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. The Slabaugh family are model Amish farmers, prosperous and hardworking, with four children and a happy extended family. She lives in Texas with her husband and is currently at work on her next novel.Police Chief Kate Burkholder is called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a peaceful Amish farm. In addition to writing, Castillos other passion is horses. Castillo is the recipient of numerous industry awards including a nomination by the International Thriller Writers for Best Hardcover, the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, and a nomination for the RITA. Kirkus Reviews (starred) About the Author LINDA CASTILLO is the New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Burkholder novels, including Sworn to Silence which was adapted into a Lifetime Original Movie titled An Amish Murder starring Neve Campbell as Kate Burkholder. Castillo weaves the particularities of the Amish mindset into a complex mystery that will leave you crying with pity or seething with rage. Someone who wants to keep a terrible secret buried forever.and is willing to kill again. Though skeptical, she agrees-only to discover that the facts and the evidence of Kings case dont align, and that someone may have set him up to take the fall for murder. His only request: to help him prove his innocence. Fearing for the childrens safety, Kate agrees to meet King face to face. Still, Kate never could have imagined the nightmare scenario that bes reality when King shows up to take his five children hostage-armed, desperate, and with nothing left to lose. As a thirteen-year-old Amish girl, Kate had worshiped the ground King walked on. For Chief of Police Kate Burkholder, this case is personal. Now King has escaped from prison.and is headed for Painters Mill. People magazine Two years ago, fallen Amish man Joseph King was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison. Murder in Amish country has a certain added frisson, and Castillos the master of the genre. Book Synopsis **AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER (July 2017)** A dark memory from the past has come home to find revenge-or redemption-in Down a Dark Road from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo. About the Book A dark memory from the past has come home to find revenge-or redemption-in the electrifying ninth installment in Castillos New York Times-bestselling series, as a convicted murderer is on the run and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must catch him before he strikes again.

Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo