Linda Castillo
Hardcover | Pages: 321 pages Rating: 4 | 29049 Users | 3200 Reviews
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| Title | : | Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1) |
| Author | : | Linda Castillo |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 321 pages |
| Published | : | June 23rd 2009 by Minotaur Books (first published 2009) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Thriller. Fiction. Crime. Amish. Suspense. Mystery Thriller |
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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.List Books During 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) |
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Ratings: 4 From 29049 Users | 3200 ReviewsNotice Of Books Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1)
Painters Mill, Ohio Police Chief Kate Burkholder is suddenly faced with what looks like the re-emergence of a serial killer who hadn't struck in the last 16 years. The killer's signature is to leave Roman numerals carved on the murdered victim. Kate's conflicted as she's harboring a secret that relates directly to the case. Painters Mill is a town where the Amish and "English" have coexisted for years. Kate straddles both cultures as she was raised Amish but left when she was a teenager. I'veA solid 4 starsThis is book 1 in the series about a small town Ohio police chief in Amish country. Kate Burkholder was raised Amish, but left the community and became a police officer in Columbus, Ohio. She has returned as chief, hired because of her Amish background. The book opens with a gruesome torture/murder scene. It reminded me of the opening scene in the tv show Criminal Minds. When the body is discovered, there is a Roman numeral carved on the body, the same as a series of serial
"Sworn to Silence" by Linda Castillo is the first book in the Kate Burkholder series. After reading two recent novels in the series that I won through Goodreads Giveaway, I was so impressed with the writing , I went and ordered all her other books in the series. This is the review of her first novel, a gripping,tense story of a sexual serial killer in Painters Mill in Ohio, home of the Amish community. I am now hooked on the series.After sixteen years, it appears that a serial murderer is back,
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
Rrrrripppp! Rrrrrrrippppp!That's the sound of me ripping this book. If you loved this and have troll instincts, stop reading now because I will not be kind.I really have to stop reading mysteries. I keep hoping this one will be the next P.D. James or Elizabeth George (in her good days); multidimensional interesting characters circulating in a truly gripping and suspenseful plot. Well, wrong again. "Sworn to Silence" was incredibly predictable and cliched, with stock, one-dimensional characters.
Rating: 3.5 StarsI really enjoyed this book, the first in a series and the first time Ive read this author. It was very well written and I enjoyed the vast array of characters associated with the police department, most especially Kate Burkholder. The small town setting coupled with the Amish background really attracted me to this series. The story was fast paced and kept my interest from beginning to end. I dont know why, but I had the impression that this story and the series itself was
This was such a good read. Lately I have been struggling to find a good crime thriller book that keeps me guessing and really in suspense. I'm really glad I stumbled across this one. The pace is fast and there is a lot of suspense. I found the book very difficult to put down. I really liked the main character, Chief Kate Burkholder. She is a strong, independent woman with an Amish background. I enjoyed learning a little bit about the Amish way of life and thought it clever how the author worked
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