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Linda Castillo

Author of Sworn to Silence

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About the Author

Linda Castillo is an author of novels including the New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series, which are crime thrillers set in Amish country. She has also written numerous romance and romantic suspense novels. Castillo is the recipient of awards including the Daphne du Maurier Award, the show more Holt Medallion, and a nomination for the RITA. Her titles include Sworn to Silence, Pray for Silence, Her Last Breath and Fade to Red. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Series

Works by Linda Castillo

Sworn to Silence (2009) 1,825 copies
Pray for Silence (2010) 1,070 copies
Breaking Silence (2011) 797 copies
Gone Missing (2012) 679 copies
Her Last Breath (2013) 578 copies
The Dead Will Tell (2014) 540 copies
After the Storm (2015) 462 copies
Among the Wicked (2016) 437 copies
Down a Dark Road (2017) 404 copies
A Gathering of Secrets (2018) 377 copies
Shamed (2019) 357 copies
Outsider (2020) 312 copies
Fallen (2021) 250 copies
The Hidden One (2022) 222 copies
An Evil Heart (2023) 156 copies
Long Lost (short story) (2013) 147 copies
The Perfect Victim (2002) 84 copies
Depth Perception (2005) 81 copies
A Whisper in the Dark (2006) 72 copies
The Shadow Side (2003) 66 copies
Dead Reckoning (2005) 66 copies
Overkill (2007) 66 copies
Fade to Red (2004) 56 copies
Operation: Midnight Tango (2005) 53 copies
The Pact (short story) (2020) 52 copies
Operation: Midnight Cowboy (2007) 51 copies
Just a Little Bit Dangerous (2002) 47 copies
Operation: Midnight Escape (2005) 39 copies
A Cry in the Night (2002) 38 copies
The Phoenix Encounter (2003) 36 copies
In the Dead of Night (2007) 34 copies
A Hero to Hold (2001) 27 copies
A Baby Before Dawn (2007) 23 copies
Midnight Run (2003) 23 copies
Remember the Night (2000) 16 copies
Uncharted Waters (2003) 15 copies
La ribelle 1 copy
L'anima del male (2020) 1 copy
Strmý pád (2022) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1960
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Ohio, USA
Places of residence
Texas, USA
Short biography
Linda Castillo is originally from rural Ohio, USA, but she lives in Texas with her husband. In her spare time Linda enjoys riding horses, especially trail riding, and dabbles in barrel racing. She resides in Texas with her husband, three dogs, a barn cat, and two Appaloosa horses.

Linda knew from an early age that she wanted to be a writer—and penned her first novel at the early age of thirteen. Her first novel was published in 2000. The bestselling author of many novels, she is the recipient of numerous industry awards, including the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, the Holt Medallion, the Golden Heart, and a nomination for the prestigious RITA. But is best known for her Amish thriller series focused around protagonist Kate Burkholder, the first novel of the series "Sworn to Silence" be made into a two-hour original movie starring Neve Campbell as Kate Burkholder.

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Reviews

Thank you NetGalley and St Martin's Press/Minotaur Books for providing this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

I had no idea when I chose to read this book that it was knee deep into a series I haven’t read. I guess I will see how well I can follow. If there were less than 13 books before this I would have read them! From other reviews it seems this book can be a standalone novel.

I did find this novel to present enough information that it can stand alone. It centers on Chief Police Kate Burkholder of Painters Mill, Ohio. She is asked by town elders in Belleville, Pennsylvania's where Kate was raised to look into the case. She lived in the Kishacoquillas Valley of Amish Country until she was 18 years-old. She is asked to help find the killer of Amish bishop, Ananias Stoltzfus, a dark, complex man who was brutally killed. Although this occurred in another state when she is told the main suspect is Kate's first love, Jonas Bowman she knows she needs to be involved even though she hasn't seen him since she left. Due to conflict of interest, Kate is asked to step back but when she is threatened she thinks that she might be closer to this case than she realized.

It is filled with suspense with reflections to the past and present secrets. I can imagine the previous books must add to the backdrop of the characters development and history.
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marquis784 | 26 other reviews | Mar 15, 2024 |
I received this book from Goodreads First Reads in exchange for an honest review here and on my blog Samwise Reviews, and I was really impressed. I have not read the rest of the series but I felt this did great as a standalone. The book started with a lot of excitement and then it built up towards the finale very well. Kate seems like a really well put together character and I look forward to picking up the previous books in this series to learn more of her back story. Also, being set among the Amish community was a refreshing change of pace from the other mysteries and thrillers I have read lately.… (more)
 
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