Wenn die Flammen eine schreckliche Wahrheit verbergen – der 16. Fall für Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder Mitten in der Nacht wird Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder von einem Anruf geweckt: Bei einem Feuer in einem einsamen Waldstück ist ein amischer Mann umgekommen. Der Verstorbene wurde an einen Pfahl gefesselt und lebendig verbrannt. Kate weiß nur zu gut, dass die Amischen ihre Probleme lieber ohne Einmischung der Außenwelt lösen, doch nach und nach erfährt sie, dass der Tote vor Kurzem aus der Gemeinde ausgeschlossen wurde. Warum wurde er so bestraft? Um die Wahrheit herauszufinden, muss Kate tief in die Geschichte der Amischen eintauchen. Bis sie ein Geheimnis aufdeckt, das alles erschüttert, was sie über die Amischen – und damit ihre eigenen Wurzeln – zu wissen glaubt. Ein packender Thriller – und ein spannender Einblick in die europäischen Ursprünge der Amischen
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- 2025
- 2023
Kate Burkholder investigates a young Amish man's brutal death in this gripping installment of Linda Castillo’s bestselling series. On a crisp autumn day in Painters Mill, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder responds to a call to discover a victim violently killed with a crossbow. Aden Karn was just twenty years old, well liked, and from an upstanding Amish family. Who would commit such a heinous crime against a young man whose life was just beginning? As Kate delves into Karn’s past, she begins to hear whispers about a darker side. What if Aden Karn wasn’t the wholesome young man everyone admired? The case spirals out of control when an Amish woman comes forward with a horrific story that pits Kate against a dangerous and unexpected opponent. When the awful truth is finally uncovered, Kate must come face to face with the terrible consequences of a life lived in all the wrong places.
- 2022
Fallen: A Kate Burkholder Novel
- 500 pages
- 18 hours of reading
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. Why was she back in town? And who would kill her so brutally?
- 2022
The discovery of a missing Amish bishop's remains leads chief of police Kate Burkholder to unearth a chilling secret in this new thriller from bestselling author Linda Castillo.
- 2021
Hořící dům / Zahanbení / Pozor na skrytá přání / Válečné šepoty
- 560 pages
- 20 hours of reading
J.Finder, Hořící dům - Soukromý detektiv Nick Heller zjistí, že jeho přítel z armády zemře na předávkování opioidy. Rozhodne se věc vyšetřit - a na pohřbu se setká se Sukie Kimballovou z rodiny, která na opioidech zbohatla. Dívka jej požádá o pomoc a to se Nickovi náramně hodí. Linda Castillo, Zahanbení - další detektivka s Kate Burkholderovou. Tentokrát zmizí mentálně slabší holčička a její babička je zavražděna. A záhy je zabit biskup, který o něčem věděl. Když Kate jde po linii záhad, naráží na podivné dávné tajemství. H.Ephron, Pozor na skrytá přání - Emily s kamarádkou si vydělávají vyklízením nepotřebných věcí jiných lidí. Ale když je požádá o službu zákaznice Quinn, které vzápětí zmizí manžel, začne se řetězit podezření na Emily - spáchala vraždu nebo ne? Kdo jí uvěří? J.Kelly, Válečné šepoty - Před válkou se v Londýně na život a na smrt spřátelily tři dívky. Když vypukne válka s Německem, hrozí Marii internace... ale Nora s Hazel to tak nenechají. A v současnosti se mladá Samantha dozvídá o minulosti své babičky.
- 2021
Outsider: A Kate Burkholder Novel
- 500 pages
- 18 hours of reading
The story unfolds when Amish widower Adam Lengacher finds an unconscious woman in a snowdrift, leading to a reunion between Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and her former friend, Gina Colorosa. Their past as best friends in the police academy contrasts sharply with Gina's current predicament, as she shares a harrowing tale of betrayal and a desperate need for protection. The narrative explores themes of trust, friendship, and the complexities of their diverging lives, raising the question of whether Kate can trust Gina amidst the danger.
- 2021
A Simple Murder : A Kate Burkholder Short Story Collection
- 416 pages
- 15 hours of reading
New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo is known as a 'master of the genre' (People) 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, Kate Burkholder.
- 2021
Outsider: A Novel of Suspense
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
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 ...
- 2021
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. Why was she back in town? Kate remembers Rachael as the only girl who was as bad at being Amish as Kate was-and those parallels dog her. But the deeper Kate digs into Rachael Schwartz's life, the more she's convinced that Rachael's dubious reputation was deserved. As a child, Rachael was a rowdy rulebreaker whose decision to leave devastated her parents and best friend. As an adult, she was charismatic and beautiful, a rabble-rouser with a keen eye for opportunity no matter who got in her way. Her no-holds-barred lifestyle earned her a lot of love and enemies aplenty-both English and Amish. As the case heats to a fever pitch and long-buried secrets resurface, a killer haunts Painters Mill. Someone doesn't want Rachael's past-or the mysteries she took with her to the grave-coming to light.


