Heat 2: the thrilling new crime novel by award-winning film-maker Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner - an explosive return to the world of his film Heat - a No1 New York Times bestseller

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Soon, a CCTV grainy video will prove his suspicions correct as he recognizes Wardell's figure as one of the men that is spotted leaving the location in which the murder took place in a car. The NCERT Class 7th Science textbooks are well known for it’s updated and thoroughly revised syllabus. In particular I LOVED Hanna’s early story set in 80s Chicago: the chapters where he visits a victim in the hospital were absolutely beautiful, provide great insight into the character and drop little clues that make his evolution into movie-Hanna believable. One day, when they play Justin’s team again, a crowd interrupts the game, led by Ellie and El Grande.

And while the characters are mostly super well written, there were specific moments that didn't meet my movie-expectations. The writing does a spectacular job of capturing Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino), Neil McCauley (DeNiro) and Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) - both before and after the movie events. Overall this was a great thriller that’ll please fans of the movie ‘Heat’ but I also think it stands up as a novel in its own right, even if you hadn’t seen the film. Huge thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy - I couldn't have been more excited at the chance to read this one early! That “Heat” is plotted as tightly as a Swiss watch makes the shapelessness of this follow-up all the harder to forgive.I also will give the authors credit for creating a villain that comes as close to being as hissable as anything in recent crime fiction.

There's a hell of a lot going on in this book- and just like the movie - It's heavily character-driven.The novel is not Mann's form, and while co-author Gardiner does her best to flesh it out, you can see where the dialog crackles, and when this book needs light, sound, and actors to make it live. It is the only instance in the film where Pacino and De Niro show up together with the exception of the finale in which Hanna shoots and kills McCauley and shakes his hand in a kind of honoring farewell from a tormented man to another one. The characters live in a brutal world in which only their cleverness and their willingness to use violence keep them alive, and if you like crime stories it's hard not to be engaged by this. Heat 2 checks back in with nearly ALL of its characters (even the ones who didn’t survive the first film . Knowing that a radio is a Panasonic might help an actor get into character or a production designer understand the aesthetic of the film better, but in a novel, it sticks out like a sore thumb.

The 2000 timeline is the most striking one as it signals the conclusion of the story and features all the major characters in the same place at the same time. With an outstanding cast, including Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Danny Trejo, and Natalie Portman, among others, the film included, not just solid acting performances across the board and smart writing, but also four very memorable action set pieces, and arguably one of the most iconic Scenes from a Diner of all time. Additionally, because the tale hopped back and forth between two timelines, it was not uncommon to experience a jarring shift to the second storyline, just when the first one was getting exciting. Cora, acts as their adopted grandmother, watching over them as Carlos works multiple jobs to provide for the family. Das macht Spass und unterhält, eine tiefere Ebene lässt sich zwischen dem Schweiss und dem Blut aber nicht finden.

The second part of the story begins in 1995, mere moments after the credits rolled on the original film. There a some familiar characters that were present in the ‘Heat’ that make a reappearance here but we are also presented with a range of new ones. It is there where he finds himself growing ever closer to a final showdown with two of his old enemies: Otis Wardell and Vincent Hanna.