Kate Burkholder Series

17 primary works • 32 total works
In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and “English” residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the real…

Book 1

Sworn to Silence
4.04
· 52522 Ratings · 5092 Reviews · published 2009 · 1 edition
Some secrets are too terrible to reveal . . .Some …
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Book 2

Pray for Silence
4.01
· 32011 Ratings · 2639 Reviews · published 2010 · 1 edition
The Plank family moved from Lancaster, Pennsylvani…
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Book 3

Breaking Silence
4.08
· 25261 Ratings · 1944 Reviews · published 2011 · 65 editions
Police Chief Kate Burkholder is called to the scen…
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Book 4

Gone Missing
4.12
· 23615 Ratings · 1877 Reviews · published 2012 · 7 editions
Linda Castillo’s bestselling series continues with…
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Book 4.5

Long Lost
3.91
· 7480 Ratings · 515 Reviews · published 2013 · 13 editions
From the New York Times bestselling author of SWOR…
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Book 5

Her Last Breath
4.16
· 19814 Ratings · 1665 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions
An extraordinarily beautiful Amish woman, a danger…
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Book 6

The Dead Will Tell
4.18
· 19097 Ratings · 1598 Reviews · published 2014 · 42 editions
Everyone in Painters Mill knows the abandoned Hoch…
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Book 6.5

A Hidden Secret
4.07
· 6909 Ratings · 448 Reviews · published 2015 · 11 editions
When a baby-only hours old-is discovered on the Am…
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Book 7

After the Storm
4.15
· 16912 Ratings · 1461 Reviews · published 2015 · 28 editions
In this electrifying thriller by New York Times be…
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Book 7.5

Seeds of Deception
3.69
· 4609 Ratings · 316 Reviews · published 2016 · 11 editions
From the New York Times bestselling author of THE …
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Book 8

Among the Wicked
4.23
· 18187 Ratings · 1741 Reviews · published 2016 · 3 editions
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by …
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Book 8.5

Only the Lucky
4.06
· 3886 Ratings · 251 Reviews · published 2017 · 6 editions

Bucolic Painters Mill is plunged into darkness …

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Book 9

Down a Dark Road
4.17
· 16135 Ratings · 1493 Reviews · published 2017 · 4 editions
Two years ago, Joseph King was convicted of murder…
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Book 9.5

In Dark Company
4.08
· 3222 Ratings · 206 Reviews · published 2018 · 3 editions
From the New York Times bestselling author of DOWN…
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Book 10

A Gathering of Secrets
4.18
· 16624 Ratings · 1630 Reviews · published 2018 · 29 editions
A deadly fire exposes the dark side of Amish life …
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Book 10.5

In Plain Sight
3.91
· 4741 Ratings · 331 Reviews · published 2019 · 4 editions
From Linda Castillo, the New York Times bestsellin…
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Book 11

Shamed
4.13
· 17745 Ratings · 1668 Reviews · published 2019 · 28 editions
In this gripping thriller from New York Times best…
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Book 11.5

The Pact
4.02
· 4455 Ratings · 311 Reviews · published 2020 · 5 editions
In The Pact a gripping Kate Burkholder short myste…
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Book 12

Outsider
4.06
· 14938 Ratings · 1511 Reviews · published 2020 · 23 editions
Linda Castillo follows her instant New York Times
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Book 12.5

Disappeared
4.07
· 4348 Ratings · 239 Reviews · published 2021 · 4 editions
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder races against the …
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Book 13

Fallen
4.23
· 14965 Ratings · 1451 Reviews · published 2021 · 25 editions
In New York Times bestselling author Linda Castill…
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Book 13.5

Blood Moon
3.94
· 3960 Ratings · 211 Reviews · 5 editions
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder confronts a myster…
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Book 14

The Hidden One
4.22
· 14015 Ratings · 1474 Reviews · published 2022 · 23 editions
The discovery of an Amish bishop's remains leads c…
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Book 14.5

Hallowed Ground
3.98
· 3678 Ratings · 182 Reviews · published 2023 · 2 editions
A troubling discovery leads Chief of Police Kate B…
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Book 15

An Evil Heart
4.19
· 16597 Ratings · 1642 Reviews · published 2023 · 16 editions
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates the b…
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Book 15.5

Dark Storm Rising
3.94
· 3655 Ratings · 229 Reviews · published 2024 · 4 editions
In this short mystery from bestselling author Lind…
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Book 16

The Burning
4.23
· 12961 Ratings · 1383 Reviews · published 2024 · 16 editions
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gru…
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Book 17

Rage
4.21
· 9988 Ratings · 1073 Reviews · published 2025 · 9 editions
In this gripping new installment of the Edgar Awar…
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Book 1-3

Murder in Amish Country
4.42
· 464 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions
Painter's Creek, Ohio is a sleepy, rural town popu…
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Book 4.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5

A Simple Murder
3.99
· 3760 Ratings · 335 Reviews · published 2021 · 7 editions
Together for the first time in print, A Simple Mur…
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Book 4.5, 6.5, 7.5

Kate Burkholder Novellas: Long Lost / A Hidden Secret / Seeds of Deception
From Linda Castillo, the New York Times bestsellin…
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Book 10 included

The Last Time I Lied / A Borrowing of Bones / Not Our Kind / A Gathering of Secrets
THE LAST TIME I LIED by Riley Sager:
A young woman…
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