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The third book in the Kate Burkholder series and going strong. This is one of my favorite new (to me) series. The story opens with a pair of men committing a hate crime. Sneaking onto the farm of an Amish woman and killing her sheep. This is just the latest in a series of similar hate crimes against the Amish around Painters Mill. Then things taken an even more gruesome turn. The on duty police officer gets another call. There are three people down in a manure pit at the Slabaugh farm.Chief of P...
It all starts with three tragic and horrifying deaths on an Amish farm outside Painters Mill. Police Chief Kate Burkholder is called to the scene. Two men and a woman have fallen into the manure pit below the Slabaugh family barn. Overcome by methane gas, they are all dead. What first appears to be an accident might be something else. Something much more violent and shameful. Murder. Hate crimes targeting Amish are also ramping up in the county. Kate wants to catch whoever has been attacking the...
Back in 2017 I read the first book in this series and enjoyed it very much. I went on to read book 2 but for some reason that one did not work for me and I left the series there. Until now, when I have been encouraged by a group read to try again. So glad I did. Breaking Silence is set in an Amish community which is currently experiencing a series of hate crimes. Then three people die on one farm and it appears to be murder. People die in quite extraordinary ways in this series and there is a lo...
Another excellent entry in this mystery series, which is set in Ohio’s Amish country. I’ve always been fascinated with the Amish— but as I learn more about their culture, I realized I’ve let the pastoral views of the charming buggy driven by young Amish in their “plain” clothes lull me into forgetting that they are still people with wants, needs, and desires. Castillo does a great job of balancing Amish community and crime while maintaining respect because of her ex-communicated Amish police chi...
3.5 starsIn this 3rd book in the 'Kate Burkholder' series, the Police Chief has to deal with a series of hate crimes as well as multiple deaths. The book can be read as a standalone, but knowledge of the characters is a bonus.*****Police Chief Kate Burkholder of Painter's Mill, Ohio was raised Amish, but left the fold after a traumatic incident in her teens. Nevertheless, Kate understands and empathizes with the local Amish community, an insular group that avoids interaction with the 'English.'
The third in the Kate Burkholder series and also very well done. There are hate crimes being committed against the Amish and Kate has to figure out if a murder is part of those crimes or something different. The hate crimes are also made more difficult to solve because of the Amish folks’ unwillingness to get involved with the English world. Thus, the title, Breaking the Silence, is especially poignant as Kate strives to get even one of the Amish to do just that. The more I learn of Kate, the mo...
An easy 4 starsThis is book 3 in the Kate Burkholder series and although it can be read as a stand alone, you should probably start with book 1 Pray for Silence. There are hate crimes being committed against the Amish, who refuse to cooperate with the English(Amish for outsiders) police. Kate Burkholder is the Chief of Police in Painters Mill, Ohio, a small town in Amish country. She was raised Amish, but left for the outside world as a teenager. There are many twists and turns in this book and
Following a series of attacks directed at the Amish community, law enforcement concludes they are hate crimes. When the Slabaugh parents and uncle, Amish farmers, are found dead in their barn, it's not immediately clear whether the crimes are related. One of the many issues pursued by Kate and her team is to investigate all and determine if there is a connection. This story had so many twists and turns I almost got whiplash! Every time I thought I had things solved, another wrench would be throw...
This is my first novel by Linda Castillo and my first book ever about Amish County and I have only good praise for it. It’s been a ling time since I loved a crime novel that wasn’t translated. I am a general fan of crime novels and in my opinion it has become so frequently written about that the true essence of it is totally lost. So many write about it and it’s hard to find one that is truly compelling but may of the translated novels on crime are pretty good and gripping. I guess cuz they norm...
I am really enjoying this series. Chief Kate Burkholder is investigating a series of brutal murders and attacks of the Amish. Are they related? Frustration grows as the Amish are not very helpful to the police, preferring to deal with things in their own way. Kate uncovers some very disturbing behaviour by some Amish teenagers and things get increasingly tense. The book illustrates the difficulties of trying to live "separately" in these times and the pressure it can put on young adults trying t...
Book number 3 in this series, and so far I'm a huge fan! If you never read any of these books, do yourself a favor, start with book number 1....and don't look back... So many wonderful reviews here, so I'm not even going to bother to write more about this book...a bread read, a great series by a great writer...that's all you need to know!
