Bøger af Linda Castillo

An intensely dramatic thriller of vengeance, desire, and the unyielding power of justice from the New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Burkholder series. Assistant D.A. Kate Megason is about to prosecute the case of her career-a senseless double homicide caught on video. But before she can bring it to trial, someone starts sending her terrifying messages. Someone who obviously knows Kate's deep, dark secret... Eleven years ago, Kate and her seventeen-year-old twin sister were brutalized and left for dead. Kate survived, but her sister was left brain damaged, her life destroyed-and the perpetrators were never caught. Now, Kate needs the help of Frank Matrone-an investigator with his own shadowy secrets-to help her discover whether the maniac she escaped all those years ago is the same madman taunting her now. If she and Frank don't succeed, Kate's brutal past will likely be repeated. Only this time, she won't survive...

One family. One horrific murder. An entire town under suspicion...The Planks moved from Lancaster County Pennsylvania to the small Amish community of Painters Mill, hoping to resume the comforts of the Plain Life in Ohio. Less than one year later, the family of seven is found dead-slaughtered on their own farm."Shades of In Cold Blood . . . Another chilling thriller."-People magazinePolice Chief Kate Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive, and no suspect. Formerly Amish herself, Kate is no stranger to the secrets the Amish keep from their "English" neighbors-and each other. When the diary belonging to the rebellious teenager Mary Plank turns up, Kate is surprised to find not only a kindred spirit but a murder suspect: the charismatic stranger who stole Mary's heart."Violent and earthy, and completely impossible to put down."-BookPage Then there's Mary's brother, Aaron. Shunned by his family and the rest of the Amish community, could he have returned to seek revenge? Now it's up to Kate to search for some dark truths about the Planks-and confront long-buried secrets of her own. As Kate's obsession with the case grows so does her resolve to bring the killer to justice-even if it means putting herself into the line of fire . . ."Will appeal to fans of Karin Slaughter and Tami Hoag."-Library Journal

De bloedstollende thrillers over politiecommissaris Kate Burkholder en de amish-gemeenschap.Iedereen weet dat het spookt op de verlaten boerderij van de familie Hochstetler. Vijfendertig jaar geleden kwamen een amish-vader en vier van zijn vijf kinderen daar om bij een mislukte overval. Zijn vrouw verdween spoorloos. Slechts een handjevol mensen weet wat er die avond op de boerderij is gebeurd. En nu worden ze een voor een op brute wijze vermoord. Wie heeft het geheim ontdekt?Politiecommissaris Kate Burkholder volgt een moeilijk en bijna ongrijpbaar spoor. Ondertussen is Kate ingetrokken bij agent John Tomasetti en voor het eerst in lange tijd lijken ze gelukkig. Maar het geluk is van korte duur als een van de verdachten op de moord van Tomasetti’s familie wordt vrijgesproken en op vrije voeten komt te staan. Wordt Tomasetti meegesleurd in zijn eigen tragische verleden? Zoals Kate maar al te goed weet, sterft het verleden nooit echt.Dit is deel 6 in de Kate Burkholder-serie. De delen in deze serie zijn los van elkaar te lezen en te beluisteren.

"Chief of Police Kate Burkholder responds to a call only to discover an Amish man who has been violently killed with a crossbow, his body abandoned on a dirt road. 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? The more Kate gets to know his devastated family and the people--both English and Amish--who loved him, the more determined she becomes to solve the case. Aden Karn was funny and hardworking and looking forward to marrying his sweet fiancâe Emily. All the while, Kate's own wedding day to Tomasetti draws near. But as she delves into Karn's past, Kate begins to hear whispers about a dark side"--Provided by publisher of regular-sized print version.

