Heat 2

Heat 2

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  • Author:Michael Mann
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Summary

Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat, Collateral, Thief, Manhunter, and Miami Vice, teams up with Edgar Award-winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann’s first crime novel, an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat — an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the iconic film。

Described by Michael Mann as both a prequel and sequel to the renowned, critically acclaimed film of the same name, Heat 2 covers the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna (Oscar winner Al Pacino) and elite criminals Neil McCauley (Oscar winner Robert De Niro), Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), and Nate (Oscar winner Jon Voight), and features the same extraordinary ambition, scope, rich characterizations, and attention to detail as the epic film。

This new story leads up to the events of the film and then moves beyond it, featuring new characters on both sides of the law, new high-line heists, and breathtakingly cinematic action sequences。 Ranging from the streets of L。A。 to the inner sancta of rival Taiwanese crime syndicates in Paraguay to a massive drug cartel money-laundering operation just over the border in Mexico, Heat 2 illuminates the dangerous workings of international crime organizations and the agents who pursue them as it provides a full-blooded portrait of the men and women who inhabit both worlds。 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。

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Reviews

Dan Forster

There’s definitely some trashy genre stuff going on and the Cinemasins crowd would find a million “plotholes” but overall this was a lot of fun。 I liked the more Street level crime stuff a lot more than the South American weapons system stuff。

Matt Horton

The best book I've read in at least 10 years and a solid sequel to one of the best crime films ever made。 The best book I've read in at least 10 years and a solid sequel to one of the best crime films ever made。 。。。more

Ed Sellier

"Well y’know, for me, the action is the juice。"This crackles with the spirit, tone and dialogue of the original。 The Easter eggs were subtle (I couldn’t help but picture Wardell as Waingro) and while parts of the plotting were a tad ludicrous and convenient I can forgive it for simply bringing me back to some old friends。 Bring on the film sequel。 "Well y’know, for me, the action is the juice。"This crackles with the spirit, tone and dialogue of the original。 The Easter eggs were subtle (I couldn’t help but picture Wardell as Waingro) and while parts of the plotting were a tad ludicrous and convenient I can forgive it for simply bringing me back to some old friends。 Bring on the film sequel。 。。。more

Stijn Meijers

Super leuke manier van een sequel maken - het is een erg droge detective met veel cliches, maar dat maakt het ook wel erg leuk。 Precies in de stijl van Heat。 Leest snel weg。

Love

Heat 2 är både en prequel och sequel till en av de bästa filmerna någonsin。 Det jag fann intressant med boken var hur väl allt hängde ihop och hur karaktärerna utvecklades。 Alla backstorys var bra men Vincent Hannas (Al Pacino) var bäst。 Det var faktiskt spännande att läsa om honom。 Boken fokuserar mest på Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) och det var väl ganska gött, men Hannas story var mer intressant。 Boken hade flera kapitel som var riktigt intense och spännande。 Förstår inte riktigt hur en bok k Heat 2 är både en prequel och sequel till en av de bästa filmerna någonsin。 Det jag fann intressant med boken var hur väl allt hängde ihop och hur karaktärerna utvecklades。 Alla backstorys var bra men Vincent Hannas (Al Pacino) var bäst。 Det var faktiskt spännande att läsa om honom。 Boken fokuserar mest på Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) och det var väl ganska gött, men Hannas story var mer intressant。 Boken hade flera kapitel som var riktigt intense och spännande。 Förstår inte riktigt hur en bok kan få en känna så。 Alla karaktärer är kompetenta och goated。 De är så ruskigt smarta och riktiga karaktärer。 Det är dock inte lika gött att läsa om en mäktig shootout som att se och höra den。 Det mest intressanta var därför när karaktärerna försökte överlista deras motstånd eller något idk。 Men boken är ruskigt lång och känns tjockt att läsa så lång och påhittad berättelse。 Det känns vettigare att läsa om typ något vettigt。 Men det var en bra bok。 Anledningen till att Al Pacinos äktenskap alltid går i kras är inte för att han arbetar för mycket - det är för att han är kär i De Niro。 Det är så ruskigt självklart att han är kär i honom (jag skojar lite men han är typ kär i honom)。 4,5/5 。。。more

