Linda Castillo
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“A Gathering of Secrets: A Kate Burkholder Novel” (2018)
A deadly fire exposes the dark side of Amish life in A Gathering of Secrets, a harrowing new thriller in the New York Times bestselling series (July 2017) by Linda Castillo.When a historic barn burns to the ground in the middle of the night, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to investigate. At first, it looks like an accident, but when the body of eighteen-year-old Daniel Gingerich is found inside―burned alive―Kate suspects murder. Who would want a well-liked, hardworking young Amish man dead? Kate delves into the investigation only to find herself stonewalled by the community to which she once belonged. Is their silence a result of the Amish tenet of separation? Or is this peaceful and deeply religious community conspiring to hide a truth no one wants to talk about? Kate doubles down only to discover a plethora of secrets and a chilling series of crimes that shatters everything she thought she knew about her Amish roots―and herself.As Kate wades through a sea of suspects, she’s confronted by her own violent past and an unthinkable possibility.
“In Dark Company: A Kate Burkholder Short Mystery” (2018)
From the New York Times bestselling author of DOWN A DARK ROAD comes Linda Castillo's IN DARK COMPANY: a short story about an injured young woman with amnesia who seeks Chief of Police Kate Burkholder’s help to remember her identity—and her attacker. It’s the middle of the night in Painters Mill, and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called to a scene where a mysterious young woman, battered and terrified, has sought shelter at an Amish farmhouse. She can’t remember her name or where she’s from, but she knows one thing: someone was trying to kill her. Kate suspects that “Jane Doe” remembers more than she’s letting on, but when Jane is attacked again on Kate’s watch, Kate resolves to find the truth. As Jane’s memories start flooding back and Kate dives deeper into her murky past, they must race to discover what Jane was running from—and who is still pursuing her.
“Down a Dark Road: A Kate Burkholder Novel” (2018)
**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER (July 2017)**A dark memory from the past has come home to find revenge―or redemption―in Down a Dark Road from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo. "Murder in Amish country has a certain added frisson, and Castillo’s the master of the genre.” ―People magazineTwo years ago, “fallen” Amish man Joseph King was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison. Now King has escaped from prison. . .and is headed for Painters Mill. For Chief of Police Kate Burkholder, this case is personal. As a thirteen-year-old Amish girl, Kate had worshiped the ground King walked on. Still, Kate never could have imagined the nightmare scenario that becomes reality when King shows up to take his five children hostage―armed, desperate, and with nothing left to lose. Fearing for the children’s safety, Kate agrees to meet King face to face. His only request: to help him prove his innocence. Though skeptical, she agrees―only to discover that the facts and the evidence of King’s case don’t align, and that someone may have set him up to take the fall for murder. Someone who wants to keep a terrible secret buried forever…and is willing to kill again.“Castillo weaves the particularities of the Amish mindset into a complex mystery that will leave you crying with pity or seething with rage.” ―Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“Sworn to Silence: The First Kate Burkholder Novel” (2017)
Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie, An Amish Murder Sworn to Silence is the first in Linda Castillo's New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series. Some secrets are too terrible to reveal. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve. . . . In Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. A young Amish girl named Kate Burkholder survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer . . . but ultimately decided to leave her community. A wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as chief of police. Her Amish roots and big-city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate. She's certain she's come to terms with her past―until the first body is discovered in a snowy field. Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again. But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past―and expose a dark secret that could destroy her.
“Among the Wicked: A Kate Burkholder Novel” (2017)
EVIL LURKS JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE IN AN ISOLATED AMISH COMMUNITY IN AMONG THE WICKED, THE LATEST ELECTRIFYING THRILLER FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR LINDA CASTILLO. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff’s department in rural upstate New York to investigate the death of a young girl in a reclusive Amish settlement. Unable to penetrate the wall of silence between the Amish and the “English” communities, the sheriff asks Kate to pose as an Amish woman and find out what really happened.“Razor-sharp. .compelling. . .exquisite.”―Criminal Element Kate, who grew up among the Amish, knows what she’s doing. . .and what she’s in for. Her longtime love interest, State Agent John Tomasetti, is dead-set against her taking on the assignment, but Kate can’t turn her back―especially when the rumor mill boils with disturbing accounts of other children in danger.Once she goes deep undercover and infiltrates the community, she Kate unearths a world built on secrets and lies, and a series of crimes more shocking than she could have ever imagine. And soon she finds herself helpless and alone, cut off from the rest of the world. . .and trapped in a fight for her life. “Readers will be enthralled…”―Publishers Weekly
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