NOW our two peas in a pod…er…birds of a feather…er…coffee and cream (you get the idea) are off to Kazakhstan and then the mountains of Uzbekistan. A group of other ‘dead’ CIA operatives are brought together to find the mother of all treasures hidden deep inside a cavern in cargo containers. But wait…perhaps there is a traitor amongst them?

We finally *sighs* catch the first glimpse of real sparks (not those fake ones we were seeing before…HA!) between Storm and Showers when April is, ah hell, I c More...

Trying to think of praise for A Bloody Storm and I'm drawing a blank, because, unfortunately, this is by far the worst thing purportedly authored by Richard Castle I've ever read. I mean, none of the books are particularly good, they're novelties meant to promote the show, but there's still a degree of wit and appeal to them. Except this, of course, this novella just feels like it was phoned it.

I wasn't expecting much, the Derek Storm and April Showers characters are already established in A Bre More...

The conclusion of this serialized novel is decent enough, in its own predictable, cheesy way. I waited a number of months since checking out the first volume (actually, it looks like it's been a full year, since I read it when it was first released) before reading these last two, and either I'm in a more jaded mood than I was then, or they didn't live up to its promise, because I didn't find these as much fun as I thought they were going to be. I'm left wondering why they bothered to serialize i More...

The third and final installment in this series is just as action-packed and well-written as the previous ones.

It all begins in Oxford, England, when Derrick Storm and FBI agent April Showers escape barely alive after a car chase and a confrontation, with a man and a woman, who were supposed to be the faithful friends and allies of oligarch Ivan Petrov, but who were actually under the payroll of Russian president Barkovsky.

Storm checks Showers, who’s injured into a hospital, before heading straig More...

The third of the Derrick Storm short stories by Richard Castle - 3 stars. These three short stories allegedly make up one complete story, although in reality, they make up one disjointed and episodic concept. To make the overall effort worse, it felt as if each of the stories was written by a different person (quite possible since "Richard Castle" is a fiction himself). This segment was far and away the best of the three, although still not good enough to get much past the caricature stage and s More...

A Bloody Storm picks-up where the previous book left off. This book, however, is basically about a treasure hunt. Also, I didn't like the new characters at all. I would have enjoyed this more if it was about April and Derrick, but instead it's about a bunch of people running around in Uzbeckistan (sp?) searching for some missing Russian gold (this gold was mentioned in the other two volumes).
There is a great "so this is what it was all about" scene between Storm and the spymaster Jones, but othe More...

book 3 picks up right where book 2 ended. Storm and Showers survive the car chase/ crash, but she is badly hurt and needs to go to the hospital. Storm is told he must report back to Washington so he cannot stay with her. you can tell he cares because he tries to find out how she is, and of course she eventually reveals she cares by asking for him, so although they are not with each other for most of this book, their relationship does develop to finally have a little more love than hate finally. More...

Castle ties it all up in a decent end to the Derrick Storm short story trilogy, picking up in the frantic position he left us. The book is an interesting sum up, though by no means as plausible as it could have been, given enough time. I did postulate that the three stories could be cobbled together nicely into a full-on book, though this third one seeks to cover too much to adequately end the story.

It appears that Castle tried to bite off too much at once as he dealt with a great deal of info a More...

Do you remember the first time you read a Tom Clancy book? What about Clive Cussler novel? Before either of them started collaborating with other writers? I read the first chapter of the 1st Derrick Storm novella and I wanted to read more, just like how I felt when I read Clancy and Cussler books the first time. Was it Dostoevsky? Don't be silly. It was entertainment and a promotion for the TV show Castle on ABC, but Storm was a lot cooler than Jamison Rook. I recently heard somebody say, "Derri More...

I have really enjoyed this series. It has been very well done as one story over three ebook novellas. Even though this is the climactic end to the series I still feel the second novella A Raging Storm, was my favorite.

This novella picks up right as the second leaves us with a massive cliffhanger. Derrick Storm is trying to save himself and his FBI partner from Russian goons looking for gold. Storm's boss sends him and a team of other operatives off the books to find this gold before the Russian More...

Read 3.5 stars.

This one was all action with very little depth to the characters. Well, Storm and Showers did get more development, but the new players in the game were just pawns.

It was good, but it left me wanting more. Not more story, but more about the relationship between Storm and showers. Plus I still have a nagging feeling that J. Jones is not quite squeaky clean.

