Linda Castillo

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Bestselling author Linda Castillo returns with Outsider, an electrifying thriller about a woman on the run hiding among the Amish.While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, Amish widower Adam Lengacher discovers a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. He calls upon Chief of Police Kate Burkholder for help, and she is surprised to recognize the driver: fellow cop and her former friend, Gina Colorosa. Years before, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy and patrol officers in Columbus, but time and distance have taken them down two very different paths. Now, Gina reveals a shocking story of betrayal and revenge that has forced her to run for her life. She's desperate for protection, and the only person she can trust is Kate--but can Kate trust her? Or will Gina's dark past put them all in danger? As a blizzard bears down on Painters Mill, Kate helps Gina go into hiding on Adam's farm. While the tough-skinned Gina struggles to adjust to the Amish lifestyle, Kate and state agent John Tomasetti delve into the incident that caused Gina to flee. But as Kate gets closer to the truth, a killer lies in wait. When violence strikes, she must confront a devastating truth that changes everything she thought she knew not only about friendship, but the institution to which she's devoted her life.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Bestselling author Linda Castillo returns with Outsider, an electrifying thriller about a woman on the run hiding among the Amish.While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, Amish widower Adam Lengacher discovers a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. He calls upon Chief of Police Kate Burkholder for help, and she is surprised to recognize the driver: fellow cop and her former friend, Gina Colorosa. Years before, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy and patrol officers in Columbus, but time and distance have taken them down two very different paths. Now, Gina reveals a shocking story of betrayal and revenge that has forced her to run for her life. She's desperate for protection, and the only person she can trust is Kate--but can Kate trust her? Or will Gina's dark past put them all in danger? As a blizzard bears down on Painters Mill, Kate helps Gina go into hiding on Adam's farm. While the tough-skinned Gina struggles to adjust to the Amish lifestyle, Kate and state agent John Tomasetti delve into the incident that caused Gina to flee. But as Kate gets closer to the truth, a killer lies in wait. When violence strikes, she must confront a devastating truth that changes everything she thought she knew not only about friendship, but the institution to which she's devoted her life.

Some secrets are too terrible to reveal . . . Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve . . . Painter's Creek, Ohio may be a sleepy, rural town with both Amish and 'English' residents, but it's also the place where a series of brutal murders shattered the lives of an entire community over a decade ago. When the killing stopped, it left in its aftermath a sense of fragility, and for the young Amish girl, Katie Burkholder, a realization that she didn't belong. Now, 15 years, two dead parents and a wealth of experience later, Katie has been asked to return as Chief of Police. Her Amish background combined with her big-city law enforcement expertise make her the perfect candidate. Katie is certain she has come to terms with the past. Until the first body of a slaughtered young woman is found in a pristine, snowy field...

For the first time in print comes a collection of five short stories in the Edgar award-winning Kate Burkholder series, PLUS one new, never-before-published story, from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo. When two young boys don't return home from an innocent afternoon of fishing, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must track them down before the first winter storm of the season bears down on Painters Mill in THE PACT. In DISAPPEARED, Kate races against the clock to find a two-year-old who has vanished during a violent thunderstorm. Was the little boy swept away in the rising creek waters? Or is his disappearance even more sinister? In BLOOD MOON, a man is brutally attacked by a large beast in the woods. Throughout the night, reports of similar incidents escalate and Kate must confront the creature terrorizing the town before violence tips over into tragedy. When a family dog brings home a human bone, Kate finds herself on a desperate search for answers--and a way to end the macabre rumors and ghost stories inundating the town in the Edgar award-winning short story HALLOWED GROUND. In DARK STORM RISING, Kate must brave a dangerous blizzard to save an elderly Amish woman from a sinister foe. Will Kate reach her in time to save her life? In A DARK PATH, a brand-new story, an Amish couple disappears enroute to town. They'd recently been threatened by their granddaughter's troubled boyfriend--and there's heavy weather moving in. Kate rushes toward their remote farm, but a dog causes her to crash into a ravine, where she discovers a shattered buggy. Together, she and her new canine friend must find the couple before it's too late.

