Linda Castillo
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List Of Books Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1)
| Title | : | Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1) |
| Author | : | Linda Castillo |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 321 pages |
| Published | : | June 23rd 2009 by Minotaur Books (first published 2009) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Thriller. Fiction. Crime. Amish. Suspense. Mystery Thriller |
Narration To Books Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1)
Some secrets are too terrible to reveal . . .Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve . . . In the sleepy rural town of 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. In the aftermath of the violence, the town was left with a sense of fragility, a loss of innocence. Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the realization that she no longer belonged with the Amish. Now, 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.Define Books In Favor Of Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1)
| Original Title: | Sworn to Silence |
| ISBN: | 0312374976 (ISBN13: 9780312374976) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Kate Burkholder #1 |
| Characters: | Kate Burkholder, John Tomasetti, Ludwig Coblentz, T.J. Banks, Jacob Burkholder, Chuck "Skid" Skidmore, Mona Kurtz, Rupert "Glock" Maddox |
| Setting: | Painters Mill, Ohio(United States) Painter's Creek, Ohio(United States) |
Rating Of Books Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1)
Ratings: 4 From 29049 Users | 3200 ReviewsWeigh Up Of Books Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1)
Just recently I was talking about violent acts against women in books and how sometimes, if gratuitous, it can turn me off. There's a fine line for me in what moves the plot forward and what is over the top and just plain too much. I got turned off on James Patterson for just this reason. Right or wrong this bothers me even more when women write violent scenes, as is the case in Linda Castillo's Sworn to Silence. I have to weigh the merits of the violence to the overall story. Would the storyWow! How lucky to find another great first of a series! Just when I thought I was running out of authors, I discover another one who is young and talented. (by that I infer lots of wonderful reads ahead!)With a great cover scene of dead cornstalks in a snowy farmer's field, "Sworn to silence" grabs you right away. Set in Ohio's Amish country, this mystery/thriller features a unique protagonist. A female police chief who was formerly Amish.Kate Burkholder has chosen to leave the Amish way of life
Book 1 in the Kate Burkholder series published 2009.Why, I ask myself, has it taken me so long to get to Linda Castillos work.What a bottler of a story. Page turner is a well worn cliché but this truly is one. The two main protagonists Kate Burkholder and John Tomasetti are police officers with secrets, not just your run of the mill secrets but life changing secrets, secrets so deeply hidden that even they have trouble believing them. Kate is the chief of police in a small rural town of Painters
This is the first book in the Kate Burkholder Series and Ijust loved it. One of the many reasons that I loved it so much is that I live in the Columbus, Ohio area where some of the setting is taken place. Kate is an eight year veteran for the Columbus, Ohio Police Force, who returns to her home where she grew up in Painters Mill,Ohio, where I have visited several times. She becomes Police Chiefthere. She knows the Amish town and residents very well. Since she left the Amish way of life, she is
This was my first ever Linda Castillo book. It won't be my last.Kate Burkholder, of Painter's Mill, Ohio, is not your regular Police Chief. She was brought up in Painter's Mill in the Amish faith, but left both when she was 18.Now back, she is faced with a serial killer, one she thought she had dispatched 16 years earlier. Not only is she battling the killer, and Amish prejudices against the English, but a multi-jurisdictional task force set up by the town council, some of whom seem more intent
Kate Burkholder is unlike any cop I've ever encountered in pages of a book or out. I only knew of the Amish from watching that movie with Harrison and Kelly MaGillis so many years ago. But the setting of Painters Mill, Ohio is a great place for us all to get down to the business of solving murder. The backstory of Kate having escaped the clutches of another killer made so much explanation unecessary--I got her!I'm pleased she's such a prolific writer and there are several more Kate Burkholder
★★★★½ Edge of my seat the whole read and left the lights on.
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