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Her Last Breath

by Linda Castillo

Series: Kate Burkholder (5)

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An extraordinarily beautiful Amish woman, a dangerous femme fatale, is the central figure in Linda Castillo's Her Last Breath, a story that reveals a dark side of Painters Mill and its seemingly perfect Amish world.
A 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. But who would want to kill an Amish deacon and two of his children? He leaves behind a grieving widow and a young boy who clings to life in the intensive care wing of a hospital, unable to communicate. He may be the only one who knows what happened that night. Desperate to find out who killed her best friend's husband and why, Kate begins to suspect she is not looking for a reckless drunk, but instead is on the trail of a cold blooded killer amid the residents of Painter's Mill. It is a search that takes her on a chilling journey into the darkest reaches of the human heart and makes her question everything she has ever believed about the Amish culture into which she was born.

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Another solid entry in the Kate Burkholder series. A horrific collision between a car and an Amish buggy kills three people, and the investigation indicates it may not have been an accident. Kate’s childhood best friend Mattie is left widowed, and Kate struggles to balance her professional investigative responsibility with care and support for Mattie, especially when it appears Mattie may have knowledge to contribute towards solving the case.

As the investigation proceeds, two long-running plot threads also inch forward. Remains are found from a long-ago death described in the first novel, and Kate continues dithering over her relationship with John Tomasetti. The former added new interest to the series; the latter was just more “will she or won’t she” for no good reason. But there was ultimately progress on both fronts, and the crime investigation ended in a satisfying way, with unexpected and dramatic closure. ( )
  lauralkeet | Dec 10, 2023 |
This was a fun, quick mystery read. Kept me on my toes, kept me wondering, surprised me half way. ;) There were a few unbelievable parts. The "romance" was a little -- I dunno -- campy. Overall didn't feel like a waste of my time. ( )
  MahanaU | Nov 21, 2023 |
Murder in Amish country
  JimandMary69 | Aug 16, 2023 |
My rating would have been a bit higher if I hadn’t been so annoyed by how the author has Kate deal with her relationship. The mystery was interesting and well crafted. ( )
  Fish_Witch | Jul 4, 2023 |
An Amish father and two of his young children are trying to get home before dark when they are run into on the road. All three are killed. as Kate Burkholder's investigation continues, questions are raise. Was this a tragic accident or done on purpose. If this was vehicular homicide, who would want to kill an Amish father and his two children and why? Another good addition to the Kate Burkholder series. ( )
  lewilliams | Jun 17, 2023 |
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The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

-- Robert Louis Stevenson,
Virginibus Puerisque
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This book is dedicated to all of the people
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The clip-clop of the standardbred's shod hooves against asphalt echoed within the canopy of the trees. (prologue)
When it rains, it pours. (chapter 1)
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Wer lauert an der Wand, Heer sie eegni Schand. (old Amish saying -- If you listen through the wall, you will hear others recite your faults) (chapter 14)
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:

An extraordinarily beautiful Amish woman, a dangerous femme fatale, is the central figure in Linda Castillo's Her Last Breath, a story that reveals a dark side of Painters Mill and its seemingly perfect Amish world.
A 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. But who would want to kill an Amish deacon and two of his children? He leaves behind a grieving widow and a young boy who clings to life in the intensive care wing of a hospital, unable to communicate. He may be the only one who knows what happened that night. Desperate to find out who killed her best friend's husband and why, Kate begins to suspect she is not looking for a reckless drunk, but instead is on the trail of a cold blooded killer amid the residents of Painter's Mill. It is a search that takes her on a chilling journey into the darkest reaches of the human heart and makes her question everything she has ever believed about the Amish culture into which she was born.

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