![]() Castillo melds deeply flawed characters with a glimpse into a unique community in which isolation can hide a plethora of secrets. Escalating hate crimes are uncovered, but the investigation is stymied because the Amish resist help from outsiders. Kate, who was raised Amish, understands the difficulties an ambitious Amish teenager faces. ![]() Kate becomes close with the four orphaned Slabaugh children, especially with the daughter, 15-year-old Salome. The hate crimes designation brings in John Tomasetti, an agent with the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation and Kate's sometimes lover. When she was 14, she was sexually attacked by a fellow church member. Kate Burkholder grew up in an Amish community. Castillo is known for her romantic novels and the series is her first step away from the genre. But the deaths are no accident and may be related to a recent string of hate crimes against the Amish. The Kate Burkholder series is written by best-selling Linda Castillo. ![]() She resides in Texas with her husband, three dogs, a barn cat, and two Appaloosa horses. ![]() ![]() In her spare time Linda enjoys riding horses, especially trail riding, and dabbles in barrel racing. Solly and Rachael Slabaugh, and Solly's brother, Abel, have drowned in a poorly ventilated manure pit, succumbing to methane gas asphyxiation. Linda Castillo is originally from rural Ohio, USA, but she lives in Texas with her husband. Painters Mill Police Chief Kate Burkholder was raised Amish. In Castillo's fine third Amish thriller (after Pray for Silence), Kate Burkholder, police chief of Painter's Creek, Ohio, finds a gruesome crime scene at a farm. BREAKING SILENCE by Linda Castillo RELEASE DATE: JA series of hate crimes against an Ohio Amish community turns deadly. ![]()
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