Heat 2 - Michael Mann & Meg Gardiner

Heat 2

By Michael Mann & Meg Gardiner

  • Release Date: 2022-08-09
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 515 Ratings)

Description

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!

Michael Mann, four-time-Oscar-nominated writer-director of The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice, Collateral, and Heat teams up with Edgar Award–winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann’s first novel, an explosive return to the universe and characters of his classic crime film—with an all-new story unfolding in the years before and after the iconic movie

“A hard-boiled, cinematic read that moves as fast as a well-planned heist.” —Esquire

One day after the end of Heat, Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) is holed up in Koreatown, wounded, half delirious, and desperately trying to escape LA. Hunting him is LAPD detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). Hours earlier, Hanna killed Shiherlis’s brother in arms Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) in a gunfight under the strobe lights at the foot of an LAX runway. Now Hanna’s determined to capture or kill Shiherlis, the last survivor of McCauley’s crew, before he ghosts out of the city.

In 1988, seven years earlier, McCauley, Shiherlis, and their highline crew are taking scores on the West Coast, the US-Mexican border, and now in Chicago. Driven, daring, they’re pulling in money and living vivid lives. And Chicago homicide detective Vincent Hanna—a man unreconciled with his history—is following his calling, the pursuit of armed and dangerous men into the dark and wild places, hunting an ultraviolent gang of home invaders.

Meanwhile, the fallout from McCauley’s scores and Hanna’s pursuit cause unexpected repercussions in a parallel narrative, driving through the years following Heat.

Heat 2 projects its dimensional and richly drawn men and women into whole new worlds—from the inner sanctums of rival crime syndicates in a South American free-trade zone to transnational criminal enterprises in Southeast Asia. The novel brings you intimately into these lives. In Michael Mann’s Heat universe, they will confront new adversaries in lethal circumstances beyond all boundaries.

Heat 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragic—a masterpiece of crime fiction with the same extraordinary ambitions, scope, and rich characterizations as the epic film.

Reviews

  • ALMOST FIVE STARS

    4
    By Prophet Amos
    I enjoy the characters, but sometimes the police tactics seem a little over the top and absurd. It was a little slow earlier on, but halfway through the book it picks up and gets more interesting and exciting.
  • Excellent

    5
    By Qslqthqsy
    Loved this book. Writing was superb and it was like three books in one.
  • Fantastic riveting read!

    5
    By Phillyyogaguy
    Loved it
  • Intense

    5
    By Bjizil
    Loved this book……. I hope there is a sequel to this! I couldn’t put this book down, devoured book in about 3 days. Great read.
  • Awesome! Please write more!

    5
    By Paleo Schnauzer
    Great read. Couldn’t put it down.
  • Nice continuation

    4
    By Battery223
    Decent follow up to the original. Neil definitely was the tragic villain.
  • Al Pacino and Val Kilmer lived in my head the whole time

    4
    By Brucelee115
    Heat is one of my favorite movies of all time. Because of that when I found out there was a book that would explore the past and future of the characters of that beloved film I was very excited. The book very much lives up to my expectations and you can almost see Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Robert De Niro and the rest of the cast acting out the scenes in the book. Michael Mann knows these characters and their mannerisms so completely that they come to life all over again. My only critique is that some portions seemed a little convenient and it’s hard not to wish this was Michael Mann’s latest movie to grace theaters with all the visual splendor you expect from a man so good at his craft. That’s a small criticism for what was overall an excellent novel.
  • A worthy sequel

    4
    By joshcardinal
    Kept me locked in. Multiple story lines across time and location keeps the reader on their toes as the Hanna, McCauley, Sirhelis saga continues to unfurl.
  • Excellent thriller

    5
    By jbsdrs
    Most sequels (and second seasons, depending on the medium) will disappoint loyal fans - this didn’t. It exceeded the original. That alone is worth 5 stars.
  • Thrilling-start to finish

    5
    By CB*737*
    A masterpiece by Mann.

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