De bloedstollende thrillers over politiecommissaris Kate Burkholder en de amish-gemeenschap.Op een regenachtige avond is een amish-familie onderweg naar huis in hun paardenkoets. Vanuit het niets komt er een auto op hen afgesneld. Wat eerst niets meer dan een tragisch ongeval lijkt, neemt een duistere wending als blijkt dat dit helemaal geen ongeluk was. De bestuurder laat een rouwende weduwe achter en een jonge zoon die vecht voor zijn leven op de intensive care en niet kan praten. Hij is misschien wel de enige die weet wat er die avond is gebeurd… Kate wil er wanhopig graag achter komen wie de man van haar beste vriendin heeft vermoord. Ze begint te vermoeden dat ze niet op zoek is naar een dronken bestuurder, maar naar een koelbloedige moordenaar die in Painters Mill woont. Door haar zoektocht wordt ze geconfronteerd met haar eigen amish-achtergrond en herinneringen aan haar jeugdvriendin.Dit is deel 5 in de Kate Burkholder-serie. De delen in deze serie zijn los van elkaar te lezen en te beluisteren.

Rumspringa is de tijd dat amish-jongeren het echte leven mogen ervaren en hun ouders een oogje toeknijpen. Een spannende periode vol ontdekkingen, voordat ze zich voorgoed binden aan de kerk. Maar wanneer er een tiener verdwijnt, komt het zorgeloze plezier abrupt tot een duister einde. De angst verspreidt zich als een virus door de gemeenschap. Wanneer er een lichaam wordt gevonden, wordt de zaak al snel een moordonderzoek. Politiecommissaris Kate Burkholder is opgegroeid in de amish-gemeenschap. Samen met haar collega John Tomasetti duikt ze in het leven van de vermiste tiener en ontdekt ze verbanden met cold cases van jaren geleden. Lukt het Kate om de stukjes van deze sinistere puzzel op tijd in elkaar te leggen en de vermiste tiener en de amish-gemeenschap te redden? Of wordt het een gevecht van leven op dood met een meedogenloze moordenaar?De bloedstollende thrillers over politiecommissaris Kate Burkholder en de amish-gemeenschap. Dit is deel 4. De delen in deze serie zijn los van elkaar te lezen en te beluisteren.

"Over a decade ago, beloved Amish bishop Ananias Stoltzfus disappeared without a trace. When skeletal remains showing evidence of foul play are unearthed, his disappearance becomes even more sinister. The town's elders arrive in Painters Mill to ask chief of police Kate Burkholder for help, but she quickly realizes she has a personal connection to the crime. The handsome Amish man who stands accused of the murder, Jonas Bowman, was Kate's first love. Though Bishop Stoltzfus was highly respected, she soon hears about a dark side to this complex man. What was he hiding that resulted in his own brutal death? Someone doesn't want Kate asking questions. But even after being accosted and threatened in the dead of night, she refuses to back down. Is she too close to the case - and to Jonas - to see clearly? There's a killer in the Valley who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried. Will Kate manage to stay alive long enough to find and expose the truth? Or will the bishop's secrets remain hidden forever?"--

De bloedstollende thrillers over politiecommissaris Kate Burkholder en de amish-gemeenschap.De bundel ‘Een eenvoudige moord’ bestaat uit zes korte verhalen.Verloren gewaand. Op vakantie met haar partner John Tomasetti, ontdekt Kate de geheimen van het oude huis waar ze logeren. Tientallen jaren geleden is daar een meisje verdwenen…Een verborgen geheim. Voor de deur van de amish-bisschop wordt een baby achterlaten en Kate wordt opgeroepen om dit te onderzoeken.Een kiem van bedrog legt Kates eigen amish-verleden bloot. Van geluk gesproken. Tijdens een stroomstoring in Painters Mill wordt een tienermeisje op een amish-feest aangevallen.In duister gezelschap vertelt het verhaal van een gewonde vrouw met geheugenverlies die Kates hulp inschakelt om achter de identiteit van haar belager én die van zichzelf te komen. In het volle zicht. Kate onderzoekt een eenvoudig auto-ongeluk maar ontdekt al snel een verhaal over verliefde tieners en een mogelijke poging tot moord.