For the first time in print comes a collection of five short stories in the Edgar award-winning Kate Burkholder series, PLUS one new, never-before-published story, from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo. When two young boys don't return home from an innocent afternoon of fishing, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must track them down before the first winter storm of the season bears down on Painters Mill in THE PACT. In DISAPPEARED, Kate races against the clock to find a two-year-old who has vanished during a violent thunderstorm. Was the little boy swept away in the rising creek waters? Or is his disappearance even more sinister? In BLOOD MOON, a man is brutally attacked by a large beast in the woods. Throughout the night, reports of similar incidents escalate and Kate must confront the creature terrorizing the town before violence tips over into tragedy. When a family dog brings home a human bone, Kate finds herself on a desperate search for answers--and a way to end the macabre rumors and ghost stories inundating the town in the Edgar award-winning short story HALLOWED GROUND. In DARK STORM RISING, Kate must brave a dangerous blizzard to save an elderly Amish woman from a sinister foe. Will Kate reach her in time to save her life? In A DARK PATH, a brand-new story, an Amish couple disappears enroute to town. They'd recently been threatened by their granddaughter's troubled boyfriend--and there's heavy weather moving in. Kate rushes toward their remote farm, but a dog causes her to crash into a ravine, where she discovers a shattered buggy. Together, she and her new canine friend must find the couple before it's too late.

In this gripping installment of the Edgar Award winning series, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a brutal double murder that takes her into the dark underbelly of society and exposes the dangers of Amish lives gone wrong. Summer has arrived with a vengeance in Painters Mill, and a macabre discovery by three Amish children brings the quiet to a grinding halt. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on scene to find the dismembered body of 21-year-old Samuel Yutzy, a local Amish man who owned a successful landscaping business. What twisted individual murdered him in such a sadistic way? The investigation has barely begun when, miles away, a second body is found, stuffed into a barrel and dumped in a ravine. The deceased is 21-year-old Aaron Shetler, Samuel Yutzy's best friend. What could these two young Amish men have been involved in that led to such violent ends? With a heat wave bearing down, Kate learns quickly that, for reasons she doesn't understand, no one is willing to talk about what happened to the men. Just as she begins to fear the case may be hopeless, a mystery woman comes forward and reveals that fun-loving Aaron and Samuel had recently befriended some very unsavory characters--individuals who may have ties to a larger, more sinister, black market. To solve the case, Kate must delve into the most sordid corners of her community, but when she gets too close, the killers target Kate herself. Will the secrets simmering beneath the surface of Painters Mill take another life before she can expose the truth? Or will Kate be the final victim?

Politichef Kate Burkholder kaldes til Painters Mill, da tre børn finder det lemlæstede lig af 21-årige Samuel Yutzy, en lokal amishmand. Snart bliver hans bedste ven også fundet død, proppet ned i en tønde og smidt i en slugt. Hvem har myrdet vennerne på så sadistisk vis? Og hvorfor? Det lukkede lokalsamfund vil ikke hjælpe, men så kommer Kate på sporet af nogle af deres tvivlsomme bekendtskaber og et koldblodigt sort marked. Da hun endnu en gang bevæger sig ind i de mørkeste afkroge af Painters Mill, ender hun selv i bagmændenes søgelys. Men kan hun nå at afsløre sandheden, før endnu et liv går tabt? Eller bliver Kate det næste offer? En afgrund af synd er syttende bind i Linda Castillos serie om politichefen Kate Burkholder og hendes rødder i amishsamfundet.