Peter Lane

Loved the first 2/3。 It all fell apart in the last 1/3。

Dean Robertson

As a certified ‘Heatophile’ I was really looking forward to this and it didn’t disappoint! One of the main plot lines was a bit long winded but really enjoyed everything else。

Matthew R。 Hanson

Once again I am reminding you that MANN IS THE MAN!!!True story: this is the only time I’ve been reading a book and my Apple Watch warned me that my heartbeat was irregularly high。

Skgallag

As much as I like this book and revisiting the characters of Heat, the prose is written in present tense, which is jarring。 Otherwise great, fun read。

Ben De Bono

Extraordinary。 Heat is one of my favorite movies and one of the best crime films ever made。 My default reaction to any follow up for something like that is that it's better not to mess with perfection。 Thankfully, Michael Mann knows exactly what he's doing。 This prequel/sequel expands the world of Heat without taking anything away from the original film。 It's big, epic, thrilling, and moving。 I loved it and hope we get an adaptation (though not a movie。 This needs to be an HBO miniseries)One wor Extraordinary。 Heat is one of my favorite movies and one of the best crime films ever made。 My default reaction to any follow up for something like that is that it's better not to mess with perfection。 Thankfully, Michael Mann knows exactly what he's doing。 This prequel/sequel expands the world of Heat without taking anything away from the original film。 It's big, epic, thrilling, and moving。 I loved it and hope we get an adaptation (though not a movie。 This needs to be an HBO miniseries)One word of caution, the audiobook narrator is awful。 He sounds like the movie trailer voice guy。 If you're up for 18 hours of that, knock yourself out。 I made it 10 minutes before getting a refund and opting for the Kindle version instead。 。。。more

Ed Mckeon

Exhilarating。 This is the kind of book that the moment you put it down, you want to be back reading it。 I picked it up after many recommendations on social media by favorite authors。 I had never seen the film, so I watched it and was impressed。 This novelization of the back and forward stories is even more impressive。 Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner combine their sense of a jam-packed action plot with protagonists who are all, in essence, bad people, who are positioned on both sides of the law。 It Exhilarating。 This is the kind of book that the moment you put it down, you want to be back reading it。 I picked it up after many recommendations on social media by favorite authors。 I had never seen the film, so I watched it and was impressed。 This novelization of the back and forward stories is even more impressive。 Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner combine their sense of a jam-packed action plot with protagonists who are all, in essence, bad people, who are positioned on both sides of the law。 It grabs you and pulls you through predicaments and across borders and it doesn't let go until you are breathless and regretting that it's over。 I was not sure I would enjoy a novelization of a film story written by two authors, but I truly did。 。。。more

Trevor Wright

If you want more Heat, this is it!

Frank Jarome

There were parts I really liked, and parts that were so cliche and cheesy that I hurt myself rolling my eyes。 The original movie was much better

William Simmons

Fantastic thrill ride! An expansion of the movie becoming both a prequel and a sequel and a book you won't want to put down until you've read the last page Fantastic thrill ride! An expansion of the movie becoming both a prequel and a sequel and a book you won't want to put down until you've read the last page 。。。more

Foster

A huge fan of the movie, and I thoroughly enjoyed this combination prequel/sequel。

WM D。

Heat 2 by Michael Mann was a good book。 I really enjoyed the nonstop action page by page。 The characters were great。

