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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It's a very long book - with two more in the works. Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner absolutely nail the tone and atmosphere of the original movie - expand on It, and deliver one of the best crime dramas that I've read in a long time. The fallout from McCauley’s scores and Hanna’s pursuit cause unexpected repercussions in a parallel narrative. This is a perfectly adequate crime novel that adds little to and subtracts little from the film it follows. To reviewers claiming this is the best crime novel ever, I implore you: please read more.

In 1995, Michael Mann’s Heat made its mark on cinema, as what would become one of the preeminent heist movies for years to come. 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.Guys will literally watch Heat instead of going to therapy. Trust me on this, I'm guys. Heat is a fantastic movie, Mann an incredible director of crime and action, and the movie is gorgeously shot and full of top-tier performances, from Pacino's deranged detective Vincent Hanna, to De Niro's professional and tactical criminal mastermind Neil McCauley, and Val Kilmer's icy gunman Chris Shiherlis. The movie is perfect and self contained, and doesn't really need a sequel. 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. It is also about Vincent Hanna who has become a captain of police in LAPD who is driven as always. He has a past in Chicago in which he could have met MacCauleys crew but most definitely has run into the sadistic killer and rapist that will play a role in several lives.

Michael Kenneth Mann is an American director, screenwriter, and producer of film and television who is best known for his distinctive style of crime drama. His most acclaimed works include the films Thief (1981), Manhunter (1986), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Heat (1995), The Insider (1999), Collateral (2004), and Public Enemies (2009). He is also known for his role as executive producer on the popular TV series Miami Vice (1984–89), which he adapted into a 2006 feature film.

Operatic in scope, HEAT 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragic – a masterpiece of crime fiction from one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema. I read this in one bite. The book moves at a feverish pace, and there are three set pieces -- a fight between cops and crooks in a Chicago home, a robbery at a Mexican count house, and a shootout on the streets of Los Angeles -- that I can't wait to see on screen. 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.