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates the brutal death of a young Amish man in An Evil Heart, the latest installment of the bestselling series by Linda Castillo.On a crisp autumn day in Painters Mill, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder responds to a call only to discover an Amish man who has been violently killed with a crossbow, his body abandoned on a dirt road. 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? The more Kate gets to know his devastated family and the people-both English and Amish-who loved him, the more determined she becomes to solve the case. Aden Karn was funny and hardworking and looking forward to marrying his sweet fiancé, Emily. All the while, Kate's own wedding day to Tomasetti draws near... But as she delves into Karn's past, Kate begins to hear whispers about a dark side. What if Aden Karn wasn't the wholesome young man everyone admired? Is it possible the rumors are a cruel campaign to blame the victim? Kate pursues every lead with a vengeance, sensing an unspeakable secret no one will broach. The case spirals out of control when a young 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 comes face to face with the terrible consequences of a life lived in all the dark places.

Den halve sandhed er en ny samling af seks originale noveller med den ukuelige politichef Kate Burkholder i hovedrollen. Væk: Under en tiltrængt ferie med sin mand, John Tomasetti, opdager Kate, at det gamle feriehus er hjemsøgt af en pige, der forsvandt årtier før. En godt skjult hemmelighed: En efterladt baby findes på Amishbiskoppens veranda og Kate kaldes ind for at undersøge sagen. Den halve sandhed: Kate afdækker hemmelighederne bag hendes egen opvækst.De heldige: En teenagepige overfaldes til en Amish-fest, mens Painters Mill er plaget af en strømafbrydelse. I dystert selskab: Historien om en kvinde plaget af hukommelsestab, der forsøger at huske navnet på sin overgrebsmand … og sit eget.

The New York Times bestselling series hailed as "gripping" (People magazine) and "compelling" (USA Today) returns with Police Chief Kate Burkholder called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a peaceful Amish farm.The Slabaugh family are model Amish farmers, prosperous and hardworking, with four children and a happy extended family. When the parents and an uncle are found dead in their barn, it appears to be a gruesome accident: methane gas asphyxiation caused by a poorly ventilated cesspit. But in the course of a routine autopsy, the coroner discovers that one of the victims suffered a head wound before death-clearly, foul play was involved. But who would want to make orphans of the Slabaughs' children? And is this murder somehow related to a recent string of shocking hate crimes against the Amish? Having grown up Amish, Kate is determined to bring the killer to justice. Because the other series of attacks are designated hate crimes, the state sends in agent John Tomasetti, with whom Kate has a long and complex relationship. Together, they search for the link between the crimes-and uncover a dark secret at work beneath the placid surface of this idyllic Amish community. Chock full of twists and chills and set against the unusual world of the Amish, this series "will delight fans of Chelsea Cain and Thomas Harris" (USA Today).

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBestselling 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.

A Boston Globe Best Book of 2014Everyone in Painters Mill knows the abandoned Hochstetler farm is haunted. But only a handful of the residents remember the terrible secrets lost in the muted/hushed whispers of time-and now death is stalking them, seemingly from the grave. On a late-night shift, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called to the scene of an apparent suicide-an old man found hanging from the rafters in his dilapidated barn. But evidence quickly points to murder and Kate finds herself chasing a singularly difficult and elusive trail of evidence that somehow points back to the tragedy of that long ago incident. Meanwhile, Kate has moved in with state agent John Tomasetti and for the first time in so long, they're both happy; a bliss quickly shattered when one of the men responsible for the murders of Tomasetti's family four years ago is found not guilty, and walks away a free man. Will Tomasetti be pulled back to his own haunted past?When a second man is found dead-also seemingly by his own hand-Kate discovers a link in the case that sends the investigation in a direction no one could imagine and revealing the horrifying truth of what really happened that terrible night thirty-five years ago, when an Amish father and his four children perished-and his young wife disappeared without a trace. And, as Kate knows-the past never truly dies . . . in The Dead Will Tell by Linda Castillo

In New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo's new thriller Fallen, a rebellious Amish woman leaves the Plain life, but the secrets she takes with her will lead Chief of Police Kate Burkholder down a dark path to danger and death.When a young woman is found murdered in a Painters Mill motel, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is shocked to discover she once knew the victim. Rachael Schwartz was a charming but troubled Amish girl who left the fold years ago and fled Painters Mill. Why was she back in town? And who would kill her so brutally?Kate remembers Rachael as the only girl who was as bad at being Amish as Kate was-and those parallels dog her. But the more Kate learns about Rachael's life, the more she's convinced that her dubious reputation was deserved. As a child, Rachael was a rowdy rulebreaker whose decision to leave devastated her parents and best friend. As an adult, she was charismatic and beautiful, a rabble-rouser with a keen eye for opportunity no matter who got in her way. Her no-holds-barred lifestyle earned her a lot of love and enemies aplenty-both English and Amish. As the case heats to a fever pitch and long-buried secrets resurface, a killer haunts Painters Mill. Someone doesn't want Rachael's past-or the mysteries she took with her to the grave-coming to light. As Kate digs deeper, violence strikes again, this time hitting close to home. Will Kate uncover the truth and bring a murderer to justice? Or will a killer bent on protecting a terrible past stop her once and for all-and let the fallen be forgotten?

Efter en tornados rasen i den lille flække Painters Mill i Ohio, USA, dukker der menneskeknogler frem mellem resterne af en gammel lade. Politichef Kate Burkholder får tildelt den tvivlsomme opgave det er at få knoglerne identificeret. Knoglerne har ligget længe og viser sig at være nøglen til en 30 år gammel sag, som fører Kate Burkholder langt ind i det amishsamfund, hun engang tilhørte. Da Kate selv bliver truet på livet og angribes der, hvor hun er allermest sårbar, bliver det tydeligt, at nogen i den ellers venlige og fredselskende sekt ønsker, at hun skal stoppe sin efterforskning – og de er villige til at gå langt for definitivt at begrave fortidens synder.Efter stormen er en isnende krimi, som samtidig giver et indblik i den hemmelighedsfulde amishkultur i USA’s midtvesten.Det er effektivt, foruroligende og troværdigt. Kort sagt leverer Castillo glimrende underholdning.– PolitikenSeriens fans såvel som førstegangslæsere vil blive begejstrede over denne overbevisende og atmosfærefyldte krimi, der foregår i hjertet af amishsamfundet.– Library Journal.Jeg håber, at der kommer flere bøger i serien, og vil anbefale serien til alle, der er vilde med en god krimi. … Efter stormen er en af de bedste i serien. – Bechs Books

En amishkrimi med Kate Burkholder. # 6 i Kate Burkholder-serienRygterne i Painters Mill fortæller, at det spøger ved den forladte Hochstetler-gård. Spøgelseshistorierne kender alle, men ingen ved, hvad der egentlig skete den forfærdelige nat for 35 år siden, da en amishfar og fire af hans fem børn omkom – og hans unge kone forsvandt sporløst.Politichef Kate Burkholder bliver tilkaldt til et dødsfald, der umiddelbart ligner selvmord – en mand er fundet hængt i sin lade – men beviserne peger dog hurtigt på, at der snarere er tale om et mord. Kate begynder at følge et svagt spor, som leder hende i retning af den tragiske hændelse 35 år tidligere.På hjemmefronten er Kate flyttet sammen med politiefterforsker John Tomasetti, og for første gang i lang tid er hun lykkelig. Men deres nyfundne lykke trues, da en af de mænd, der stod bag mordet på Tomasettis familie fire år tidligere, frifindes.Da endnu en person findes død, opdager Kate en forbindelse, som sender efterforskningen i en uventet retning og afdækker en skræmmende sandhed, der rammer dybt ind i kernen af livet i Painters Mill.Døden venter er sjette bog i Castillos fascinerende serie med den tidligere amishpige, nu politichef, Kate Burkholder som hovedperson.

