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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9781416569978
ISBN number: 1416569979
Label: Atria
Manufacturer: Atria
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 464
Printing Date: September 16, 2008
Publishing house: Atria
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AWARD-WINNING ACTOR AND AUTHOR BLAIR UNDERWOOD JOINS FORCES WITH TWO AMAZING AND AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS TANANARIVE DUE AND STEVEN BARNES TO DELIVER THE SECOND INSTALLATION IN THE STUNNING AND PROVOCATIVE TENNYSON HARDWICK NOVEL IN THE NIGHT OF THE HEAT.
Threatened with death after acquittal for murder, football superstar T. D. Jackson asks struggling actor and former gigolo Tennyson Hardwick for protection. Tennyson has a reputation in Hollywood after solving the murder of rapper Afrodite, but politely turns Jackson down: His acting career is taking off with a new series, and he's trying to work out his personal life after a series of wrong turns.
But Tennyson's life is upturned when his seedy past catches up to him on the set of his TV series. Then T. D. Jackson is found dead in his home, the victim of an apparent suicide.
T.D.'s gorgeous cousin, Melanie, is sure the superstar was murdered, and Jackson's family offers Tennyson an irresistible fee to discover the truth. But prying into T. D. Jackson's death means answering the question that divided a nation and destroyed a film star and a football icon's life and career: Did T. D. Jackson kill his wife?
When the investigation takes an unexpected turn toward the governor's mansion and a long-forgotten football game in the segregated South of the 1960s, Tennyson uncovers secrets tearing at the heart of two dynasties and must rely on all of his assets -- his actor's heart, deadly hands, profiler's mind, and every other part of his body -- to keep from dying next.
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I loved the continuation of the story line, but the ending should have had more depth. I just felt this sequel was rushed. I would like to see Tennyson Hardwick using his prowness in stickier situations. Good read though!
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I picked up, In the Night of the Heat in the morning, and read it in one sitting. I loved the very first book, Casanegra and was excited when I heard the second one was being released. In the Night of Heat is full of secrets, and has so many twists and turns to the plot, and the ending was full of surprises. I am a big fan of this series, and would love to see it brought to the screen.
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I was a huge fan of Casanegra and I was very happy to hear that there was a new installment coming in the Tennyson Hardwick series. I'm still a fan of the character and the writing, but the pacing of this book felt very choppy and not nearly as smooth as Casanegra. I won't complain much, but I can definitely say that if I had read this book very first that I would not have been as anxious to read the subsequent book in the series.
A couple major differences for me were the fact that this book didn't have the consistent action of Casanegra or at least it took awhile for the action to get started. I felt a lot of lulls in the story waiting for things to pick up. Also, the physical encounters seemed a little more forced/manufactured as opposed to natural like in Casanegra. I did like the development of the characters from Casanegra and the progression of the relationships from the very first book were carried over well in this one.
All in all, I think that the book was a good effort. Not quite to the standard of Casanegra which was a real page turner, but definitely a bright spot in African-American Mystery/Thriller fiction.
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In Tennyson Hardwick's fascinating world, every fact has a purpose, every relationship has importance and every interaction has meaning.
If I didn't fully appreciate that after reading Casanegra, the very first book in the Tennyson Hardwick series, IN THE NIGHT OF THE HEAT reiterates the point: careful writing and masterful storytelling creates a wonderful and unique romantic mystery.
Tennyson Hardwick returns with a softer edge. The painful ordeal of solving his previous case matured and humbled him in a subtle
way. Now his primary focus is negotiating familial relationships, having brought both his disabled father and a teenage runaway to live
with him, as well as attempting to navigate love's minefield with his girlfriend.
In the wake of T.D. Jackson's acquittal from charges that he murdered his wife, Tennyson turns down T.D.'s personal request for his
bodyguard services. Days later, T.D. is murdered. Obligation and Tennyson's unique brand of good-guy morality blend to land him exactly
where he doesn't want to be, sleuthing for answers about T.D.'s death. To solve this mystery, he must uncover the true details of the murder of T.D.'s wife
and the insidious generational secrets stemming from a racially-charged bowl game in 1967.
Blair Underwood, Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due weave a phenomenal story, somehow incorporating modern day fanaticism, race relations and
familial obligations and comparing them to the racial environment of the `60's, fraternal bonds, perverse loyalty and generational sins.
And, as with real life, there are no clear winners and losers here, no "aha" moment where an obvious culprit is handcuffed. Make no
mistake, Tennyson finds the answers, but, as with most race related travesties, the answer is one no one really wants to know.
IN THE NIGHT OF THE HEAT trumps Casanegra, if that is possible, delivering a multifaceted and ingenious story that left me craving for
more.
Reviewed by a. Kai
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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Ten is back, and his return is even better than his very good debut in Casanegra. This time around Ten is investigating the death of an O.J. Simpson type, who before his untimely demise, may have offed his ex and her fiancee. Juicy. Juicy. Anyway, Ten's dad, a wheel-chair bound, stroke-impaired ex-cop, rolls in to help his son. This story line is perfect, far superior to the pages of exhausting, unfulfilling sex that held Casanegra back. The characters are fully drawn and intriguing. The story is tight and sooo satisfying. A must read. Aww Sookie Sookie: Omar's Revenge
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