It is a fun, quick read with a nice end to the Storm trilogy.

I really enjoyed these three Derrick Storm novellas! It's a great tie-in to the world of "Castle" and would really like another run of the earlier novels, but on the "website" it states that they are "Out of Print"...in reality, I know they were never written, but it's great that ABC is tying in actual Nikki Heat books with the series, "Castle,"

Keep em coming! They are fun & interesting, and I can picture Rick Castle as if he were Derrick Storm!

The final chapter in the Derrick Storm series of ebooks manages to fall flat on its face with predictability and a bevy of editorial errors. Either the novella was written by a different person than the first two or the author said "Fuck it! My name isn't really on this anyway," and threw together a slapdash wrap-up worthy of a straight-to-dvd Steven Segal film. Let's just hope Frozen Heat doesn't continue in this tradition.

A somewhat satisfying ending to this trilogy of eBooks about Derrick Storm. But comparatively to the Nikki Heat books, there's an element lacking in reading them. Perhaps it's a little freeing not having to imagine Richard Castle attempts at writing. So, the books come across as fairly light reading. Certainly a lot of fun for them to be less mystery and more spy thrillers.

Finished reading A Bloody Storm by Richard Castle. It was a short book, but a decent conclusion to the trilogy. None of it was what I consider great amazing writing, but for what it was, it was alright over all. I do with the characters had more depth; they were a bit one dimensional. I think if it had been a little longer we could have learned more about them and their thoughts.

It was fine, but I gotta say, I don't think I'll read another Derrick Storm book. I'm not sure if this was rushed to publication or what but the typos and such drove me batty. As an example, when being shot at by a hostile enemy the correct thing to do would be 'peeked over the boulders' to see if you could spot them. Not 'peed'. Just sayin'.

Sometimes it's important to read the second in a series before you read the first. Well, not so much for this book but since I read it first, it was important for the second in the series since I already knew the outcome. Castle is a good writer and I always enjoy his stories. I sometimes use them as an interlude between heavier fare.

I really enjoyed this Derrick Storm outing. All three books were fun to read,and if the rest of the fictional Derrick Storm books are like this, then it makes sense why Detective Kate Beckett would be such a big fan. And they're written way better than the Nikki Heat books.
I want more Derrick Storm!

Not bad. Definitely a 'travelling' book - not a deep intellectual exercise. The three parts of the 'trilogy' pretty much add up to an average sized paperback. I prefer the Nikki Heat stories, although it would be interesting to see what would happen if 'Castle' were to actually write a full-length Derrick Storm book.

This is the first book that I read from Castle and I don't think that I'll be reading any of his works soon. I was looking for a Ben Hope type of novel and Derrick Storm's character is lacking in every aspect that could make a good spy/espionage novel.

Seriously, how do you not love a book where the main character is called Storm and his love-interest is called April Showers? It's hilarious!
And the whole thing is just that way. I find it lovely mindless entertainment.

I liked this one best because the characters finally felt established and there was plenty of action but THERE ABSOLUTELY MUST BE MORE. The end is such a good set up that should not be allowed to go to waste.

I'm counting this series of three e-books as one book, which is how they should have been released. It was fun to get to know the character that made Richard Castle famous. I'd read more Derek Storm books.

The final part to the Derrick Storm trilogy; again, an easy read to take your mind off things. You'll need about an hour and a bit of lack of interest in good writing or complex plot lines.

A fitting conclusion to this trio of ebooks. An exciting, fast paced romp through the closing stages of the story.

You could accuse the story of being cliched, and it certainly doesn't break new ground in the thriller genre, but I found this series to be a fun, diverting read.

Well, this mini-series is over. And it was mostly OK (why can't we pick 2 and a half stars?) The former Soviet Union setting was not very accurately portrayed, though...

glaring typos and mistakes makes this seem bush league. Otherwise, a mediocre end to a mediocre spy series. If you love Richard Castle, stick to the Nikki Heat series.

This was a good read. For a short story it was a well done. The characters were developed. I wish it was longer. I didn't want it to be over.

Finishes off the third part if what should have been one book. Kept my interest enough to finish it. Could have had more story line, less violence.

Eh, not awesome but somewhat enjoyable and a quick read. Definitely needs a better editor, though, as there were way too many typos and other distracting mistakes.