Questa serie gialla si concentra su Kate Burkholder, il capo della polizia in una piccola comunità Amish in Ohio, mentre indaga su crimini all'interno di questa società isolata. La storia esplora la tensione tra i valori tradizionali Amish e il mondo moderno mentre Kate affronta le sfide che il suo lavoro comporta. La serie è nota per la sua rappresentazione realistica della vita Amish e i complessi dilemmi morali che i personaggi incontrano. Ogni episodio presenta nuovi casi e conflitti personali che plasmano il carattere di Kate.
Kate Burkholder, who grew up in the Amish community before leaving for the outside world, has recently been appointed Chief of Police in her former hometown. What she returns to find is a world where good and evil collide.
The second thriller featuring Kate Burkholder 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
Gli Slabaugh sono una famiglia prospera e laboriosa della comunità amish. Ma un orribile incidente porta alla morte i genitori e lo zio, lasciando orfani i quattro ragazzi. Il capo della polizia Kate Burkholder, nata e cresciuta Amish, sa che per loro sarà ancora più duro perdere l’innocenza e affrontare il dolore. E quando scopre che una delle vittime ha subìto una ferita alla testa prima del decesso, si immerge con determinazione in un’indagine di omicidio, forse legato ai recenti casi di persecuzione della minoranza amish. I superiori le affiancano John Tomasetti, collega, amante e amico, e davanti a una nuova missione insieme, Kate sarà costretta a rendersi conto di quanta profondità ci sia nel loro rapporto e dove potrebbe portarli. Ma non è la sola superficie oltre la quale dovrà andare. Kate dovrà scavare anche nel suo passato di Amish per trovare la forza di spezzare il silenzio di una comunità chiusa, protettiva, ostile a ogni intervento esterno, che nasconde molte verità insidiose. Un thriller appassionante, in cui il pericolo e l’azione sono resi ancora più intensi dalle atmosfere rarefatte che circondano i protagonisti.
Three teenagers have vanished from Ohio's Amish country. The only thing they have in common, other than their religion, is they are keen to leave the Plain Life. Chief of Police, Kate Burkholder, is called in to consult by Agent John Tomasetti as her Amish roots will be invaluable in an investigation involving this sectarian society.
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 son who clings to life in the intensive care wing of a hospital, unable to communicate. 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 in the heart of Painter's Mill. It is a search that takes her on a chilling journey into the darkest reaches of the human heart and strikes at the heart of everything she has ever believed about the Amish culture into which she was born.
In this electrifying thriller by New York Times bestseller Linda Castillo, an Amish town is haunted by the ghosts of its past as Police Chief Kate Burkholder untangles a dangerous web which has been decades in the making.
In this electrifying thriller by New York Times bestseller Linda Castillo, Kate Burkholder must uncover a family's long-hidden past to solve a brutal murderWhen a tornado tears through Painters Mill and unearths human remains, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder finds herself tasked with the responsibility of identifying the bones--and notifying the family. Evidence quickly emerges that the death was no accident and Kate finds herself plunged into a thirty year old case that takes her deep into the Amish community to which she once belonged.Meanwhile, turmoil of an emotional and personal nature strikes at the very heart of Kate's budding relationship with state agent John Tomasetti. A reality that strains their fragile new love to the breaking point and threatens the refuge they've built for themselves--and their future.Under siege from an unknown assailant--and her own personal demons--Kate digs deep into the case only to discover proof of an unimaginable atrocity, a plethora of family secrets and the lengths to which people will go to protect their own.
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff's department in rural, upstate New York to assist on a developing situation that involves a reclusive Amish settlement and the death of a young girl. Unable to penetrate the wall of silence between the Amish and "English" communities, the sheriff asks Kate to travel to New York, pose as an Amish woman, and infiltrate the community. Kate's longtime love interest, State Agent John Tomasetti, is dead set against her taking on such an unorthodox assignment, knowing she'll have limited communication--and even less in the way of backup. But Kate can't turn her back, especially when the rumor mill boils with disturbing accounts of children in danger. She travels to New York, where she's briefed and assumes her new identity as a lone widow seeking a new life. Kate infiltrates the community and goes deep undercover. In the coming days, she unearths a world built on secrets, a series of shocking crimes, and herself, alone ... trapped in a fight for her life.
When an Amish man convicted of murdering his wife eight years earlier escapes from prison and kidnaps his five children, Kate Burkholder rushes to the scene only to be ambushed by the man, who implores her to prove his innocence.
A deadly fire exposes the dark side of Amish life in this harrowing thriller in Linda Castillo's New York Times bestselling series.
In this riveting new thriller in Linda Castillo's New York Times bestselling series, Kate Burkholder races against the clock to find a missing Amish girl.
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Bestselling author Linda Castillo returns with Outsider, an electrifying thriller about a woman on the run hiding among the Amish. While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, Amish widower Adam Lengacher discovers a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. He calls upon Chief of Police Kate Burkholder for help, and she is surprised to recognize the driver: fellow cop and her former friend, Gina Colorosa. Years before, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy and patrol officers in Columbus, but time and distance have taken them down two very different paths. Now, Gina reveals a shocking story of betrayal and revenge that has forced her to run for her life. She’s desperate for protection, and the only person she can trust is Kate—but can Kate trust her? Or will Gina’s dark past put them all in danger? As a blizzard bears down on Painters Mill, Kate helps Gina go into hiding on Adam’s farm. While the tough-skinned Gina struggles to adjust to the Amish lifestyle, Kate and state agent John Tomasetti delve into the incident that caused Gina to flee. But as Kate gets closer to the truth, a killer lies in wait. When violence strikes, she must confront a devastating truth that changes everything she thought she knew not only about friendship, but the institution to which she's devoted her life.
The discovery of a missing Amish bishop's remains leads chief of police Kate Burkholder to unearth a chilling secret in this new thriller from bestselling author Linda Castillo.
Kate Burkholder investigates a young Amish man's brutal death in this gripping installment of Linda Castillo’s bestselling series. On a crisp autumn day in Painters Mill, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder responds to a call to discover a victim violently killed with a crossbow. Aden Karn was just twenty years old, well liked, and from an upstanding Amish family. Who would commit such a heinous crime against a young man whose life was just beginning? As Kate delves into Karn’s past, she begins to hear whispers about a darker side. What if Aden Karn wasn’t the wholesome young man everyone admired? The case spirals out of control when an Amish woman comes forward with a horrific story that pits Kate against a dangerous and unexpected opponent. When the awful truth is finally uncovered, Kate must come face to face with the terrible consequences of a life lived in all the wrong places.
Wenn die Flammen eine schreckliche Wahrheit verbergen – der 16. Fall für Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder Mitten in der Nacht wird Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder von einem Anruf geweckt: Bei einem Feuer in einem einsamen Waldstück ist ein amischer Mann umgekommen. Der Verstorbene wurde an einen Pfahl gefesselt und lebendig verbrannt. Kate weiß nur zu gut, dass die Amischen ihre Probleme lieber ohne Einmischung der Außenwelt lösen, doch nach und nach erfährt sie, dass der Tote vor Kurzem aus der Gemeinde ausgeschlossen wurde. Warum wurde er so bestraft? Um die Wahrheit herauszufinden, muss Kate tief in die Geschichte der Amischen eintauchen. Bis sie ein Geheimnis aufdeckt, das alles erschüttert, was sie über die Amischen – und damit ihre eigenen Wurzeln – zu wissen glaubt. Ein packender Thriller – und ein spannender Einblick in die europäischen Ursprünge der Amischen