Danny Marcalo

I rewatched the movie before reading this and the film is as good as I remembered, it is a masterpiece。 The first 100 pages or so of the book are breathtaking。 It is really exciting that the events unfold moments after the film ends。 Also the flashback to 1988 is a way to revisit Neil, Robert de Niro in the movie, which is nice, since this feels like a universe where Hanna and McCauley complete each other and telling a story without one of the certainly feels incomplete。 What did not work that w I rewatched the movie before reading this and the film is as good as I remembered, it is a masterpiece。 The first 100 pages or so of the book are breathtaking。 It is really exciting that the events unfold moments after the film ends。 Also the flashback to 1988 is a way to revisit Neil, Robert de Niro in the movie, which is nice, since this feels like a universe where Hanna and McCauley complete each other and telling a story without one of the certainly feels incomplete。 What did not work that well for me was the Chris storyline。 I thought he wasn't really interesting in the movie and I did not care much for what he goes through in the book。 Especially not that Chinese diaspora gang plot in South America。 It's written ok but I just don't care。 In the end all three storylines come together, which is nicely done。 What this book does really well are the action scenes。 The heist in Mexico and the ensuing drama, perfect。 Like a Don Winslow novel, maybe even better。 So, I guess this experiment is a success。 It's a somewhat worthy sequel to a great film。 。。。more

Jorge Catarino

Heat 2 é uma prequela/sequela ao filme de 1995, e tem toda a hipermasculinidade, tragédia e coolness do original。 Se o filme era uma temporada de uma série condensada em 2 horas, este livro tem material para pelos menos mais umas três。 Não seriam era tão memoráveis。Não estava preparado para o quão hilariante e over the top a escrita deste livro é。 Logo ao ínicio aparece algo como K-pop washes like staccato gunfire。 Neste livro as personagens não caminham, elas deslizam e varrem como se o chão fo Heat 2 é uma prequela/sequela ao filme de 1995, e tem toda a hipermasculinidade, tragédia e coolness do original。 Se o filme era uma temporada de uma série condensada em 2 horas, este livro tem material para pelos menos mais umas três。 Não seriam era tão memoráveis。Não estava preparado para o quão hilariante e over the top a escrita deste livro é。 Logo ao ínicio aparece algo como K-pop washes like staccato gunfire。 Neste livro as personagens não caminham, elas deslizam e varrem como se o chão fosse calçada portuguesa num dia de chuva。 。。。more

John Carpenter

8。5/10

JC Adams

3。5 Stars。 I love the movie Heat。 I saw it for the first time when I was probably too young to watch it。 Have seen it severa times since, it is one of my all time favorites。 Anytime there is a conversation about movies, I ask who has seen Heat in hopes that someone has to talk about it with。 It is a go to recommendation。 The sequel, written by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner was a cool surprise and unexpected。 It is both a prequel and sequel to the film。 The story is solid and both the returning c 3。5 Stars。 I love the movie Heat。 I saw it for the first time when I was probably too young to watch it。 Have seen it severa times since, it is one of my all time favorites。 Anytime there is a conversation about movies, I ask who has seen Heat in hopes that someone has to talk about it with。 It is a go to recommendation。 The sequel, written by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner was a cool surprise and unexpected。 It is both a prequel and sequel to the film。 The story is solid and both the returning characters and new ones are well written。 But, the book feels a bit like reading a movie script rather than a novel。 It’s fast paced but also feels like it leaves a lot of the world out。 The nightlife of LA was a character in itself in the film, so losing the strong sense of setting is sorely missed in the book。 The story is written neatly for the most part but there are massive coincidences that make you think ‘no wayyy’。 Despite my small gripes, for fans of the film, you will find a good story to continue the legacy of Heat。 。。。more

Evan

Made an account specifically to review this book。 Heat is one of my favourite films of all time。 The way it depicts such human emotions, like obsession and existentialism, along with the intimate connections we form with others, I think is unmatched in the Crime Thriller genre。 So when Heat 2 was announced as a book, I was immediately sold - it does not disappoint。 It certainly lives up to its predecessor, while expanding the scope and its reach to new heights。 Heat 2 picks up directly where Hea Made an account specifically to review this book。 Heat is one of my favourite films of all time。 The way it depicts such human emotions, like obsession and existentialism, along with the intimate connections we form with others, I think is unmatched in the Crime Thriller genre。 So when Heat 2 was announced as a book, I was immediately sold - it does not disappoint。 It certainly lives up to its predecessor, while expanding the scope and its reach to new heights。 Heat 2 picks up directly where Heat leaves off, while providing a larger backstory for every character, along with a cat and mouse chase spanning 12 years。 Mann’s understanding of the characters he wrote nearly 30 (kind of 50) years ago has progressed with his own age, and it certainly shows。 He is in his element, crafting tense action sequences rivalling his original iconic shootout scene。 I definitely recommend this to anyone who saw the original, and I will be highly anticipating the impending film。 。。。more

