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Linda Castillo
Linda Castillo is originally from rural Ohio, USA, but she lives in Texas with her husband. In her spare time Linda enjoys riding horses, especially trail riding, and dabbles in barrel racing. She resides in Texas with her husband, three dogs, a barn cat, and two Appaloosa horses.
Linda knew from an early age that she wanted to be a writer—and penned her first novel at the early age of thirteen. Her first novel was published in 2000. The bestselling author of many novels, she is the recipient of numerous industry awards, including the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, the Holt Medallion, the Golden Heart, and a nomination for the prestigious RITA. But is best known for her Amish thriller series focused around protagonist Kate Burkholder, the first novel of the series "Sworn to Silence" be made into a two-hour original movie starring Neve Campbell as Kate Burkholder.
Full Series List in Order
High Country Heroes
1 - A Hero to Hold (Sep-2001)2 - Just a Little Bit Dangerous (Apr-2002)
3 - A Cry in the Night (Nov-2002)
Kate Burkholder
1 - Sworn to Silence (Jul-2009)2 - Pray for Silence (Jul-2010)
3 - Breaking Silence (Jul-2011)
4 - Gone Missing (Jun-2012)
4.5 - Long Lost (May-2013)
5 - Her Last Breath (Jun-2013)
6 - The Dead Will Tell (Jul-2014)
6.5 - A Hidden Secret (Jun-2015)
7 - After the Storm (Jul-2015)
7.5 - Seeds of Deception (May-2016)
8 - Among the Wicked (Jul-2016)
8.5 - Only the Lucky (May-2017)
9 - Down a Dark Road (Jul-2017)
9.5 - In Dark Company (May-2018)
10 - A Gathering of Secrets (Jul-2018)
10.5 - In Plain Sight: A Novella (May-2019)
11 - Shamed (Jul-2019)
11.5 - The Pact (Apr-2020)
12 - Outsider (Jul-2020)
12.5 - A Simple Murder: A Kate Burkholder Short Story Collection (Feb-2021)
12.7 - Disappeared (Jan-2021)
13 - Fallen (Jul-2021)
13.5 - Blood Moon: A Novella (May-2022)
14 - The Hidden One (Jul-2022)
15 - An Evil Heart (Jul-2023)
15.2 - Dark Storm Rising: A Novella (Apr-2024)
16 - The Burning (Jul-2024)
17 - Rage (Jul-2025)
Operation: Midnight
1 - Operation: Midnight Tango (Sep-2005)2 - Operation: Midnight Escape (Dec-2005)
3 - Operation: Midnight Guardian (May-2006)
4 - Operation: Midnight Rendezvous (Sep-2006)
5 - Operation: Midnight Cowboy (Jan-2007)
Multi-Author Series List
Expectantly Yours
Remember the Night (May-2000)Family Secrets
Uncharted Waters (2003)The Phoenix Encounter // Secret Encounter (Mar-2003)
Lights Out
A Baby Before Dawn // Safe Before Dawn (Jul-2007)Book List in Order: 52 titles
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Remember the Night
- May-2000
- / Contemporary Romance
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Expectantly Yours
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 523
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1008
Silhouette Sensation - 770
UNDER SUSPICION... Michelle Pelletier had no alibi, a fuzzy memory and an utterly gorgeous detective on her doorstep accusing her of murder. Philip Betancourt wasn't buying her plea of innocence. After all, she'd confessed only half the truth.... ...
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Cops And...Lovers? // Lay Down the Law
- Jun-2001
- / Contemporary Romance
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TO SERVE... After nine years as one of Chicago's finest, Erin McNeal had come to sleepy Logan Falls for a second chance, not to be watched over by a man as infuriatingly overprotective -- and disarmingly attractive -- as Nick Ryan. ...AND PR...
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A Hero to Hold
- Sep-2001
- / Contemporary Romance
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High Country Heroes - 1
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 560
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1102
Silhouette Sensation - 765
SHE NEEDED TO REMEMBER... She had no name, no memory, nothing but the knowledge that she was pregnant and someone wanted her dead. Her only hope was John -- the rescue medic who'd saved her life, the Good Samaritan who'd vowed to keep her safe, th...
