A Brewing Storm by Richard Castle

First, if you don't watch the TV show Castle, I feel really bad for you.  One of the best shows on TV.  Richard Castle (in the show) is an author, and in a stroke of genius they started writing books under the name Richard Castle to be released with the books in the show.  I'm sure they made bank off that idea.  A ghost writer does the books, but the show keeps mum on the true identity of the writer.  In the TV show he writes the Nikki Heat novels, but prior to those he wrote Derek Storm novels.  This is the first in a trilogy about Derek Storm.

Storm, a black ops CIA agent, had been pronounced dead so he could live a quiet life in Montana.  However, his old boss calls in a favor and brings Storm out of hiding under the name Steve Mason.  A senator's stepson has been kidnapped and he wants Storm to work the case.  The mother, Gloria, is Matthew Dull's mother and she married Senator Windslow later in life.  Samantha Toppers is Matthew's fiance and was with him when he was kidnapped.  Storm works with April Showers (super corny name) from the FBI to work the kidnapping.

The book sounds super corny.  And in some ways it is, but it's still entertaining and was a quick read.  The trilogy is a series of shorter books so you could read each one on the course of a day.  The story line is interesting, and even though Storm has the typical "private detective" personality the book moves quickly.  If you like mystery I would definitely pick it up.  Even if you hate it, it won't take much of your time!

<3, jacq