Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie, An Amish MurderSworn to Silence is the first in Linda Castillo's New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series.Some secrets are too terrible to reveal. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve. . . .In 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. A young Amish girl named Kate Burkholder survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer . . . but ultimately decided to leave her community.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.

SWORN TO SILENCE.

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Linda Castillo

Mystery

Minotaur Books

Sworn to Silence

Pan/Macmillan

Lion Men of the Mountains (Hummingbird)

Macmillan

When Chief of Police, Kate Burkholder, is called to a farm in the Amish community of Painter's Creek, nothing could prepare her for the horror and tragedy she encounters. Solly and Rachel Slabaugh, and his brother Abel, have drowned in the hog pit leaving the four children as orphans. As the investigation progresses, it seems that the Slabaugh deaths were not an accident, and the case suddenly becomes a murder enquiry. Agent John Tomasetti and Kate have worked together before, and now he is called back to Painter's Creek to help seek out the perpetrators of what appear to be serious hate crimes against the Amish. Whether these crimes and the Slabaugh murders are linked is hard to establish because the Amish are very proud and private people who do not enjoy involvement from outside. As the case deepens, Kate develops a bond with the children, particularly the 15-year-old daughter, Solome. Maybe she is reminded of herself at that age, and maybe there's something about this case which stirs up memories for her. The events surrounding the deaths puzzle her - something doesn't feel right. As more information comes to light, a tragic incident turns into something much more shocking.

Breaking Silence

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.

Her Last Breath (Kate Burkholder Series)

MacMillan Hardback Omes

Mattie is a blond scientist with an extremely high IQ. She has porcelain skin and would rather die than spend the rest of her life in prison. The reader will commit this information to memory especially after being reminded about it throughout the book. Mattie is wrongly accused of treason and she is also being pursued by the CIA and a terrorist madman. As interesting and fast the story moves along snowy terrains and bullet showers, its end is written quite poorly.

Operation: Midnight Guardian (Silhouette Intrigue)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Harlequin, Mills & Boon

A spectacular new suspenseful thriller set in the Amish community. Sworn to Silence has received a big launch in the US and glowing praise has been pouring in from US thriller writers like Chelsea Cain, Sandra Brown and Lisa Scottoline. Complicated, haunted protagonists, shocking murders, psychological twists and bizarre crime scenes. Sworn to Silence is a nail-biting series debut Chelsea Cain.

The sound of a scream in the early morning dawn leads to a case that will change Kate Burkholder's life irrevocably ...When the police arrive at the Amish farmstead in Painters Mill they can't imagine the horror that awaits them. An entire family slaughtered: the men shot, the young women tortured and killed. The Amish are peace-loving, gentle folk and the town is shocked by what appears to be a particularly brutal - and random killing. But is it random? Every family has its secrets. Kate knows that better than anyone. And as she and Agent John Tomasetti dig deeper into the victims' lives they discover a young woman who was living a lie. A girl who had to live in silence. With her own past resonating - Kate knows she has to maintain some distance. From the case, and from Tomasetti. She knows what could happen if she gets too close. But when she puts herself in the line of fire - she realizes that, this time, there may be no going back.

Pray for Silence (Kate Burkholder series #2)

Poetry

Sworn To Silence

Remember The Night by Linda Castillo released on Apr 24, 2000 is available now for purchase.

Remember the Night (Men in Blue) (Silhouette Intimate Moments No. 1008) (Intimate Moments, 1008)

Romance

Carlos Castillo

Contemporary

Silhouette

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SWORN TO SILENCE.

Sworn to Silence

Lion Men of the Mountains (Hummingbird)

Breaking Silence

Her Last Breath (Kate Burkholder Series)

Operation: Midnight Guardian (Silhouette Intrigue)

Sworn to Silence

Pray for Silence (Kate Burkholder series #2)

Sworn To Silence

Remember the Night (Men in Blue) (Silhouette Intimate Moments No. 1008) (Intimate Moments, 1008)