Another great Kate Burkholder mystery, my favorite one yet! I was kept on the edge of my seat as Kate doggedly persued each clue to find a ruthless killer of a young Amish father and two of his young children in a buggy accident. I cringed at each perilous situation Kate found herself in, not knowing how she would pull through. But Kate is a survivor.Added to the murder, Kate was facing possible consequences over a cold case from her past. Fortunately she had John Tomasetti to share her burdens

I just love this series! It is one of my favorites! It is full of suspense. It is the 5th book in the Kate Burkholder series. Its a fantastic series and you will want to start out with book 1, Sworn to Silence. You can also check out my review on this first book. It is more in depth with what the series is about. It is for those that like mysteries and thrillers and that like authors like Karin Slaughter.

Setting aside the fact that the town of Painters Mill has a crime rate that is beginning to rival Cleveland or Columbus, I’m thoroughly enjoying this look at a tight knit Ohio Amish community, which really isn’t all that different from any other small town. Jealousy, greed, sloth and all the rest of those top 10 sins can be found among the pastoral farms and charming buggy-driving Plain folk. In every book, we quickly see how their rules and strictures impact some badly. Luckily, Chief Kate Burk...

4 stars for another well done murder mystery in the Kate Burkholder series. I started reading this series 2 years ago when I won Among the Wicked in a Goodreads giveaway. I liked it so much that I decided to go back and read the rest of the series. My wife also likes this series and has read all of the series. This book opens with a hit and run accident where an Amish buggy with a father and 3 children are the victims of a vehicle that left the scene of the accident. Kate soon realizes that the

This was my favourite of all the books so far in this series. It was gripping, emotional and very tricky. Who would have guessed that ending?The story begins with Kate as the first responder to a shocking incident where an Amish horse and buggy has been T-boned by a vehicle which then fled the scene. Two children and their father are dead and one child is injured but alive. As the police investigate they soon realise the crash was intentional and they are looking for a murderer but why was this

3.5 Stars A Hit and Run in Painters Mill involving a buggy, leaves an Amish man and two of his three children dead. Evidence shows that this was no accident. Paul Borntrager and his children were murdered. The question is why. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder has her work cut out for her if she has any chance of finding the answer. Turns out that this assignment is quite dangerous (surprise, surprise) and Kate has no problem putting her life on the line when it comes to solving this case. Admitte...

This is an Amish Thriller that as a lot of Suspense in it, and this is the 5th book in the Kate Burkholder series. I have read and review book 1-4.5 before picking this book up. This book is mainly solving what happen in the buggy vs. car wrack that happen in the beginning of this book. There is another case going on that Kate is worried about in the background of this book. I have to say I did not see the twist at the end of this book coming, and it had me saying WOW, What just happen. I loved

In this 5th book in the 'Kate Burkholder' series, the Police Chief investigates a hit and run. The book can be read as a standalone, but familiarity with the series is a plus.*****In the Amish region of Ohio an Amish man and two of his children are killed in a hit and run incident and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder (formerly Amish) investigates. I enjoyed the book very much up until the end which I thought was overly contrived and not believable.I also wish the issue of Daniel Lapp's death (kil...

Another great story by Linda Castillo. This is the 5th book in this series and I swear I did not see the ending coming!! Loved this like I do the others she has written. I have always been fascinated with the Amish so maybe that’s why I’m fascinated with this series. I highly recommend this whole series!! Linda Castillo knows how to write awesome books!!!

4.0 StarsYet another strong novel in this fantastic mystery series! I was so certain that I had figured out the ending of this one, but Castillo masterfully duped me again. I love her ability to writing engaging stories.

Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo (Author), Kathleen McInerney (Narrator)Bionic woman, Kate Burkholder, former Amish, now Chief of Police of Painters Mill, has plot armor so thick I never worry if she's going to make it through the worst of scenarios. Of course, it doesn't hurt that I know there are 14 books in the series and I'm just on book 5. I assume she's going to take a beating every single book because she doesn't seem inclined to be more careful. This story, the investigation of a "hit a...

The first few chapters of this book are incredibly sad. A buggy is t-boned and three people die, two of them children. A third child clings to life. To make matters worse, the victims are the family of Kate’s childhood best friend. You feel Kate’s rage and sorrow. On the personal side, Tomasetti has bought a fixer up farm house. He's afraid to even tell Kate about it. As he thought “Kate was independent to a fault. She could be closed off emotionally. Like him, she lugged around a good bit of ba...

The story begins with a horrific crash between a high-speed vehicle and a buggy being driven by an Amish deacon transporting his three children. What first appears as a tragic hit-and-run accident starts to look like something more. Police Chief Kate Burkholder recognizes the driver as the husband of her childhood best friend and finds herself back in the world she walked away from years ago. Things get even more complicated when some kids exploring an old mining cave discover human bones, posin...