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MonicaLoves2Read
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4.5⭐️

It's hard to believe that Fallen is Linda Castillo's 13th book in the Kate Burkholder Series. Castillo still manages to captivate me. I did figure out the culprit before the end, so I dropped 1/2 star for that.
Kate Burkholder is the Police Chief of Planters Mill, Ohio. She gets called to the scene of a homicide. Burkholder realizes she knows the victim. She babysat Rachel Swartz when Rachel was 6 and Burkholder 14.

MonicaLoves2Read They have a thing in common. They both left the Amish way when they were teenagers. Burkholder now has to figure out who and why Rachel was killed.

Castillo continues to grow not only Burkholder but all the minor characters as well. I have seen her gang of police develop over the 13 books and learned more about them. I highly recommend this series. Though they can be read as stand-alones, I suggest you start at the beginning. That way, you can see how Castillo has grown Burkholder, as well as the other characters in the series.

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MonicaLoves2Read
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4.25

Outsider is the 12th installment in the Kate Burkholder Series by Linda Castillo. Kate's past comes back, and she doesn't know if she's being played or not. Kate's old roommate is running for her life and needs help, who to help her but Kate Burkholder, Police Chief of Planters Mill, Ohio. There's a blizzard coming, and Kate is called to an Amish man's home.
Love this series.

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https://youtu.be/FAC4zp-QWdA?si=UOCh19027JwiItK6

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Mystery guest
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Shark Girl by Kate Beaton
The Foolish Gentlewoman by Margery Sharp
O, the Brave Music by Dorothy Evelyn Smith
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
Emma by Jane Austen

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MonicaLoves2Read
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Short Novella in the Kate Burkholder Series by Linda Castillo. Two boys, an Amish and Englisher, go missing during a snow storm. Burkholder, Tomasetti, and her team look for them. Can they find them before the weather gets worse? Quick good read.

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intothehallofbooks
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I love this series. This is the 12th installment which follows Chief Kate Burkholder as she inadvertently becomes involved with a case of corruption in a neighboring department. I loved the more procedural-heavy tone of this story and the way Kate‘s beginnings with the police force were told. It gives more insight into why she is the way she is.

I also love the way the cold, snowy weather played into the story, since it‘s so hot where I am.

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intothehallofbooks
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Kate Burkholder #11.5, less than 2 hours in length.

Two young boys go missing-one Amish and one English-and Chief Kate Burkholder is racing to find them before the bad weather claims their lives. Nothing added to the series at large in terms of plot, but these shorts are always enjoyable reads or listens while I‘m out running errands.

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MonicaLoves2Read
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The thing I love about the Kate Burkholder Series is that Catillo always seems to grab me pretty quickly. The way she has developed Kate and John Tomasetti is extraordinarily well. Though she does make me laugh when Kate says how safe her job is. It cracks me up because she's the Police Chief of Planters Mill, Ohio, with a small force. I enjoy that she writes about the Amish, and I get to learn a little something about them. Planters Mill ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read ⬆️ is about to be hit by a tornado. Choas ensues soon after. I liked that this one was a little more on the personal level. 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! I think Castillo does such a great job of portraying the Amish as regular people. 3mo
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Ohio | Stephen Markley
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️a decent go at looking at small town America during some tough times. I think there is a greatness in there somewhere, but couldn‘t connect to characters and felt it was overwritten in places.

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MonicaLoves2Read
Gone Missing | Linda Castillo
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4.5⭐️

I'm listening to Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder Series in order this year because somehow I missed some. I enjoy this series, and even though this is only the 4th book, Kate has grown so much since the first one. She is definitely a bad ass and so much harder on herself than others are. Book 4 looks at missing teenage Amish girls on Rumspringa. Kate is asked to help BCI by Tomasetti. He thinks that with her background, she'll ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read l be able to see things they may be missing. It's not long before one of her own Amish citizens goes missing. There's also a little romance between her Tomasetti, as always. Castillo continues to develop their relationship in a slow, methodical way that I like. Grab Gone Missing, a cup of tea, and enjoy a few hours with Kate Burkholder and Planters Mill.

😊Happy Reading 😊

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Special thanks to Kensington Books for these #gifted books.