Mason

As with any kind of sequel or prequel, the question "is this necessary?" arises。 For Heat 2, I would say that the answer to that question is generally "not really" but the book is still a ton of fun。 The prose is incredibly evocative, and it's easy to picture how Mann would film many of the sequences and scenes in a screen adaptation。 In much the same way that Mann's films (especially Thief, Manhunter, and Heat) create this melancholic, macho, and high-octane mood, so too does this book。 While t As with any kind of sequel or prequel, the question "is this necessary?" arises。 For Heat 2, I would say that the answer to that question is generally "not really" but the book is still a ton of fun。 The prose is incredibly evocative, and it's easy to picture how Mann would film many of the sequences and scenes in a screen adaptation。 In much the same way that Mann's films (especially Thief, Manhunter, and Heat) create this melancholic, macho, and high-octane mood, so too does this book。 While the story feels true to the characters, it doesn't feel necessary。 Perhaps that's because Chris stars as the lead character here。 While he is very cool, he doesn't quite compare to McCauley and Hanna。 His story, in some ways, gives me a lot of Blackhat vibes in terms of where it ultimately goes。 While I wouldn't say that is a bad thing, it doesn't work quite as well as Heat 1's story of cops and robbers。 Still, it's well worth reading for any fan of Mann。 。。。more

Ryan

We know Michael Mann creates indelible films (Last of the Mohicans, Heat, Collateral) but a novel? Am confident that if you saw and enjoyed the 1995 three hour actor/action packed cops/robbers heist classic Heat, you would enjoy this jam-packed, high concept story。 It's at the same time a prequel and a sequel (Is that even possible? Yes, apparently) written in present tense, making every scene feel like it's unfolding off the page with rapid intensity。 Mann wisely used Meg Gardiner as a co-autho We know Michael Mann creates indelible films (Last of the Mohicans, Heat, Collateral) but a novel? Am confident that if you saw and enjoyed the 1995 three hour actor/action packed cops/robbers heist classic Heat, you would enjoy this jam-packed, high concept story。 It's at the same time a prequel and a sequel (Is that even possible? Yes, apparently) written in present tense, making every scene feel like it's unfolding off the page with rapid intensity。 Mann wisely used Meg Gardiner as a co-author, an established thriller writer, and the two pulled off quite an achievement。 They removed iconic characters from the big screen and translated visual art into an entirely different medium with success, taking advantage of the deeper dive that writing allows。 Impressive stuff。 。。。more

