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Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo

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Pray for Silence
Linda Castillo


Kate Burkholder #2
Minotaur Books
July 2010
On Sale: June 22, 2010
Featuring: Kate Burkholder
320 pages
ISBN: 0312374984
EAN: 9780312374983
Hardcover
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Suspense Psychological | Thriller Police Procedural

New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo delivers an electrifying thriller in which Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must confront a dark evil to solve the mysterious murders of an entire Amish family.

The Plank family moved from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to join the small Amish community of Painters Mill less than a year ago and seemed the model of the Plain Life—until on a cold October night, the entire family of seven was found slaughtered on their farm.  Police Chief Kate Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive, and no suspect.  Formerly Amish herself, Kate is no stranger to the secrets the Amish keep from the English—and each other—but this crime is horribly out of the ordinary.

State agent John Tomasetti arrives on the scene to assist. He and Kate worked together on a previous case during which they began a volatile relationship. They soon realize the disturbing details of this case will test their emotional limits and force them to face demons from their own troubled pasts—and for Kate, a personal connection that is particularly hard to bear.

When she discovers a diary that belonged to one of the teenaged daughters, Kate is shocked to learn the girl kept some very dark secrets and may have been living a lurid double life. Who is the charismatic stranger who stole the young Amish girl’s heart? Could the brother—a man with a violent past, rejected and shunned by his family and the Amish community, have come to seek out revenge? As Kate’s outrage grows so does her resolve to find the killer and bring him to justice—even if it means putting herself in the line of fire.

Topping her own bestselling debut, Linda Castillo once again immerses us in the world of the Amish with a chilling story that is both a fast-paced thriller and intriguing psychological puzzle.

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3 comments posted.

Re: Pray for Silence

really very interested in this book
(Kathy Weber 12:54pm October 20, 2010)

This book sounds great to read.
(
Gloria Walshver 9:51pm October 20, 2010)

Really enjoyed the blurb on this book. Sounds really interesting. Going on the TBR pile.
(
JoAnn White 8:56am October 22, 2010)

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