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Just a Little Bit Dangerous
- Apr-2002
- / Contemporary Romance
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High Country Heroes - 2
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 576
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1145
Silhouette Sensation - 788
When Deputy Sheriff Jake Madigan was called to duty to bring in an escaped convict, he thought it would be a routine search-and-rescue mission. He was wrong. Turns out capturing Abby Nichols was a cinch compared to hauling her out of the Rocky Mounta...
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The Perfect Victim
- Aug-2002
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Despite a happy childhood, successful entrepreneur Addison Fox has always yearned to find her birth mother. And with the unexpected death of her adoptive parents comes a renewed determination to fill in the missing pieces of her life--to find her "ot...
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A Cry in the Night
- Nov-2002
- / Contemporary Romance
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High Country Heroes - 3
Mills & Boon Intimate (Australia) - 600
Silhouette Intimate Moments - 1186
Silhouette Sensation - 811
ANYTHING FOR HIS CHILD... Search-and-rescue leader Buzz Malone thought losing the only woman he'd ever loved was the worst blow life could deal. He was wrong. Finding out that he had a son -- a son his ex-wife, Kelly, had kept secret -- was worse....
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Uncharted Waters
- 2003
- / Contemporary Romance
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IN THE NEWS: Ex-navy search and rescue pilot Drew Evans FAMILY HISTORY: His adopted brother is one of the genetically engineered Extraordinary Five DEEPEST SECRET: Haunted by the only mission he failed Hardened hero Drew Evans had thought his tr...
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Shadow Side
- Jul-2003
- / Romantic Suspense
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Dr. Elizabeth Barnes has devoted her heart and soul to medical research...at the expense of love in her life. But now--winning an award for her latest breakthrough drug--Elizabeth is at the top of her game, and she wouldn't change a thing. Until a...
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Midnight Run
- Nov-2003
- / Contemporary Romance
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48 INTENSE HOURS Lean, edgy former police detective Jack LaCroix had forty-eight hours to clear his name and keep his freedom. To do it, the escaped prisoner needed attorney Landis McAllister -- the woman he'd once thought would share his life. Th...
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Fade to Red
- May-2004
- / Romantic Suspense
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After a childhood betrayal and tragedy, Lindsey Metcalf made a vow always to protect her younger sister, Traci. Although the two women have drifted apart, Lindsey's worst fears are triggered when Traci mysteriously disappears from her home in Seattle...
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Depth Perception
- Feb-2005
- / Romantic Suspense
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Nat Jennings nearly died the night her family was murdered--and spent the next three years wishing she had. Now she is returning to the bayou town of Bellerose, Louisiana, driven by cryptic messages only she can hear--messages pleading for her help ....
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Operation: Midnight Tango
- Sep-2005
- / Romantic Suspense
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Operation: Midnight - 1
Harlequin Intrigue - 871
Harlequin Intrigue Large Print - 871
Safe Haven (reissues) - 16
HOSTAGE TO LOVE Taking gorgeous corrections officer Emily Monroe as his hostage, undercover CIA agent Zack Devlin was trying to escape with his life. But when he helped himself to Emily's full red lips and her body melted into Zack's hard edges, s...
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Dead Reckoning
- Dec-2005
- / Romantic Suspense
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Assistant D.A. Kate Megason is about to prosecute the case of her career -- a senseless double homicide caught on video. But before she can bring it to trial, someone starts sending her terrifying messages. Someone who obviously knows Kate's deep, da...
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Operation: Midnight Escape
- Dec-2005
- / Romantic Suspense
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Operation: Midnight - 2
Harlequin Intrigue - 890
Harlequin Intrigue Large Print - 890
Mills & Boon Intrigue - 608
AGENT-PROTECTOR AND THEN SOME Special Agent Jake Vanderpol swore he'd buried all tender feelings for Leigh Michaels. Until he learned that the arms dealer she'd testified against six years ago had escaped. Suddenly the memories were back... memori...