Paul Lyons

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it, click here。 Feel really torn on this one。 On the one hand, writer-director and now co-author Michael Mann, and novelist-collaborator Meg Gardiner did justice to the springboard of their work together: 1995's Warner Bros。 movie HEAT。 Their combined effort, "Heat 2," is a novel that is thankfully much better than its bland and unappealing title (which might work well for a movie, yet stinks on ice as a title of a book)。 On the the other hand, the two writers made a huge blunder that undermined the integrity o Feel really torn on this one。 On the one hand, writer-director and now co-author Michael Mann, and novelist-collaborator Meg Gardiner did justice to the springboard of their work together: 1995's Warner Bros。 movie HEAT。 Their combined effort, "Heat 2," is a novel that is thankfully much better than its bland and unappealing title (which might work well for a movie, yet stinks on ice as a title of a book)。 On the the other hand, the two writers made a huge blunder that undermined the integrity of their entire work。。。reducing their novel from great to just。。。fairly good。So what happened? Well, okay, so Mann and Gardiner for some reason felt it was necessary to create brand new antagonists in order to create an intense drama and action-piece for both the 1988 prequel part of "Heat 2" as well as as the 1996-2000 sequel portions of "Heat 2。" Fine。 Great。 With the fate of (Neil McCauley's protege) Chris Shiherlis post-1995 (when the film HEAT takes place), the writers truly shined in creating a very riveting international tale involving Chris's immersion in Asian gangster culture in Paraguay, taking up a new romance and business partnership with neglected Taiwanese mob daughter Ana Liu, and helping Ana, her lame duck brother Felix, and her father David Liu defend themselves against as well as battle a rival Asian crime family in Paraguay: the Chens, and its pansexual leader Claudio Chen。 Excellent。Everything involving Chris Shiherlis is truly terrific。 I loved to read about his past, and experience his growth and development over the course of the "Heat 2" novel。 The reader gets to feel Chris's pain over his separation and estrangement from wife Charlene and their young son Dominick, and we also get to experience Chris's intelligence, ingenuity, and struggle with urges stemming from addiction and ghosts that haunt him。Where "Heat 2" falls apart is in just about everything surrounding Vincent Hanna and Neil McCauley。 In an ambitious yet unrealistic overreach, the authors chose to tie both men together again, linked by a common enemy: Otis Wardell, a monster whose evil surpasses HEAT's malevolent-psycho serial killer Waingro, and whose murderous, criminal reign spans 12 years throughout Illinois, Arizona and California。 Otis Wardell is LITERALLY unstoppable, uncatchable and untraceable。。。at least until Vincent Hanna guns him down on page 449。。。。which is why I call bullsh*t on this part of "Heat 2。" Michael Mann conveniently set the 1988 portion of "Heat 2" in his native Chicago。 Fine。 No problem。 Okay。 Then the reader is asked to believe that Neil McCauley and his team (including Chris Shiherlis, Michael Cheritto, and eventually Trejo) often travel to Chicago to pull off scores。 They rob a Chicago bank, and then later start their next score ALSO in Chicago)。 Great, okay, fine。 No problem。 Yet guess who is also in Chicago at the same exact same time? Vincent Hanna。 Um。。。what? So。。。okay, it just so happens that when McCauley and his team do scores in Chicago, Vincent Hanna is there too, in Chicago, doing his own thing working for the Chicago PD? Oof。。。tough to buy, but alright, I can。。。stretch my suspension of disbelief a little further for the sake of。。。y'know。。。"Heat 2" and all that。So, Vincent Hanna's "own thing" in the Windy City is frantically trying to capture Otis Wardell and his gang, who specialize in home invasions, torture, rape and vicious murder。 Hanna's on the hunt, doing drugs, screwing hookers, and yet he is sharp and focused。 Except, Hanna, the brilliant ex-Marine superhero cop did a big bad thing。 In his anger and rage over the most recent, horrible, home invasion-torture-rape-murder, Vincent Hanna flat out murders a young, stupid criminal in cold blood。 After Vincent violently gets the information he wanted out of horrible, home invasion-torture-rape-murder accomplice Alex Dalecki, the Chicago detective throws Dalecki off the roof of a tall building。 It's a startling moment。 For the realistic world (and its rules) set up by Michael Mann in the movie HEAT (and this "Heat 2" novel) it badly tarnishes the reputation of Vincent Hanna。 This was not a case of FBI star Elliot Ness getting the better of mafia hitman Frank Nitti in THE UNTOUCHABLES movie。 No。 This was powerful cop Vincent Hanna getting the better of a foolish young man who got in over his head, and deserved to be punished。 But murdered??? Ummmm。。。again, I。。。