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The Burning
The Burning: A Novel | Linda Castillo
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Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter of early Amish history in this next riveting installment of the bestselling series by Linda Castillo. Newlywed Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is awakened by an urgent midnight call summoning her to a suspicious fire in the woods. When she arrives at the scene, she discovers a charred body. According to the coroner, the deceased, an Amish man named Milan Swanz, was chained to a stake and burned alive. It is an appalling and eerily symbolic crime against an upstanding husband and father. Kate knows all too well that the Amish prefer to handle their problems without interference from the outside world, and no one will speak about the murdered man. From what shes able to piece together, Swanz led a deeply troubled life and had recently been excommunicated. But if thats the case, why are the Amish so reluctant to talk about him? Are they protecting the memory of one of their own? Or are they afraid of something they dare not share? When her own brother is implicated in the case, Kate finds herself not only at odds with the Amish, the world of which she was once a part, but also the English community and her counterparts in law enforcement. The investigation takes a violent turn when Kates life is threatened by a mysterious stranger. To uncover the truth about the death of Milan Swanz, Kate must dive deep into the Anabaptist culture, peering into all the dark corners of its history, only to uncover a secret legacy that shatters everything she thought she knew about the Amish themselvesand her own roots.
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Castillo is always a great choice for a riveting and suspenseful read. This installment has Kate Burkholder and her partner Tomasetti investigating a homicide, a man burned to death chained to a tree.

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An ex-communicated Amish man burned alive?

How horrific could that be and why?

Milan Swanz was a troublemaker, but didn‘t deserve to die that way.

We follow Kate Burkholder and the team in another intense, descriptive, keep-your-interest book that gives the reader a lot of information about Amish life.

Fans won‘t want to miss Linda Castillo‘s newest.

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I forget how much I enjoy this series until I dive back in. I‘m way behind in it but had the chance to read this latest and jumped at it!

A 5⭐️ for me. Recommended!

A bit of a longer review.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6655045153

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MonicaLoves2Read
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An Amish man tied to a stake and burning is a case no one in Painter's Mill ever expected to be in their area. Chief Kate Burkholder is puzzled by this crime, especially since she grew up Amish. When she starts investigating.she ends up with more questions than answers.

I enjoy this series. Castillo has developed all the characters so well. I always feel like I am visiting old friends when I read a new book by her. ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read She grabs the reader at the first pages and doesn't let go until the end. I always fly through the Kate Burkholder books. Kate is a complicated person that has dealt with a lot of things throughout this series, but still survives. The Kate Burkholder is a suspense series that always has a little clean romance sprinkled throughout.

If you enjoy suspense, thrillers, or police procedurals and haven't read this series, you should give it a try. It can be read as a standalone, but I think you would enjoy them all.

Tentative Publishing Date July 9, 2024

Thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books and Linda Castillo for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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In the 16 books of the #KateBurkholderSeries, this marks my first time listening on audio! And just like the physical books, I couldn‘t tear myself away. The fiery and horrifying murder of Milan Swanz lies at the center of this plot. The more Kate learns about him, the more people seem to have a motive for his murder. When the case turns personal, once more she‘s thrust into danger. Fast-paced but the ending wasn‘t as satisfying as I expected!

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FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON JULY 11.

An ex-communicated Amish man burned alive?

How horrific could that be and why?

Milan Swanz was a troublemaker, but didn‘t deserve to die that way. Who could do something like that?

We follow Kate Burkholder and the team in another intense, descriptive, keep-your-interest book that gives the reader a lot of information about Amish life.

Fans won‘t want to miss Linda Castillo‘s newest.

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EadieB
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This is the 16th book of the Kate Burkholder series. Kate is called away to an urgent midnight call of a suspicious fire in the woods. She discovers a charred body. It is an Amish man named Milan Swanz. He was chained to a stake and burned alive.

EadieB Kate will have to dig into the Amish history in order to solve the case of the Anabaptist and some of their early rituals and beliefs. Kate finds her brother's involvement. Kate's own life is threatened and Thomasetti is protecting Kate form herself as she puts her own life in dangerous places at times. 6mo
EadieB This is a great installment and I am looking forward to the next book in the series. If you like danger mixed with your thrillers then you would love this book. Highly recommended! 6mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I love this series!!! I'm so excited about reading the newest one! 6mo
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