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Operation: Midnight Guardian
- May-2006
- / Romantic Suspense
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Operation: Midnight - 3
Harlequin Intrigue - 920
Harlequin Intrigue Large Print - 920
Mills & Boon Intrigue - 675
MIDNIGHT IN MONTANA When a federal transport was ambushed and overturned in the wilds of Montana, MIDNIGHT agent Sean Cutter was given forty-eight hours to track down a desperate woman. But falsely accused, Mattie Logan didn't want to be saved. It...
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A Whisper in the Dark
- Aug-2006
- / Romantic Suspense
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Until now, no one has suspected the truth about down-to-earth bookseller Julia Wainwright. But the arrival of six threatening letters indicates someone has discovered her secret -- and wants her to pay for her sins... Ever since he accidentally kill...
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Operation: Midnight Rendezvous
- Sep-2006
- / Romantic Suspense
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HE AIMS FOR THE HEART Deep-cover operative Mike Madrid tracked Jessica Atwood with ease, but one look at her revealed her innocence. On the run with an orphan in tow, the spitfire called out to Madrid, stirring passions he thought long buried. ...
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Operation: Midnight Cowboy
- Jan-2007
- / Romantic Suspense
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RETIREMENT FOR ONE COWBOY MEANT GETTING BACK UP ON THE SADDLE All Bo Ruskin wanted was to forget his tragic past and to reclaim his quiet cowboy life. Instead, he had orders to protect Special Agent Rachael Armitage. Furious and frustrated, Rachae...
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A Baby Before Dawn // Safe Before Dawn
- Jul-2007
- / Romantic Suspense
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HE WAS HER ONLY HOPE OF MAKING IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Chase Vickers never knew a day of fear. From one secret mission to another he'd stared down danger...until the blackout hit Boston, and Chase's only love became the target of revenge. Lily Garret...
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In The Dead Of Night
- Oct-2007
- / Romantic Suspense
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IT WAS A NIGHT LIKE NO OTHER...DARKER, LONGER AND TOTALLY UNFORGETTABLE Sara Douglas watched as Nick Tyson emerged from the heavy rain. In his face she saw little of the boy she once knew. She'd returned to Cape Darkwood to research her parent...
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Sworn to Silence
- Jul-2009
- / Police Procedural
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A brutal serial killer once tore apart an Amish town. Sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered a peaceful farming community. A young Amish girl named Kate Burkholder survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer...but fled to the s...
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Pray for Silence
- Jul-2010
- / Police Procedural
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One family. One horrific murder. An entire town under suspicion... The Planks moved from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to the small Amish community of Painters Mill hoping to resume the comforts of the Plain Life in Ohio. Less than one year later,...
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Breaking Silence
- Jul-2011
- / Police Procedural
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Amish parents Solomon and Rachael Slabaugh are found dead on their farm, leaving their four children orphaned. Initially, it appears to be a gruesome accident: methane gas asphyxiation caused by a poorly ventilated cesspit. But the deaths are soon re...
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Gone Missing
- Jun-2012
- / Police Procedural
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Linda Castillo’s bestselling series continues with GONE MISSING -- a deeply chilling novel about a rite of passage gone horribly wrong. Rumspringa is the time when Amish teens are allowed to experience life without the rules. It’s an exciting ...
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Her Last Breath
- Jun-2013
- / Police Procedural
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A rainy night, an Amish father returning home with his three children, a speeding car hurtling toward them out of nowhere What at first appears to be a tragic but routine hit-and-run accident becomes personal for Chief of Police Kate Burkholder wh...
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The Dead Will Tell
- Jul-2014
- / Police Procedural
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Everyone in Painters Mill knows the abandoned Hochstetler farm is haunted. But only a handful of the residents remember the terrible secrets lost in the muted/hushed whispers of time -- and now death is stalking them, seemingly from the grave. On...
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A Hidden Secret
- Jun-2015
- / Police Procedural
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When a baby-only hours old-is discovered on the Amish bishop's front porch in Painter's Mill, Ohio, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to investigate. The newborn is swaddled in an Amish crib quilt, and the only other item found with the ch...