Sidste åndedrag er femte bog i Castillos fascinerende serie med den tidligere amishpige, nu politichef, Kate Burkholder som hovedperson.En regnfuld aften er en amishfamilie på vej hjem i deres hestevogn. Faren kører vognen, mens hans tre børn hygger sig omme bagi. Pludselig kommer en bil uden lys bragende ind i dem fra en sidevej. Hvad der i første omgang ser ud til at være en tragisk ulykke og en rutinemæssig sag, bliver med ét personligt, da politichef Kate Burkholder opdager, at ofrene er hendes barndomsvenindes, Matties, mand og børn. Da Kate dykker ned i sagen, bliver hun konfronteret med sin egen amishbaggrund og sine minder om Mattie; en usædvanlig smuk pige, som fra barnsben af har været en ulykkesfugl. Efterforskningen tager en alvorlig drejning, da det viser sig, at intet ved ulykken var tilfældigt.Da det viser sig, at der næppe er tale om en skrupelløs spritbilist, bliver Kate desperat i sin jagt efter svar. Hun frygter, at hun er på sporet af en iskold morder, som bor blandt indbyggerne i Painters Mill. Efterforskningen tager hende på en uhyggelig rejse ind i de mørkeste afkroge af menneskets natur og får hende til at stille spørgsmålstegn ved alle sine forestillinger om den amishkultur, hun også selv blev født ind i.

Fjerde bog i serien med tidligere amishpige, nu politichef, Kate Burkholder som hovedperson. Linda Castillo har med god grund fundet sit danske publikum. Hun er en krimiforfatter på højde med Karin Slaughter, hvilket hendes danske fans har fået øjnene op for.Første bog i serien er Tvunget til tavshed, anden bog er Bøn om tavshed, og tredje bog er Bryd tavsheden. Meldt savnet er en dybt foruroligende spændingsroman om et rituel handling, som går fuldstændig galt. Rumspringa kaldes den periode, hvor amish-teenagere får lov til at stifte bekendtskab med livet uden for den gennemkontrollerede amishverden fuld af regler. Det er en spændende tid fuld af personlige opdagelser og udvikling før livet helliges kirken. Men da en ung teenager forsvinder sporløst, sættes der en brat og dyster stopper for de ubekymrede udfoldelser, og frygten spreder sig gennem det lille samfund.

Tredje bog i serien med tidligere amishpige, nu politichef, Kate Burkholder som hovedperson.Linda Castillo har med god grund fundet sit danske publikum. Hun er en krimiforfatter på niveau med Karin Slaughter – og hun får konstant flere læsere.Slabaugh-familien er gode Amish-bønner, ydmyge og hårdtarbejdende og med fire børn og en stor familie. Da forældrene og onklen findes omkommet i deres lade, ser det ud til at være en tragisk ulykke; methangas forgiftning fra gylletanken forårsaget af dårlig udluftning. Men under det obligatoriske obduktion opdager retsmedicineren at et af ofrene er blevet såret i hovedet før døden indtraf, så noget tyder på, at noget er galt. Men hvem kunne være interesserede i at gøre Slabaugh-børnene forældreløse? Og er dette mord på en eller anden måde forbundet med en række chokerende had-forbrydelser mod Amishfolk, som har fundet sted for nylig?Kate Burkholder, som selv er opvokset som amish, er fast besluttet på at lade retfærdigheden ske fyldest og få fat i morderen. Eftersom den anden række forbrydelser bærer præg af at være had-forbrydelser, sender staten en efterforsker fra statspolitiet; John Tomasetti, som Kate har et langt og kompliceret forhold til. Sammen søger de en forbindelse mellem de kriminelle handlinger – og afdækker en mørk hemmelighed under det idylliske amishsamfunds overflade.“En absolut glimrende krimi… Den mærkværdige livsstil, som Amish-folket fører, indgår på det mest interessante i det drevent udtænkte plot.”– Weekendavisen

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBestselling 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.

New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo is known as a 'master of the genre' (People) for her pulse-pounding mystery series set in Amish country. Now, together for the first time in print, A Simple Murder features six original short stories starring whip-smart chief of police, Kate Burkholder.

From bestselling author Linda Castillo comes SHAMED, in which a devastating murder exposes an Amish family's tortured past.