Shamed: New Excerpt
In this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo, a devastating murder exposes an Amish family’s tortured past.
Linda Castillo
To Reread or Not to Reread? Books so Good You Go Back for More!
By Linda Castillo
July 9, 2018What happens when the perfect thriller comes into your life at just the right time, a second time? You loved the storyline and characters, and the journey was so dynamite you don’t want it to end. So you do what any self-respecting bookaholic would do and read it again. I’m… Read more
A Gathering of Secrets: New Excerpt
A deadly fire exposes the dark side of Amish life in A Gathering of Secrets, the 10th thriller in the New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series 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… Read more
Q&A with Linda Castillo, Author of A Gathering of Secrets
By Linda Castillo
June 18, 2018Linda Castillo is the New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Burkholder novels, including Sworn to Silence, which was adapted into a Lifetime Original Movie titled An Amish Murder, starring Neve Campbell as Kate Burkholder. She is the recipient of numerous industry awards—including a nomination by the International Thriller Writers for Best Hardcover, the Daphne du Maurier… Read more
Kate Burkholder and Setting a Thriller Series in Amish Country
By Linda Castillo
June 1, 2018I began my career writing romantic suspense novels, which I very much enjoyed and still read to this day. It was an interesting and sometimes arduous journey. During that time, I was in the unusual position of writing for not one but two major publishing houses simultaneously. Writing three books… Read more
Linda Castillo on Her Kate Burkholder Series
By Linda Castillo
July 28, 2017Sworn to Silence is set in the fictional town of Painters Mill which is located in the heart of Ohio’s Amish country. I grew up in small town Ohio, but I didn’t know much about the Amish. It wasn’t until I conceived the idea for Sworn to Silence that I… Read more
Linda Castillo Audio Excerpt: Down a Dark Road
By Linda Castillo
July 14, 2017Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo is the ninth Kate Burkholder novel, where a convicted murderer is on the run and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must catch him before he strikes again. Take a visual tour of Down a Dark Road with GIFnotes! Eight years ago Joseph King… Read more
Linda Castillo Excerpt: Down a Dark Road
By Linda Castillo
July 4, 2017Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo is the ninth Kate Burkholder novel, where a convicted murderer is on the run and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must catch him before he strikes again (available July 11, 2017). Two years ago, Joseph King was convicted of murdering his wife and… Read more
Among the Wicked: New Excerpt
By Linda Castillo
July 7, 2016Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo is the 8th book in the Kate Burkholder Series (Available July 12, 2016). Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff's department in rural, upstate New York to assist on a developing situation that involves a reclusive Amish settlement and the… Read more
“Seeds of Deception”: New Excerpt
By Linda Castillo
June 2, 2016In anticipation of the 8th Kate Burkholder novel by Linda Castillo, Among the Wicked (available July 12, 2016), get the latest Kate Burkholder short story, “Seeds of Deception,” for only 99 cents! It's autumn in Painter's Mill, and fourteen year old Katie Burkholder has been tasked with picking apples in… Read more