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 investigate. At first, it looks…
Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo is the eighth Kate Burkholder novel, which finds the chief of police undercover in an Amish community in Upstate New York. Take a visual tour of Among the Wicked with GIFnotes! Representations of the Amish in fiction bring to mind the inspirational romances of authors like Beverly Lewis. We tend to…
After the Storm by Linda Castillo is the seventh mystery in the Kate Burkholder series, where a tornado passes through the Chief of Police’s town, uncovering secrets left and right. After the Storm is the seventh Kate Burkholder mystery, and I’ve been a fan of Linda Castillo since the debut, Sworn to Silence. For those…
The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo is the sixth book in the Kate Burkholder series. “Is it safe?” Not if you live in Painters Mill, Ohio—home to 5,300 people, half of them Amish. One of the more striking aspects of this captivating series is that there seems to be more crime per square mile…
Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo is the fifth book in the Kate Burkholder series—a thrilling procedural centering on a deadly crash and a beautiful Amish woman. Linda Castillo is back with the fifth installment of her exciting series featuring Kate Burkholder, the formerly Amish now current chief of police of the small town of…
Linda 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 Award of Excellence, and a…
Gone Missing by Linda Castillo is the fourth book in the bestselling Kate Burkholder series—a deeply chilling novel about a rite of passage gone horribly wrong. Kate Burkholder, Chief of Police for a rural Ohio town, is having a relatively run-of-the-mill day breaking up tussling teenagers when Agent John Tomasetti—her frequent crime-fighting partner and occasional lover—calls…
Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo is the eighth book in the Kate Burkholder series set in the Amish Country of Painter’s Mill, Ohio. Get a digital copy of Linda Castillo’s Among the Wicked for only $2.99 through the month of June! Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff’s department in rural,…
Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo is the third book in the Kate Burkholder series, where Police Chief Kate Burkholder is called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a peaceful Amish farm. Breaking Silence is the third book in Linda Castillo’s series featuring Painter’s Creek, Ohio, Police Chief Kate Burkholder, and it’s a doozy.…
Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo is the second book in the Kate Burkholder series, where Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must confront a dark evil to solve the mysterious murders of an entire Amish family. Criminal Element’s Linda Castillo reread was a welcome opportunity to revisit the author’s Kate Burkholder mysteries, set amidst Ohio’s Amish Country.…
