Linda Castillo received rave reviews for the first two books of the Kate Burkholder series. Throughout the series, it serves a driving force in the stories aside from creating a complicated yet beautiful canvass into which the series is drawn.

Linda Castillo showed her writing prowess in weaving the Amish belief and lifestyle into the life blood of the story. The series also gives the reader a good insight of the culture of the Amish community. Like common people, they do their best to be good while fighting their own personal demons. The characters of the series are relatable and highly believable. This is a secret that she and her family have kept a secret all this time.

Kate was confronted by her past when the serial killer resurfaced, although she believes that it is not the same person because she has killed that murderer of 16 years ago. She returned to this small peaceful town as a chief of police. The series revolves around Kate Burkholder who grew up in the Amish community. This element adds to the thrill and suspense of the story making it enticing and gripping at the same time. Author Castillo draws a bleak and chilly atmosphere backdrop of the story through the Amish culture. In this town, the Amish the English lived in harmony but this harmony is disturbed when a killer that targets young teenage girls surfaced. The Kate Burkholder series is set in Painter’s Mill, Ohio. Their romance is recurring throughout the series. There is an underlying romantic theme between Kate Burkholder and the character of John Tomasetti. Although portrayed as a tough character, Kate is surrounded with interesting and dependable characters. Author Linda Castillo has done an excellent job writing police procedures that Kate did the most readable and engaging manner. She is reserved but very efficient in her work. Due to her Amish background and outstanding records as a cop, she was assigned as the Chief of police in the town.īetween her past and her present position as Chief, Kate Burkholder is a superb character, flawed but certainly believable. She became a highly respected and competent police officer.

Years away have made Kate a more experienced person. Years after, a 30-something Kate returned to her home place, a small town in Ohio called Painter’s mill. As an Amish, this decision caused an estrangement between her and her family and the community she grew up with. This lead to some questions and doubts she had with their faith and ultimately led to her leaving the Amish community when she turned 18. 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. The Kate Burkholder series is written by best-selling Linda Castillo.

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