could try to get past that for the sake of the book。。。。for the sake of, well。。。Vincent Hanna lost his mind, killed a guy, and then quit the police force in disgust。。。with himself。 Fine。Yet what I can NOT accept, is that this cartoonishly evil Otis Wardell is so LITERALLY unstoppable, uncatchable and untraceable。。。that he outmaneuvers Vincent Hanna and gets away, and THEN in getting away with multiple robberies, rapes and murders in Chicago。。。Wardell becomes obsessed with hijacking Neil McCauley's giant let's rob a Mexican cartel's money score, and is able to somehow assemble a new crew, successfully follow McCauley and crew's path from Chicago to Arizona, kidnap McCauley's girlfriend Elisa, and successfully outfight and outmaneuver Neil McCauley to not only murder Elisa, but ALSO steal Neil's car and huge cash payday from the drug cartel money score????THEN, we are asked to believe that 1988 Neil McCauley let all of that go, and did not, or was just not able to track down and kill Otis Wardell from 1988 until the time of McCauley's death in 1995??? The man who murdered his woman and stole his money? Neil McCauley let all of that go。。。and was able to completely forget it in time for the HEAT movie in 1995, where it is NEVER mentioned, AND that sometime between 1988 and 2000。。。Who should arrive in Los Angeles with fake everything, set up shop and thrive in the same fuggin town where Neil McCauley happens to live??? Otis Wardell。 BULLSH*T! ABSOLUTE BULLSH*T! I do not buy it。 I do NOT believe it for one second。 C'mon guys! Michael and Meg, you're better than that, aren't you?Ugh, then the authors further add to their fake nonsense by setting the novel's finale in Los Angeles in the year 2000, and EVERYONE just happens to be in L。A。 at the same time! What d'ya know? Otis Wardell's there, of course, back at it with criminal everything, plus robbery, torture, rape and murder。。。never to be caught, because he's unstoppable。 Hey, looks like Vincent Hanna's in LA too, still chasing the impossible to catch and kill (until page 449) Otis Wardell。 Hey, you know who else also happens to live in Los Angeles now? Gabriela, the orphaned daughter of McCauley's girlfriend Elisa, who is now a target because she identified Otis Wardell to the LAPD when she happened to serve Wardell at the restaurant she waitresses at。 And guess who ELSE happens to be in L。A。 at the exact same time? Chris Shiherlis!! Yup, he's in town briefly on business with Ana, and decides he wants get revenge on Vincent Hanna for gunning down his "brother" Neil McCauley。 Oy vey。 BUT。。。Okay, the contrived bullsh*t takes "Heat 2" down a couple of notches, sure。 Yet that ending, that finale with all-out gun and auto battle on the L。A。 streets and freeways with everyone after Otis Wardell? It's awesome。 I mean, really well-written, simply riveting to experience how FINALLY。。。after 12 years, Vincent Hanna finally guns Otis Wardell for good。 It was ridiculous that Otis Wardell was un-capturable and unstoppable over the 12 years between Hanna's last encounter with Wardell and the year 2000。 Yet when it actually happens, it's both exciting and relieving。 And there are other great things found in "Heat 2。" I loved how the authors brought back Nate, and Kelso, and Drucker, Charlene and Casals。 I felt as if I learned more about EVERYONE who appeared in the HEAT movie (well, almost everyone)。 And again, all things Chris Shiherlis and Ana Liu, Felix Liu, Paolo and Claudio Chen? Fantastic! I mean, really thrilling stuff。 It just sucks, If it weren't for ALL of that Otis Wardell bullsh*t, and if the authors had not stumbled badly in their characterization of Vincent Hanna (with cringe-worthy moments where Hanna regurgitates exact dialogue from the HEAT movie), "Heat 2" could have been a truly great book。 。。。more

Jeremy Lasky

Couldn’t put it down and now I’m just hoping for the next chapter。

Evan Kirby

"April Fool's" "April Fool's" 。。。more

Phullo

Page turner。 Quote machine。 Ultimately, some empty calories。 A book about metals if there ever was one。

Mitchell

Epic story and pulls off the difficult nature of a sequel and prequel at the same time。 Excellent narrator。 It's a big thing to pull off a follow up to a movie that is still talked about now。 They have done it。 Epic story and pulls off the difficult nature of a sequel and prequel at the same time。 Excellent narrator。 It's a big thing to pull off a follow up to a movie that is still talked about now。 They have done it。 。。。more

Peter Karlin

This totally worked。 Added bonus: the audiobook narrator does the Pacino voice。

Paula

4。5 ~ AudioIf you like crime fiction with intrigue and violence, this is a must read。 And you have to start by watching the movie, Heat, where this story starts。 Heat 2 is the prequel and sequel to the 90s movie which stars Pacino, DeNiro, and Val Kilmer。 I loved the experience of meeting the characters through the movie, and then getting the depth of their stories in the book。