In the Night of the Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel

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

wow!!! I never would've guess the ending was quite surprised..I enjoyed reading this one....great job

This book also comes with a suggested soundtrack that is fantastic! This was the first time I've read a novel with its own soundtrack. Very creative. Due, Barnes and Underwood I hope you are working on the third installment. I can't wait to read the next adventure. Tennyson Hardwick is my favorite bad/good boy!When are we going to see this one on the small screen. Is this a Blair Underwood role?

Tennyson Hardwick is a great character. "In the Night of the Heat" takes off where "Casanegra" left off. Things are going well for Hardwick. He's got a small continuing part on a hit TV series and is in love (maybe for the first time in his life) with his girlfriend April. All is good until he turns down the sexual advances of woman that is definitely a big player in Hollywood. Suddenly Tennyson is out of work, his girlfriend is taking a teaching position in Africa and his unofficially adopted "daughter" Chela has started up an e-mail relationship with a pedophile. When $5000 is set in front of him by the father of former football great and recent suicide T.D. Jackson, Hardwick leaps at the chance to investigate the death. Jackson recently acquitted of the violent murders of his ex-wife and her fiancé was facing the civil portion of his trial and things weren't looking good; his suicide seems open and shut, but is it really? The character of T.D. Jackson is so obviously a thinly disguised doppelganger of O.J. Simpson that it makes for real fun and effortlessly pulls the reader into the story. Hardwick is in for a rough time and the death of the football star and apparent murderer is a maze of twisting corridors leading back to another football game many years before Jackson's birth. I've read all of husband and wife team Steven Barnes and Tannanarive Due's stand alone novels and while I see a little of their continuing themes within the novel, I can't for the life of me see where one writer begins and the other finishes. Their styles are seamlessly woven together which makes for a great read. If you like hardboiled detective novels in the Robert B. Parker or John D. McDonald genre or if you just like your romance raw and steamy, you'll love "In the Night of the Heat".

Blair Underwood, Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due are back with their exciting second installment of the Tennyson Hardwick series. If you thought the first book, CASENGRA, was hot with many twist and turns, then put your seat belts on for IN THE NIGHT OF THE HEAT. This one is filled with steamy action and so many twist and turns that you won't even know what hit you. Tennyson Hardwick sets out to find the killer of famous athlete, T.D. Jackson, and during his investigation he comes in the face of danger himself. Will he dig things back up that should remain buried in the past? Will his quest to find the truth cause him to lose his own life and endanger his family's life as well? I guarantee you that you will not be able to put this book down. These three, Due, Underwood and Barnes are the best murder mystery writing team of our time. I have a feeling they are just getting started. Once again, buckle up for the adventurous ride!