Alla i Painters Mill vet att det spökar på Hochstetlers ödegård. Men bara ett fåtal minns vad som egentligen hände den där gången för längesedan och de fruktansvärda hemligheterna som begravts djupt i det förflutna verkar nu hemsöka dem med dödliga konsekvenser. När en gammal man hittas hängande från en bjälke i sin nedgångna lada antar polisen till en början att det är fråga om ett självmord. Men bevisningen tyder på att det rör sig om ett mord och polischef Kate Burkholder dras snart in i en utredning där spåren leder bakåt i tiden och på något märkligt sätt tycks knutna till den tragiska händelsen på Hochstetlers gård. När ytterligare en man hittas död, även denna gång till följd av vad som ser ut att vara ett självmord, når Kate ett genombrott i fallet och leder utredningen i en riktning som ingen i det lilla samhället kunde förutse. Sanningen om vad som egentligen hände den där natten för trettiofem år sedan, när en amish-man och hans fyra barn omkom medan hans unga hustru försvann spårlöst, tycks äntligen kunna komma upp till ytan. För det förflutna dör aldrig, något Kate vet alltför väl. De dödas röster är den sjätte delen i serien om Kate Burkholder. "Linda Castillo lyckas som ingen annan gestalta starka familjeband och vad som händer när dessa bryts." BTJ "Amerikansk deckare när den är som bäst" Lotta Olsson "Njut av en rafflande berättelse" DAST "Våldsamt spännande och skrivna av en författare med hjärtat på rätta stället. De inblickar man får i amishkulturen - både historiskt och i nutid - lägger dessutom ytterligare en dimension till läsningen." Alingsås Tidning "Den här serien har något speciellt vad gäller karaktärer och miljö som gör att jag alltid sträckläser." Skånska Dagbladet

Summer has arrived with a vengeance in Painters Mill, and a macabre discovery by three Amish children brings the quiet to a grinding halt. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on scene to find the dismembered body of 21-year-old Samuel Eicher, a local Amish man who owned a successful landscaping business. What twisted individual murdered him in such a sadistic way? The investigation has barely begun when, miles away, a second body is found, stuffed into a barrel and dumped in a ravine. The deceased is 21-year-old Aaron Shetler, Samuel Eicher’s best friend. What could these two young Amish men have done to deserve such violent ends? With a heat wave bearing down, Kate learns quickly that, for reasons she doesn’t understand, no one is willing to talk about what happened to the men. Just as she begins to fear the case may be hopeless, a mystery woman comes forward and reveals that fun-loving Aaron and Samuel had recently befriended some very unsavory characters - individuals who may have ties to a larger, more sinister, black market. To solve the case, Kate must delve into the most sordid corners of her community, but when she gets too close, the killers target Kate herself. Will the secrets simmering beneath the surface of Painters Mill take another life before she can expose the truth? Or will Kate be the final victim?

In this gripping installment of the Edgar Award-winning series, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a brutal double murder that takes her into the dark underbelly of society and exposes the dangers of Amish lives gone wrong. This program is read by classically trained actor and Earphones and Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator Kathleen McInerney. Summer has arrived with a vengeance in Painters Mill, and a macabre discovery by three Amish children brings the quiet to a grinding halt. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on scene to find the dismembered body of 21-year-old Samuel Eicher, a local Amish man who owned a successful landscaping business. What twisted individual murdered him in such a sadistic way? The investigation has barely begun when, miles away, a second body is found, stuffed into a barrel and dumped in a ravine. The deceased is 21-year-old Aaron Shetler, Samuel Eicher's best friend. What could these two young Amish men have been involved in that led to such violent ends? With a heat wave bearing down, Kate learns quickly that, for reasons she doesn't understand, no one is willing to talk about what happened to the men. Just as she begins to fear the case may be hopeless, a mystery woman comes forward and reveals that fun-loving Aaron and Samuel had recently befriended some very unsavory characters--individuals who may have ties to a larger, more sinister, black market. To solve the case, Kate must delve into the most sordid corners of her community, but when she gets too close, the killers target Kate herself. Will the secrets simmering beneath the surface of Painters Mill take another life before she can expose the truth? Or will Kate be the final victim? "An exceptionally engaging audiobook, delivered by a masterful narrator." --AudioFile on A Simple Murder (Earphones Award winner)A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter of early Amish history in this riveting installment of the Edgar award-winning series by Linda Castillo. Newlywed Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is awakened by an urgent midnight call summoning her to a suspicious fire in the woods. When she arrives at the scene, she discovers a charred body. According to the coroner, the deceased, an Amish man named Milan Swanz, was chained to a stake and burned alive. It is an appalling and eerily symbolic crime against an upstanding husband and father. Kate knows all too well that the Amish prefer to handle their problems without interference from the outside world, and no one will speak about the murdered man. From what she's able to piece together, Swanz led a deeply troubled life and had recently been excommunicated. But if that's the case, why are the Amish so reluctant to talk about him? Are they protecting the memory of one of their own? Or are they afraid of something they dare not share? When her own brother is implicated in the case, Kate finds herself not only at odds with the Amish, the world of which she was once a part, but also the English community and her counterparts in law enforcement. The investigation takes a violent turn when Kate's life is threatened by a mysterious stranger. To uncover the truth about the death of Milan Swanz, Kate must dive deep into the Anabaptist culture, peering into all the dark corners of its history, only to uncover a secret legacy that shatters everything she thought she knew about the Amish themselves--and her own roots.

