Publisher's Synopsis
Richard Castle, New York Times bestselling mystery writer and star of ABC's hit primetime show Castle is back with the ninth novel in his popular Nikki Heat series.
Nikki Heat and Derrick Storm, New York Times bestselling author Richard Castle's most enduring and beloved characters, team up for the first time to save Nikki's mother, Cynthia, who has been in hiding (and presumed dead) for seventeen years. Standing in their way is a nefarious group of Chinese businessmen known as the Shanghai Seven, who have the resources--and ruthlessness--to stop them.