Rises (40 page)

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?