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Kate Burkholder Series

Book Review: Fallen by Linda Castillo

By Janet Webb

July 16, 2021

Young men and women who leave their Amish communities to seek a new life among the English do not always find happiness even though sometimes it’s cruel circumstances in their childhood that necessitate a fresh start. Such was the case with Rachael Schwartz. Why did she come back years later to the fictional town of…

Book Review: Outsider by Linda Castillo

By Janet Webb

July 6, 2020

Outsider is the twelfth Kate Burkholder Amish-set mystery. Linda Castillo published Sworn to Silence in 2009: since then the series has gone from strength to strength. Readers who are curious about Kate’s early police career will relish Outsider. A wicked snowstorm in Painters Mill, Ohio doesn’t deter Amish widower Adam Lengacher from taking his rambunctious…

Book Series Binge: Linda Castillo’s Introduction to Sworn to Silence

By Crime HQ

June 16, 2020

Sworn 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 became fascinated by this rich and…

Book Review: Shamed by Linda Castillo

By Doreen Sheridan

July 18, 2019

Shamed is the gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo. Kate Burkholder is on the case when a devastating murder exposes an Amish family’s tortured past. The eleventh book in the critically acclaimed Kate Burkholder series finds our formerly Amish chief of police racing against time and operating on a severe lack…

Shamed by Linda Castillo

Shamed: New Excerpt

By Linda Castillo

In this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo, a devastating murder exposes an Amish family’s tortured past.

5 New Books to Read this Week: July 10, 2018

By Crime HQ

July 11, 2018

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, Linda Castillo’s 10th Kate Burkholder novel combines with a thrilling debut from Ellison Cooper to highlight a crazy week of books!…

Vote for Your Favorite Kate Burkholder Novel by Linda Castillo

By Crime HQ

July 10, 2018

To temper the anticipation of the publication of Linda Castillo’s 10th Kate Burkholder novel, A Gathering of Secrets, we decided to take a trip back to the very beginning with Sworn to Silence and reread our way to July 10th. Now, we want to know which Kate Burkholder novel is your favorite! (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=’https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js’;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,’script’,’playbuzz-sdk’)); Check out our entire…

Review: A Gathering of Secrets by Linda Castillo

By Janet Webb

July 10, 2018

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. Chris Wolak’s introduction to her review of Sworn to Silence, the first in Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder series, perfectly captures Castillo’s appeal. The story is set in the small…

Review: Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder Short Stories

By Ardi Alspach

July 6, 2018

“In Dark Company” The Amish Country of Ohio is, perhaps, one of the more unique settings for a crime thriller series, but New York Times-bestselling author Linda Castillo has proven time and again that this world makes for a compelling read. And while her short stories—set in the same world as her novels—are quick reads,…

Review: Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo

By Doreen Sheridan

July 3, 2018

In Down a Dark Road, the ninth thriller in Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder series, a convicted murderer is on the run and Chief of Police Burkholder must catch him before he strikes again. Take a visual tour of Down a Dark Road with GIFnotes! Nine books into the Kate Burkholder series and Linda Castillo’s ability to thrill…

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