Review: Classic Castle, full of intrigue and entertaining characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 15, 2012
The full-length novels by "Richard Castle" have been a bit uneven, though generally entertaining. As Castle fans know, Derrick Storm is another of his characters and here we have a modest-length novel featuring Storm, split into three parts. Each of the stories (they're perhaps more "novella" length than "short", is reasonably self-contained, which I appreciate, but the three together form a satisfying story arc.A Brewing Storm is the first of the parts, and introduces us to the major characters - in addition to Storm there is CIA chief Jedediah Jones and FBI agent April Showers. (Yes, really, Castle seems to enjoy giving his characters evocative names.) And how could I forget Samantha Toppers, a, um, "top-heavy" young lady and her fiancé, Matthew Dull (whom we never actually get to meet.)I enjoyed reading the whole series - it holds together well and, even if you think you figured out "who dunnit" in each, Castle throws you a curve at the end. Delightful!