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After the Storm
- Jul-2015
- / Police Procedural
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When a tornado tears through Painters Mill and unearths human remains, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is tasked with the responsibility of identifying the bones and notifying the family. When evidence emerges that the death was no accident, Kate soo...
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Seeds of Deception
- May-2016
- / Police Procedural
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From the New York Times bestselling author of THE DEAD WILL TELL comes a new short story offering a glimpse into Chief of Police Kate Burkholder's past and her Amish roots.It's autumn in Painter's Mill, and fourteen year old Katie Burkholder has been...
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Among the Wicked
- Jul-2016
- / Police Procedural
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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 death of a young girl. Unable to penetrate the wall of silen...
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Only the Lucky
- May-2017
- / Police Procedural
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Bucolic Painters Mill is plunged into darkness in this new short mystery, from the New York Times bestselling author of Among the Wicked, featuring Chief of Police Kate Burkholder.It’s Friday the 13th in Painters Mill and rumors of an Amish “rage...
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Down a Dark Road
- Jul-2017
- / Police Procedural
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Two years ago, Joseph King was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison. He was a "fallen" Amish man and a known drug user with a violent temper. Now King has escaped and he's headed for Painter's Mill. News of a murderer ...
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In Dark Company
- May-2018
- / Police Procedural
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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 atta...
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A Gathering of Secrets
- Jul-2018
- / Police Procedural
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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 by Linda Castillo. When a historic barn burns to the ground in the middle of the night, Chief of Police ...
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In Plain Sight: A Novella
- May-2019
- / Police Procedural
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From Linda Castillo, the New York Times bestselling author of A Gathering of Secrets, comes a new Kate Burkholder short mystery, In Plain Sight: a story of star-crossed love and murder in Amish country.Seventeen year old Amish boy, Noah Kline, is str...
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Disappeared
- Jan-2021
- / Police Procedural
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Chief of Police Kate Burkholder races against the clock to find a missing child in this original short story, "Disappeared," from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo.As a violent thunderstorm rages in Painters Mill, Kate Burkholder recei...
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A Simple Murder: A Kate Burkholder Short Story Collection
- Feb-2021
- / Police Procedural
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New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo is known for her pulse-pounding mystery series set in Amish country. Now, together for the first time in print, A Simple Murder features six original short stories starring whip-smart chief of police, ...
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Blood Moon: A Novella
- May-2022
- / Police Procedural
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Chief of Police Kate Burkholder confronts a mysterious beast terrorizing the residents of Painters Mill in this new original short mystery from bestselling author Linda Castillo. On a foggy spring night, an Amish man crashes his buggy after a larg...
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The Hidden One
- Jul-2022
- / Police Procedural
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The discovery of an Amish bishop's remains leads chief of police Kate Burkholder to unearth a chilling secret in The Hidden One, a new thriller from bestselling author Linda Castillo. Over a decade ago, beloved Amish bishop Ananias Stoltzfus d...
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Hallowed Ground: A Novella
- Apr-2023
- / Mystery
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A troubling discovery leads Chief of Police Kate Burkholder on a strange investigation ending at a long-abandoned Amish farm in this short mystery from bestselling author Linda Castillo. When a family dog brings home a human bone, Chief of Police ...
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An Evil Heart
- Jul-2023
- / Police Procedural
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Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates the brutal death of a young Amish man in An Evil Heart, the latest installment of the bestselling series by Linda Castillo. On a crisp autumn day in Painters Mill, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder respon...
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Dark Storm Rising
- Apr-2024
- / Police Procedural
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In this short mystery from bestselling author Linda Castillo, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must race through a dangerous blizzard to save an elderly Amish woman from a sinister foe.Newlyweds Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and John Tomasetti are h...
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Dark Storm Rising: A Novella
- Apr-2024
- / Thriller
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In this short mystery from bestselling author Linda Castillo, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must race through a dangerous blizzard to save an elderly Amish woman from a sinister foe. Newlyweds Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and John Tomasetti a...
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The Burning
- Jul-2024
- / Police Procedural
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Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter of early Amish history in this next riveting installment of the bestselling series by Linda Castillo. Newlywed Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is awake...
