The best-selling mystery author of Heat Wave continues the story of tough and sexy NYPD homicide detective Nikki Heat and hotshot reporter Jameson Rook on the trail of a murderer in Manhattan. Reprint. A best-selling novel. 500,000 first printing. When a gossip columnist is found dead, NYPD Homicide Detective Heat uncovers a gallery of high profile suspects, all with compelling motives, as her investigation is complicated by her reunion with superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook.