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A sadistic killer pushed Chicago cop Marty Hogan past her limits - and it was all caught on video. She lost her job, her sense of self, her entire world until an open detective position in small-town Texas gave her a chance at redemption. Police Chief Clay Settlemeyer knows all about mistakes and second chances - he's still earning his own, so he's willing to give Marty the opportunity to prove herself. But when her ex-partner is murdered, it looks like Chicago is coming to small-town Texas with a vengeance.

Seventeen-year-old Amish boy Noah Kline is struck by a car as he walks alongside a dark country road late one night in Painters Mill. Seriously injured, he lapses into a coma. Initially, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder believes it’s a straightforward hit-and-run, a driver that panicked and fled. But evidence soon emerges that the incident wasn’t accidental at all - and Kate uncovers a story of teenage passion and jealousy that may have led to attempted murder.

It's autumn in Painters Mill, and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and John Tomasetti are taking a much-needed vacation at a small bed and breakfast an hour outside of town. After closing a difficult case, they're looking forward to some down time, but their relaxation is cut short by rumors that the old house where they're staying is haunted by a girl who disappeared twenty years earlier, leaving nothing behind but some bloody clothes by the river and rumors of a volatile relationship.

Summer has arrived with a vengeance in Painters Mill, and a macabre discovery by three Amish children brings the quiet to a grinding halt. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on scene to find the dismembered body of 21-year-old Samuel Eicher, a local Amish man who owned a successful landscaping business. What twisted individual murdered him in such a sadistic way?

After a childhood betrayal and tragedy, Lindsey Metcalf made a vow always to protect her younger sister, Traci. Although the two women have drifted apart, Lindsey's worst fears are triggered when Traci mysteriously disappears from her home in Seattle. After filing a missing persons report, she learns that her sister has been hiding a lurid double life. Having had her fair share of run-ins with the police, Traci isn't high on the department's list of priorities. And the only man able to help Lindsey find the truth has his own trouble with the law....

On a foggy spring night, an Amish man crashes his buggy after a large, unidentified animal spooks his horse. Kate Burkholder arrives on scene to find the man shaken and bleeding, claiming he was attacked by a large beast. But his description of the creature sounds like something straight out of the Amish folklore from Kate’s childhood. Throughout the night, more incidents of an aggressive animal on the loose are reported, putting the citizens of Painters Mill on edge. There’s a monster menacing the countryside, and Kate must follow its tracks into the dark woods along Painters Creek.

Nat Jennings nearly died the night her family was murdered - and spent the next three years wishing she had. Now, she is returning to the sleepy bayou town of Bellerose, Louisiana, driven by cryptic messages only she can hear - messages pleading for her help. After serving six years for a crime he didn't commit, Nick Bastille is back in Bellerose, mourning his precious son, who drowned while Nick was away at prison, unable to protect him. But when Nat approaches him with a shocking revelation, his denial slowly turns to a desire for revenge.

Cases of random violence have erupted across the country - murderous acts committed by previously non-violent people. Detective Adam Boedecker, grieving brother to one of the suicide-murderers, has discovered that all the suspects had taken a new breakthrough anti-depressant, Valazine. Elizabeth Barnes has devoted her heart and soul to pharmaceutical research. She's at the top of her game and slated to be awarded top honors for her latest breakthrough drug. Until a detective contacts her about a recent wave of homicides.

When a family dog brings home a human bone, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder finds herself on a desperate search for answers. Where did the bone come from? Who does it belong to? And perhaps most importantly, are the bones a result of foul play? With Halloween approaching, the unsettling questions garner uneasiness, rumors, and macabre theories among the residents of Painters Mill.

Rumspringa è il periodo in cui gli adolescenti amish sperimentano la vita fuori dalle regole della loro comunità, un momento di scoperte personali e di crescita. Ma un giorno una ragazza scompare senza lasciare traccia, e la paura si diffonde come un contagio. Un figlio scomparso è l'incubo di ogni genitore, tanto più in una società in cui i legami familiari sono così stretti, e quando la ricerca finisce tragicamente col ritrovamento del cadavere, il dipartimento di investigazione criminale è costretto a intervenire.

It's autumn in Painter's Mill, and 14-year-old Katie Burkholder has been tasked with picking apples in Zimmerman's Orchard with her brother. It's just another day filled with chores - until her best friend, Mattie, arrives to help. Somehow boredom transforms into fun and games whenever the girls are together. The innocent fun comes to an end when Billy Marquardt and his gang of friends interrupt. Katie is no prude, but she knows better than to associate with the older English boys.

La prima raccolta degli audiolibri di Linda Castillo con protagonista Kate Burkholder riunisce i seguenti titoli: "Costretta al silenzio", "La lunga notte" e "In un vicolo cieco".

Ecco a voi i Plank, una delle famiglie della comunità Amish di Painters Mill, Ohio. Ecco a voi madre, padre, cinque figli: la loro vita è una litania di giorni tutti uguali, il lavoro nei campi, i riti che ne sostanziano la fede, le tradizioni della confraternita cui appartengono da sempre. Poi, nel corso di una notte, il loro piccolo paradiso va in frantumi. Qualcuno penetra all'interno della fattoria ed è un massacro, uccisi i genitori, lungamente torturate e uccise le ragazze, Mary e Annie, uccisi i bambini.

Painter's Creek, nell'Ohio, è una cittadina rurale silenziosa in cui coabitano una comunità amish e una inglese; ma è anche il luogo in cui, sedici anni prima, si è consumata una serie di brutali omicidi. Kate Burkholder, che all'epoca era solo una ragazzina, è scampata in extremis dall'essere uccisa; ma quell'esperienza le ha lasciato un senso di terribile fragilità, di perdita di innocenza, e la sensazione di non appartenere più alla comunità in cui viveva. E, da quel giorno, il killer si è misteriosamente fermato.

Die verstümmelte Leiche einer jungen Frau liegt auf einem schneebedeckten Feld. Ihr Mörder hat sie brutal misshandelt...

Kish Valley, Pennsylvania. Un piccolo paesino dove la comunità amish è fortissima e dove non succede quasi mai niente. Eppure diciotto anni fa proprio qui il vescovo locale scomparve letteralmente nel nulla. Da allora non si è più saputo niente di lui. Ma quando, per caso, vengono ritrovati alcuni resti, gli anziani del posto non possono che rivolgersi a lei, Kate Burkholder, capo della polizia della vicina Painters Mill. Lei stessa cresciuta tra gli amish, da cui negli anni si è distaccata, Kate ha anche un altro legame con l'accaduto.

Sie war eine rebellische junge Amisch-Frau. Besiegelte sie damit ihr Schicksal? Ein brutaler Mord in einem Motel schockiert ganz Painters Mill. Für Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder ist das Opfer keine Unbekannte. Rachael Schwartz war eine charmante, aber auch rebellische junge Frau, die der strengen Ordnung ihrer amischen Familie entfloh. Doch was nur wenige wissen: Rachael hütete ein dunkles Geheimnis. Eines, das auch der Mörder kennt.

Sie war eine rebellische junge Amisch-Frau. Besiegelte sie damit ihr Schicksal? Ein brutaler Mord in einem Motel schockiert ganz Painters Mill. Für Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder ist das Opfer keine Unbekannte. Rachael Schwartz war eine charmante, aber auch rebellische junge Frau, die der strengen Ordnung ihrer amischen Familie entfloh. Doch was nur wenige wissen: Rachael hütete ein dunkles Geheimnis. Eines, das auch der Mörder kennt.

Lügen, Korruption und tödliche Intrigen: Der 12. Band der Serie mit Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder von Bestsellerautorin Linda Castillo. Der Anruf von Adam Lengacher, einem verwitweten amischen Familienvater, erreicht Kate Burkholder mitten in einem Schneesturm. Er habe eine halb erfrorene Frau auf seinem Grundstück gefunden, sie sei eine "Englische" und Kate solle sofort kommen. Kate erkennt die Frau sofort: Es ist Gina Colorosa, ihre Team-Partnerin von damals auf der Polizeiakademie in Columbus. Doch jetzt ist Gina auf der Flucht. Und das vor ihren eigenen Kollegen.

Das friedliche Städtchen Painters Mill wird zutiefst erschüttert, als eine amische Großmutter auf einer verlassenen Farm brutal ermordet und ihre siebenjährige Enkelin entführt wird. Kate Burkholder versucht mit allen Mitteln, das Kind zu finden. Die Familie lebt in einer ultra-konservativen amischen Siedlung am Fluss, sie ist äußerst hilfsbereit, doch Kate merkt schnell, dass sie etwas verschweigen. Aber warum? Als sie die fürchterliche Wahrheit aufdeckt, zweifelt sie zum ersten Mal an ihrem eigenen Glauben, an den Amischen, an der ganzen Welt.