Heat Wave

One thing’s for sure: Richard Castle’s one busy — and talented — dude. To date, the novelist-turned-detective has written four real-life bestsellers, along with a host (read: 20+) of other fictional titles. During Season 1, Episode 9: "Little Girl Lost," we’re told Castle has written 26 bestsellers before the start of the show!

But since no man is an island, Rick...

Erm, no. Richard Castle is not real, per se. But we can see why there might be some confusion about this. Here goes:

This may be a bit repetitive, but stay with us: Richard Castle is the fictional protagonist of Castle. He's a very successful mystery writer who started shadowing NYPD detective Kate Beckett to help with his writer's block. She's become his muse (the character Nikki Heat is...

Earlier this season, Laura Prepon guest-starred as Natalie Rhodes, the actress playing Nikki Heat in the film adaptation of Castles novel Heat Wave. Natalie shadowed Beckett to get into character, and it was hilariously creeptastic. And in the upcoming episode To Love and Die in L.A., well meet the Heat Wave actors playing Ryan and Esposito.

So that got thinking: Who could play Jameson Rook,...

Remember when we dished that well be meeting the fictional versions of (the also fictional, but whatev) Kevin Ryan and Javier Esposito in To Love and Die in L.A.?

Well, Castle fans, weve got all scoop about who will be playing the big-screen versions of our favorite sidekicks. Ryan Deal will take on the role of Detective Raley (aka Heat Waves version of Kevin Ryan) and Justice Gamble will play...

One thing that sets Castle apart from other crime procedurals besides its wit, charm and Nathan Fillion (Castle) of course are its tie-ins to real life. For example: the Nikki Heat books, a series of crime novels credited to author Richard Castle (yes, the fictional character) that are proudly displayed in real bookstores all across the nation.

If you havent checked them out yet, its...