From Tom Straw, the author of seven New York Times Bestsellers writing as Richard Castle,comes BUZZ KILLER, his first mystery since the Nikki Heat series. New York City public defender Macie Wild takes the homicide case of a burglar the tabloidsnickname the Buzz Killer for his MO of lobby-buzzing apartments to select his targets. But whenhe is the victim of an attempted jailhouse killing and then someone tries to kill Macie, hermurder case is suddenly something bigger—and more dangerous.Stonewalled by a hostile DA and shut down by a code of silence from the Buzz Killer’s criminalcircle, she crosses paths with Gunnar Cody, an ex-detective dismissed from the NYPD’s elitesurveillance unit. The brash former police spy is now a freelance video journalist trampling allover Macie’s case, shooting a documentary. In spite of her misgivings about his methods, Macie and Gunnar form an uneasy partnership fraught with moral conflicts and romantic sparks.In constant danger from a ruthless contract killer, they collide with an unscrupulouspharmaceutical CEO, a playboy prince, rogue FBI agents, a high-tech cat burglar, a sadistic callgirl, plus a scheme to launder illegal Russian billions through Manhattan luxury real estate. In anemotional climax they expose a deadly conspiracy that reaches the highest halls of power,culminating in a shocking twist that’s anything but a buzz killer. "I can say with high confidence that any fan of Castle will loveBuzz Killer by Tom Straw, a masterfully entertaining mystery ofpulse-pounding fun. Richard Castle has met his match!"-- Andrew W. Marlowe, Creator and Executive Producer of Castle "Tom Straw's new novel, BUZZ KILLER, puts him in the company of the bestmystery writers working today. The story is compelling and riveting.And, most of all, utterly satisfying. But it's the characters anddialogue that keep bringing this book home. Meet Macie Wild and GunnarCody. Unforgettable individually. Unbeatable together. Believe me, youwon't want to be on the wrong side of these two."-- Clyde Phillips, National Bestselling Mystery Novelist "Though Buzz Killer boldly proclaims that it's written 'IN THE TRADITION OFRICHARD CASTLE,' Tom Straw is a genuine genre heavyweight in his ownright.... [BUZZ KILLER] jumps off the page and in your face, but you'llbe too enthralled to blink." --John Valeri, Criminal Element TOM STRAW published his first mystery novel, The Trigger Episode , in 2007. Subsequently, writing as Richard Castle, he authored seven more crime novels, all of which became New York Times Bestsellers. Buzz Killer is Tom Straw's first book under his own name since that blockbuster Nikki Heat series. He is also an Emmy- and Writer's Guild of America-nominated TV writer and producer having written and produced Night Court , Parker Lewis Can't Lose , Dave's World , Grace Under Fire , Cosby , Whoopi , and Nurse Jackie . A former board member of Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter, he lives in Connecticut, where his home is his castle.