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Down a Dark Road: A Kate Burkholder Novel
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Two years ago, Joseph King was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison. He was a “fallen” Amish man and a known drug user with a violent temper. Now King has escaped, and he’s headed for Painters Mill.
News of a murderer on the loose travels like wildfire, putting Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and her team of officers on edge. But this is personal for Kate. She grew up with Joseph King. As a thirteen year old Amish girl, she’d worshipped the ground he walked on. She never could have imagined the nightmare scenario that becomes reality when King shows up with a gun and takes his five children hostage at their Amish uncle’s farm. Armed and desperate, he has nothing left to lose.
Fearing for the safety of the children, Kate makes contact with King only to find herself trapped with a killer. Or is he? All King asks of her is to help him prove his innocence—and he releases her unharmed. Kate is skeptical, but when the facts and the evidence don’t align, she begins to wonder who she should trust. Spurned by some of her fellow cops, she embarks on her own investigation only to unearth an unspeakable secret—and someone who is willing to commit murder to keep it buried.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9781250380302
EAN:
9781250380302
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
400
Authors:
Linda Castillo
Publisher:
Minotaur Books
Published Date: 2018-29-05
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Love this series! Each one is as interesting as the next - all with twists and turns that keep the reader wanting more. The romance between Kate and Tomasetti just keeps the excitement going!
I find Linda Castillo’s books always fast-paced, interesting, and usually with a twist at the end. I have read 10 of her novels and enjoyed everyone. If you enjoy who-done-it’s, you’ll enjoy Linda Castillo’s writings.
DOWN A DARK ROAD (A Kate Burkholder Novel Book #9) by Linda Castillo is another suspenseful addition to this crime fiction/police procedural thriller series featuring Painters Mill Chief of Police Kate Burkholder. Even though I am behind in my reading of this series, I always look forward to catching up when I can slip one in from my TBR list.This novel intertwines two stories: Kate looking back on her Amish adolescent first crush, Joseph King, and the search for the truth of his wife’s murder. He just escaped from Mansfield Correctional and has only served two years after being found guilty of killing his wife. He overpowers Kate and takes his her and his children hostage. He swears to Kate he is innocent, but his actions, past and present are not helping his case. He releases Kate, but not his children.As Kate begins looking into the old case, she discovers that the facts and evidence do not align. Kate gets closer to the truth, and it just might be the last case she works.This book had me engrossed from page one. Both storylines, the crime investigation and the youthful crush of Kate and Joseph were well paced with life mistakes made, both good and bad behaviors that made them realistic. The climax was as intense as usual with Kate going off on her own once again, but I also always love how she is triumphant with or without help. I love Kate, the Amish settings and cultural inclusions, and of course her boyfriend Tomasetti, although he is not a big part of this crime investigation.I recommend this engaging crime fiction/police procedural thriller and I am looking forward to enjoying many more in the series.
I loved the story...confused if there 4 or 5 children?Why was it all Joe's issue? Was Naomi being pushed into the affair?Too many questions left answered.
I enjoyed the book but I smelled a skunk early on and thought he sheriff and his department "did protest too much" early on and also was really amazed that a character with Kate's experience would jump into the scene with the retired cop with no backup and no thought about a trap!
