The best way to catch a killer is with your imagination.

- Richard Castle

Coming Soon: A Raging Storm

Part Two of the Derrick Storm trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Castle, available exclusively as an eBook short.

Days after being brought out of retirement to investigate a kidnapping, Derrick Storm has a dead US senator on his hands, an assassin to track down, and nearly six billion dollars' worth of gold bars--hidden by the Communist Party somewhere in the former USSR--to uncover.

Available July 3, 2012. Pre-order A Raging Storm today!

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News and Clues

Laser Tag
on May 01, 2012 03:40PM

I was pleased to learn recently that Alexis and I have many years of laser tag left in front of us. Good thing too, I've only scratched the surface of warfare strategy. Read More >>
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The Key* to Good Writing
on Apr 17, 2012 12:00AM

(*the author apologizes for his terrible pun)

On a case I worked recently we found a key, but we didn’t know what it was to. This got me thinking about the unknown and its power in story. You have a key, whose lock could be anywhere in the world, and then on top of that, what is closed up behind that lock could be anything at all. It’s a mystery on top of a mystery and it’s the kind of thing that gets the imagination racing. Read More >>
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My Bucket List
on Mar 27, 2012 05:00PM

I had the unpleasant experience of realizing just how quickly our plans for the future can be yanked away from us this past week. Fortunately I found this bucket list I made after watching The Bucket List, and it cheered me up. Read More >>
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Available Now: A Brewing Storm
on Mar 06, 2012 10:00PM

While consulting with the NYPD on a recent case, I was inspired to re-examine the circumstances around the death of my beloved character Derrick Storm. It turns out, there was much more to the story than met the eye.

I’m excited to be working with Hyperion to bring Derrick Storm fans a brand new adventure of mystery, action and intrigue. Look for it this May, wherever e-books are sold.

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Topics: News | A Brewing Storm
Fairy Tales, Scary Movies and the Power of Virtue
on Feb 28, 2012 11:00PM

If you know me, you know I love horror movies. Any good movie will effect you viscerally—comedies will make you laugh, romances will make your heart swell and break—but none of that compares to the way a good horror film shakes you to your core. Even bad ones follow you to bed at night and into your dreams. But that isn't what really makes horror films great. What keeps us coming back, decade after decade, weekend after weekend to see the fifth and sixth installments of these franchises, is the same thing that keeps us coming back to fairy tales—Virtue. Read More >>
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