Yes, I confess I find it humorous to read a murder mystery written by a fictional character.  Like the competition in this business isn't difficult enough, now we authors are vying for shelf space against made up authors.  But kudos to whoever had the nerve to make it happen.

Plot-wise Naked Heat reads like an episode of ABC's Castle — of which I'm a fan.  God-wise Naked Heat lacks the spiritual depth in characters that I've come to enjoy in Christian fiction.  And to find at the end of the story that the villain's motivation was simply about money was a bit of let down after the twisted villains often found in Christian fiction — but not out of character for this story of fast-lane politicians, sports figures, and singers.

This is my second foray into the lives of Nikki Heat and Jameson Rook.  I've spent a few years with Kate Becket and Richard Castle, so it doesn't surprise me that I like the latter pair of characters more than the former.  But that Nikki Heat is a resourceful girl and she has impressive moments of ingenuity and strength in Naked Heat.

I also liked the one defining setting gimmick — a trash strike in New York City.