Kate Burkholder Series by Linda Castillo, Kathleen McInerney

4.08 · 564 ratings
  • Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1)
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    Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings · published 2009

    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... more

  • Pray for Silence (Kate Burkholder #2)
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    Pray for Silence (Kate Burkholder #2)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 2010

    The Plank family moved from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to join the small Amish community of Painters Mill less than a year ago and seemed the model of the Plain Life—until on a cold October night, the entire family of seven was found slaughtered on their farm. Police Chief Kate Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive, and no suspect... more

  • Breaking Silence (Kate Burkholder #3)
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    Breaking Silence (Kate Burkholder #3)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2011

    Police Chief Kate Burkholder is called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a peaceful Amish farm.The Slabaugh family are model Amish farmers, prosperous and hardworking, with four children and a happy extended family. When the parents and an uncle are found dead in their barn, it appears to be a gruesome accident: methane gas asphyxiation caused by a poorly ventilated cesspit... more

  • Gone Missing (Kate Burkholder #4)
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    Gone Missing (Kate Burkholder #4)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2012

    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 time of personal discovery and growth before committing to the church. But when a young teen disappears without a trace, the carefree fun comes to an abrupt and sinister end, and fear spreads through the community like a contagion... more

  • Long Lost (Kate Burkholder #4.5)
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    Long Lost (Kate Burkholder #4.5)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2013

    From the New York Times bestselling author of SWORN TO SILENCE and GONE MISSING comes a powerful and moving story about a troubled young woman and a decades old mystery set in the world of the Amish.It’s autumn in Painters Mill, and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and John Tomasetti are taking a much-needed vacation at a small bed and breakfast an hour outside of town... more

  • A Simple Murder (Kate Burkholder #4.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5)
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    A Simple Murder (Kate Burkholder #4.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2021

    Together for the first time in print, A Simple Murder features six original short stories starring whip-smart chief of police, Kate Burkholder.While on vacation with her partner John Tomasetti in LONG LOST, Kate discovers that the old house where they're staying is haunted by a girl who disappeared decades before...An abandoned baby is discovered on the Amish bishop's front porch in A HIDDEN SECRET, and Kate is called in to investigate... more

  • Her Last Breath (Kate Burkholder #5)
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    Her Last Breath (Kate Burkholder #5)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2014

    An extraordinarily beautiful Amish woman, a dangerous femme fatale, is the central figure in a story that reveals a dark side of Painters Mill and its seemingly perfect Amish worldA rainy night, an Amish father returning home with his three children, a speeding car hurtling toward them out of nowhere.What at first seems like a tragic, but routine car accident suddenly takes on a more sinister cast as evidence emerges that nothing about the crash is accidental... more

  • The Dead Will Tell (Kate Burkholder #6)
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    The Dead Will Tell (Kate Burkholder #6)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2014

    In this electrifying thriller by New York Times bestseller Linda Castillo, an Amish town is haunted by the ghosts of its past as Police Chief Kate Burkholder untangles a dangerous web which has been decades in the making.

  • A Hidden Secret (Kate Burkholder #6.5)
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    A Hidden Secret (Kate Burkholder #6.5)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2015

    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 child is a hand-carved wood rattle, which Kate also recognizes as Amish... more

  • After the Storm (Kate Burkholder #7)
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    After the Storm (Kate Burkholder #7)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2015

    In this electrifying thriller by New York Times bestseller Linda Castillo, Kate Burkholder must uncover a family's long-hidden past to solve a brutal murderWhen a tornado tears through Painters Mill and unearths human remains, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder finds herself tasked with the responsibility of identifying the bones--and notifying the family... more

  • Seeds of Deception (Kate Burkholder #7.5)
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    Seeds of Deception (Kate Burkholder #7.5)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2016

    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 tasked with picking apples in Zimmerman’s Orchard with her brother. It’s just another day filled with chores—until her best friend Mattie arrives to help. Somehow, boredom transforms into fun and games whenever the girls are together... more

  • Among the Wicked (Kate Burkholder #8)
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    Among the Wicked (Kate Burkholder #8)

    Linda Castillo, Kathleen McInerney

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2016

    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 silence between the Amish and "English" communities, the sheriff asks Kate to travel to New York, pose as an Amish woman, and infiltrate the community... more

  • Only the Lucky (Kate Burkholder #8.5)
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    Only the Lucky (Kate Burkholder #8.5)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2017

    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 "rager"—a huge outdoor party rife with underage drinking—puts Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and her small department on edge. To make matters worse, Painters Mill is in the midst of a county-wide power outage... more

  • Down a Dark Road (Kate Burkholder #9)
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    Down a Dark Road (Kate Burkholder #9)

    Linda Castillo, Kathleen McInerney

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2017

    This program is read by series narrator Kathleen McInerney. In this electrifying new thriller in the New York Times bestselling series, a convicted murderer is on the run and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must catch him before he strikes again."Murder in Amish country has a certain added frisson, and Castillos the master of the genre. People magazine[An] incisive and affecting series . . . Castillo ratchets up the suspense to nearly unbearable levels... more

