Kate Burkholder Reread Archives

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…

A Gathering of Secrets: New Excerpt

By Linda Castillo

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…

Review: Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo

By John Jacobson

June 29, 2018

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…

Review: The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo

By Susan Amper

June 22, 2018

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…

Review: Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo

By Doreen Sheridan

June 19, 2018

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…

Q&A with Linda Castillo, Author of A Gathering of Secrets

By Linda Castillo

June 18, 2018

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…

Review: Gone Missing by Linda Castillo

By Angie Barry

June 15, 2018

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…