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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.
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 63
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very disappointing
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 30
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1 out of 5 stars
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 28
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4 out of 5 stars
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For GSD or any dog-lover as well as crime fans
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When a body is found stuffed into a barrel at a garbage dump, covered in long red lacerations, Detective Jenna Alton and her new deputy, David Kane, rush to the scene. Nothing ever happens in the small American town of Black Rock Falls, so Jenna believes the victim must be one of two recent missing persons, and she fears for the life of the other. Both were strangers to the town, but there's nothing else to link them. Jenna knows someone must have seen something, but no one's talking.
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5 out of 5 stars
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sooo good
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Publisher's Summary
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff's department in rural upstate New York to assist in 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.
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- Lia
- Sutton, Australia
- 10-11-18
Love This Series
Maybe Tomasetti was right. Maybe I’d get up there and find myself in over my head. Then I thought of the dead fifteen-year-old Amish girl, the forty children at risk, and an Amish community that has fallen under suspicion, and I realize that I didn’t have a choice. All I can do is my best. It’s all any of us can offer. I hope it’s enough.”
FINAL DECISION: I am in love with these books. They satisfy my love for mystery and romance. This book has a mystery that kept me guessing and even gave me a jolt of surprise at the end. At the same time, I felt a deep connection with Kate as a character.
THE STORY: Police Chief Kate Burkholder is asked to take on a potentially dangerous undercover assignment. She is to infiltrate an Amish community in New York to see what is going on in the reclusive group because there are hints that children may be at risk including a teenager recently found dead. Kate’s background growing up Amish makes her the only reasonable option, but this assignment increases tensions with her live in lover.
OPINION: I have become a big fan of the Kate Burkholder books. They are a perfect melding of mystery with romance. This book allows Kate to consider her choice to leave her Amish community and explore a what-if life while aggressively pursing the mystery of what is happening in this New York state Amish community.
This case cries out for Kate’s particular talents since she grew up Amish. There is something strange going on in this small Amish community and police need someone to go undercover. With a charismatic and intensely conservative bishop, the community has shut itself almost completely from the surrounding community. Kate is pretty happy in her current situation and so this assignment shakes up her life a bit.
Kathleen McInerney was truly amazing with the delivery of the story
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Dr Dina
- 06-11-18
Another Good News, Bad News Disappointment
The good News is the story is interesting and Kathleen McInerney is flawless - as usual. But in the last two Kate Burkholder novels, (this and ‘After the Storm’) Linda Castillo has turned the Chief of Police into an airhead with a death wish. I hope she stops allowing her main character to be so illogical and rash, and stops having her partner, Tomasetti, continue apologising when he’s in the right.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- DivaRia03
- Pasadena, CA
- 07-22-16
The ending felt unfinished
I liked this book a lot but the ending didn't seem like an ending! I have a few unanswered questions like who was the pregnant girl living with Shrock? What did Rachel know that got her killed? why was Schrock trafficking women?
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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- Mom to Three!
- 09-10-18
Inspired by real life, little originality
The Constructive Criticism: Sad to see the ever-constipated Tomasetti didn't relocate to Canada or something. I got into this series looking for Amish mysteries & find myself ear raped more & more each book. But I'm determined to follow a series through. Hint: You can now skip the romance section of the book between Kate & Tomasetti & not miss a single thing. A wonderful mystery skips the heavy romance. There's books for that. He has way too many personality issues & the "tough cop" Kate blindly falls victim.
Real Life Amish Wisdom from someone who knows: The book uses 3, maybe 4 Pennsylvania Dutch phrases at least 30 times during the story. With a translation each time. By the end of the story you hear 3-4 phrases that are extremely rarely used that no longer required to have a translation. Like Tomasetti's repetitive name & constipated voice, it's overdone.
Sad to say most of the series has a great story line. However, this was unmistakably the Sam Mullet case straight from the newspaper. Interesting that the Bishop in the story is named "Shrock" which is also the same as Mullet's family. It was disappointing. With the twists here & there the author could have made this an amazing story. But it was a condensed version of Mullet & the stereotypical Bergholz Ohio story.
I hope if future Kate Burkholder books are written (which I do hope for) please ship Tomasetti off to Europe or something without Kate. He's pulling her character down. Otherwise, wonderful characters. I just don't care for the continually depressed character that makes everyone elses life miserable with a constipated voice that you can't take seriously during all the unnecessary romance & sex scenes.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Laureen
- 09-10-17
Disappointing.
Have always loved her books. This one was no where near the caliber of her others.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Ashleigh
- Flatonia, TX, United States
- 12-26-16
Lacking Suspense
Predictable & boring, there was so much untapped potential. I would not recommend this book to anyone.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- J. Gill
- 11-01-16
not as good as others in series
I found this one harder to listen to that the other books in this series. I missed the normal characters acting as support.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- tooonce72
- 07-15-16
Like Visiting A Good Friend
Still after eight Kate Burkholder’s adventures in this series, I pre-ordering then count the minutes for each of Linda Costello’s latest to go live. I will continue to get so. I enjoy this strong character that is also sweet to those that live in a manner that she has not chosen for herself. The secondary stories and characters are like old friends as well. I was thankful that the author took Kate on the road to another community and adventure, this time - I am not sure how much tragedy Painters Mill can take?
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Kelly E Stemper
- 08-12-19
Once again I’m left with questions
I love the Kate Burkhokder series but once again I’m left with the feeling of unfinished business by the author. Who wrote the note??? My only complaint with this author is not wrapping up tangential story lines. Remember the mayors son and his arrest with drugs a few books back? What was that all about? It seemed so relevant at the time but nothing came of it. Frustrating!
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- Anna
- 09-18-16
Only gets better
I would like to thank Ms. Castillo for her books on Kate. I started listening to them some months ago and just finished the latest one. They really only get better, Kate struggles to keep her indipendance in her relationship and I hope she keeps it. I was starting to get worried about Painters Mills, all these killings where a bit unbeliveble in such a small community, but then Castillo takes Kate back in time and another state. If I was to be negative about something I dont quite get why every single little utterance in PD is translated but Kate and her partners throw around some numbers who indicate some police-language and none is the wiser unless you are a police officer. But I love this series.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Anne
- 08-23-16
Conclusion really disappointing
I love Linda Castillo stories. Love the characters and settings. This story did not hold up Kate Burkholder managed to get over every object put in her way, not believable, and the conclusion made it clear that she wouldn't have lasted five minutes in that hostile environment. Disappointing.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- George A Bear
- 07-14-16
An Amish community in trouble.
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder leaves Painters Mill to go undercover in upstate New York. She goes into a reclusive Amish settlement to followup on the death of a young girl. Things on the outside look OK but the wall of silence within the community makes it hard to understand what is actually going on.
Kate takes on the assignment against the wishes of her partner John Tomasetti which doesn't bode well for their relationship.
I really enjoy this series of books but recently read a review that talked about the annoyance of Kate's and John's insecurity. I am in agreement with that reviewer! They need to take a risk!!
However, another good story read beautifully by Kathleen McInerney.