A Day in the Life with Kate Burkholder by Linda Castillo

Nestled in the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country, Painters Mill reveals its bucolic splendor in soft layers that fall upon the senses in small, breathtaking increments. It’s a rural community teeming with hundred-year-old barns, shimmering cornfields, rolling pastures and...

My Musing ~ The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo

The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo is the sixth book in the Kate Burkholder thriller series. Publisher: Minotaur, July 2014 Everyone in Painters Mill knows the abandoned Hochstetler farm is haunted. But only a handful of the residents remember the terrible secrets...

My Musing ~ Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo

Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo is the fifth book in the “Kate Burkholder” thriller series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, June 2013 An extraordinarily beautiful Amish woman, a dangerous femme fatale, is the central figure in a story that reveals a dark side of Painters...

My Musing ~ Long Lost by Linda Castillo

Long Lost by Linda Castillo is a short story based on the “Kate Burkholder” thriller series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, May 2013 It’s autumn in Painters Mill, and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and John Tomasetti are taking a much-needed vacation at a...

My Musing ~ Gone Missing by Linda Castillo

Gone Missing by Linda Castillo is the fourth book in the “Kate Burkholder” thriller series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, June 2012 Rumspringa is the time when Amish teens are allowed to experience life without the rules. It’s an exciting time of personal discovery and...