I love Linda Castillo. Not in a romantic way. But as one of my favorite authors.
When people ask me for my favorite author, I don't have one, but I have many. And one of the best is Linda Castillo. She and Dana Stabenow are always at the top.
She writes a compelling mystery and each new book in her Kate Burkholder series is as good as the first. This is not true for all of the series that I enjoy. One of the best parts is how Kate grows and changes over time. This is also true of Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak. The experiences they have is manifested in their characters and I truly love this. The characters written by Jack Reacher and Stephanie Plum are pretty much the same in each book.
In Castillo's newest book, An Evil Heart, Police Chief Kate Burkholder once again has a murder to solve. A young, well liked Amish man has been killed by a crossbow and she needs to find the killer while still planning her wedding. Murder investigations take whatever time is necessary and this adds a nice back story to the darkness of a terrible murder.
In typical fashion, Kate dives in to solving the murder and uses her knowledge of the Amish community to her advantage.
I truly love this series. As with most series, I suggest starting with the first book and reading in order. Sworn To Silence is the first one, so start there.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise
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