  • In Dark Company (Kate Burkholder #9.5)
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    In Dark Company (Kate Burkholder #9.5)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2018

    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 attacker. It’s the middle of the night in Painters Mill, and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called to a scene where a mysterious young woman, battered and terrified, has sought shelter at an Amish farmhouse... more

  • A Gathering of Secrets (Kate Burkholder #10)
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    A Gathering of Secrets (Kate Burkholder #10)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2018

    A deadly fire exposes the dark side of Amish life in this harrowing new thriller in the New York Times bestselling series.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 like an accident, but when the body of eighteen-year-old Daniel Gingerich is found inside—burned alive—Kate suspects murder... more

  • In Plain Sight (Kate Burkholder #10.5)
    #10.5

    In Plain Sight (Kate Burkholder #10.5)

    Linda Castillo, Kathleen McInerney

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2019

    Listening Length: 1 hour, 51 minutesFrom Linda Castillo, the New York Times bestselling author of A Gathering of Secrets, comes a story of star-crossed love and murder in Amish country with In Plain Sight: A Kate Burkholder Short Mystery...

  • Shamed (Kate Burkholder #11)
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    Shamed (Kate Burkholder #11)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2019

    In this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo, a devastating murder exposes an Amish family’s tortured past.The peaceful town of Painters Mill is shattered when an Amish grandmother is brutally murdered on an abandoned farm. When Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on the scene, she learns that the woman’s seven-year-old granddaughter is gone, abducted in plain sight... more

  • The Pact (Kate Burkholder #11.5)
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    The Pact (Kate Burkholder #11.5)

    Linda Castillo, Kathleen McInerney

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2020

    1 hour, 52 minutesIn The Pact, a gripping Kate Burkholder short mystery from New York Times best-selling author Linda Castillo, a terrifying disappearance in Amish country reveals the power of friendship.Three days before Thanksgiving, two boys disappear without a trace. Eleven-year-old Aaron Kuhns is Amish. Kevin Dennison is 12 and "English". They're adventurers, explorers, and inseparable best friends... more

  • Outsider (Kate Burkholder #12)
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    Outsider (Kate Burkholder #12)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2020

    Linda Castillo follows her instant New York Times bestseller, Shamed, with Outsider, an electrifying thriller about a woman on the run hiding among the Amish.Chief of Police Kate Burkholder's past comes back to haunt her when she receives a call from Amish widower Adam Lengacher. While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, he discovered a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman nearby... more

  • Disappeared (Kate Burkholder #12.5)
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    Disappeared (Kate Burkholder #12.5)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2021

    Chief of Police Kate Burkholder races against the clock to find a missing child in this new original short story from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo.As a violent thunderstorm rages in Painters Mill, Kate Burkholder receives a call from a frantic young Amish woman: her two-year-old son is missing. Kate and her officers brave the downpour to search for the toddler, fearing he may have been swept away in the rising creek waters... more

  • Fallen (Kate Burkholder #13)
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    Fallen (Kate Burkholder #13)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2021

    In New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo’s new thriller Fallen, a rebellious Amish woman leaves the Plain life, but the secrets she takes with her will lead Chief of Police Kate Burkholder down a dark path to danger and death.When a young woman is found murdered in a Painters Mill motel, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is shocked to discover she once knew the victim. Rachael Schwartz was a charming but troubled Amish girl who left the fold years ago and fled Painters Mill... more

  • Blood Moon (Kate Burkholder #13.5)
    #13.5

    Blood Moon (Kate Burkholder #13.5)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2022

    1 hour, 29 minutes 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 large, unidentified animal spooks his horse. Kate Burkholder arrives on scene to find the man shaken and bleeding, claiming he was attacked by a large beast... more

  • The Hidden One (Kate Burkholder #14)
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    The Hidden One (Kate Burkholder #14)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2022

    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 disappeared without a trace. When skeletal remains showing evidence of foul play are unearthed, his disappearance becomes even more sinister... more

  • Hallowed Ground (Kate Burkholder #14.5)
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    Hallowed Ground (Kate Burkholder #14.5)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2023

    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 Kate Burkholder finds herself on a desperate search for answers... more

  • An Evil Heart (Kate Burkholder #15)
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    An Evil Heart (Kate Burkholder #15)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2023

    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 responds to a call only to discover an Amish man who has been violently killed with a crossbow, his body abandoned on a dirt road. Aden Karn was just twenty years old, well liked, and from an upstanding Amish family... more

  • Dark Storm Rising (Kate Burkholder #15.5)
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    Dark Storm Rising (Kate Burkholder #15.5)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2024

    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 happily spending their honeymoon at a beautiful Lake Erie cabin that was once part of an historic Amish settlement. But when a violent storm suddenly erupts, Lovina Nisley, the Amish owner of the cabin, goes missing... more

  • The Burning (Kate Burkholder #16)
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    The Burning (Kate Burkholder #16)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2024

    Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter of early Amish history in this new 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... more

  • Rage (Kate Burkholder #17)
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    Rage (Kate Burkholder #17)

    Linda Castillo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2025

    In this gripping new 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... more

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