Plot Synopsis

Wildly famous mystery novelist Richard Castle is bored with his own success. Then he learns that a real-world copycat killer has started staging murder scenes depicted in his novels. NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, a bright and aggressive detective who keeps her investigations under tight rein, questions Castle. Though they instantly clash, sparks of another sort also begin to fly, leading both to danger and a hint of romance as Castle steps in to help find the killer. And once that case is solved, he and Beckett build on their new relationship as they look to solve more strange homicides in New York City. His Broadway diva mother, Martha Rodgers, and quick-witted teenage daughter, Alexis, keep Castle grounded.