Newlywed Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is awakened by an urgent midnight call summoning her to a suspicious fire in the woods. When she arrives at the scene, she discovers the charred body of an Amish man named Milan Swanz, who had been burned alive. The Amish are reluctant to speak about Swanz, who had recently been excommunicated, and Kate is left wondering: Are they protecting the memory of one of their own? Or are they afraid of something else? When her brother is implicated in the case and Kate's own life is threatened, the investigation takes a violent and personal turn. To uncover the truth, Kate must dive deep into Amish culture and uncover a secret legacy that shatters everything she thought she knew about her community.

Alla i Painters Mill vet att det spökar på Hochstetlers ödegård. Men bara ett fåtal minns vad som egentligen hände den där gången för längesedan och de fruktansvärda hemligheterna som begravts djupt i det förflutna verkar nu hemsöka dem med dödliga konsekvenser. När en gammal man hittas hängande från en bjälke i sin nedgångna lada antar polisen till en början att det är fråga om ett självmord. Men bevisningen tyder på att det rör sig om ett mord och polischef Kate Burkholder dras snart in i en utredning där spåren leder bakåt i tiden och på något märkligt sätt tycks knutna till den tragiska händelsen på Hochstetlers gård. När ytterligare en man hittas död, även denna gång till följd av vad som ser ut att vara ett självmord, når Kate ett genombrott i fallet och leder utredningen i en riktning som ingen i det lilla samhället kunde förutse. Sanningen om vad som egentligen hände den där natten för trettiofem år sedan, när en amish-man och hans fyra barn omkom medan hans unga hustru försvann spårlöst, tycks äntligen kunna komma upp till ytan. För det förflutna dör aldrig, något Kate vet alltför väl De dödas röster är den sjätte delen i serien om Kate Burkholder."Linda Castillo lyckas som ingen annan gestalta starka familjeband och vad som händer när dessa bryts." BTJ "Amerikansk deckare när den är som bäst" Lotta Olsson "Njut av en rafflande berättelse" DAST

Politichef Kate Burkholder bliver kaldt ud til en mistænkelig brand, og på åstedet mødes hun af synet af amishmanden Milan Swanz lænket til en pæl og brændt levende. Selvom amishsamfundet nægter at tale, lykkes det hende alligevel at stykke et billede sammen af Swanz som en mand i krise og nyligt bandlyst. Hvorfor så denne tavshed? Beskytter de hans minde, eller er der noget, de frygter at sige højt? Da Kates bror involveres i sagen, bliver hun fanget mellem det amishliv, hun engang selv var en del af, og verden udenfor. Og i jagten på sandheden står hun til at afsløre mere om amishsamfundet – og sine egne rødder – end hun havde forestillet sig. Brændt på bålet er sekstende bind i Linda Castillos serie om politichefen Kate Burkholder og hendes rødder i amishsamfundet.

Tät spänning i Amishmiljö.En regnig kväll, en amishpappa på hemväg med sina tre barn, en fortkörare som kommer från ingenstans. En ovanligt vacker amishkvinna som förvrider huvudet på alla män står i centrum för en berättelse som avslöjar mörkret bakom småstadslivet i Painters Mill och dess till synes perfekta amishidyll. Utredningen av en tragisk, men okomplicerad, trafikolycka tar plötsligt en ondskefull vändning när bevisen pekar på att det inte alls var någon olyckshändelse. Men vem skulle vilja ha ihjäl en amishdiakon och hans två små barn? Ensamma kvar lämnas den sörjande änkan och en medvetslös liten pojke som svävar mellan liv och död på intensiven. Kanske är han den ende som vet vad som egentligen hände den kvällen. Desperat försöker polischefen Kate Burkholder ta reda på vem som mördat hennes bästa väns make, och varför. Snart börjar hon misstänka att hon inte är på jakt efter något vårdslöst rattfyllo, utan att en kallblodig mördare gömmer sig bland Painters Mills befolkning. Hennes letande blir en kuslig resa in i det mänskliga hjärtats allra mörkaste vrår och får Kate att ifrågasätta allt hon trott sig veta om den amishkultur där hon vuxit upp. Hennes sista andetag är den femte delen i serien om Kate Burkholder. LINDA CASTILLO är en bästsäljande och prisbelönt författare, vars titlar ständigt syns på topplistorna i USA. Bokförlaget Polaris har gett ut alla tidigare delar i hennes kriminalserie om Kate Burkholder. "Lika uppslukande läsning varje gång." Ystads Allehanda

Newlywed Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is awakened by an urgent midnight call summoning her to a suspicious fire in the woods. When she arrives at the scene, she discovers a charred body. According to the coroner, the deceased, an Amish man named Milan Swanz, was chained to a stake and burned alive. It is an appalling and eerily symbolic crime against an upstanding husband and father. Kate knows all too well that the Amish prefer to handle their problems without interference from the outside world, and no one will speak about the murdered man. From what she’s able to piece together, Swanz led a deeply troubled life and had recently been excommunicated. But if that’s the case, why are the Amish so reluctant to talk about him? Are they protecting the memory of one of their own? Or are they afraid of something they dare not share? When her own brother is implicated in the case, Kate finds herself not only at odds with the Amish, the world of which she was once a part, but also the English community and her counterparts in law enforcement. The investigation takes a violent turn when Kate’s life is threatened by a mysterious stranger. To uncover the truth about the death of Milan Swanz, Kate must dive deep into the Anabaptist culture, peering into all the dark corners of its history, only to uncover a secret legacy that shatters everything she thought she knew about the Amish themselves - and her own roots.

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 awakened by an urgent midnight call summoning her to a suspicious fire in the woods. When she arrives at the scene, she discovers a charred body. According to the coroner, the deceased, an Amish man named Milan Swanz, was chained to a stake and burned alive. It is an appalling and eerily symbolic crime against an upstanding husband and father. Kate knows all too well that the Amish prefer to handle their problems without interference from the outside world, and no one will speak about the murdered man. From what she's able to piece together, Swanz led a deeply troubled life and had recently been excommunicated. But if that's the case, why are the Amish so reluctant to talk about him? Are they protecting the memory of one of their own? Or are they afraid of something they dare not share? When her own brother is implicated in the case, Kate finds herself not only at odds with the Amish, the world of which she was once a part, but also the English community and her counterparts in law enforcement. The investigation takes a violent turn when Kate's life is threatened by a mysterious stranger. To uncover the truth about the death of Milan Swanz, Kate must dive deep into the Anabaptist culture, peering into all the dark corners of its history, only to uncover a secret legacy that shatters everything she thought she knew about the Amish themselves--and her own roots.