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Average rating3.5
Linda Castillo's bestselling series has been called "gripping" [People] and "impossible to put down" [Bookpage] and the "teeth chattering suspense" [USA Today] continues with GONE MISSING—a deeply chilling novel about a rite of passage gone horribly wrong. Rumspringa is the time when Amish teens are allowed to experience life without the rules. It's an exciting time of personal discovery and growth before committing to the church. But when a young teen disappears without a trace, the carefree fun comes to an abrupt and sinister end, and fear spreads through the community like a contagion. A missing child is a nightmare to all parents, and never more so than in the Amish community, where family ties run deep. When the search for the presumed runaway turns up a dead body, the case quickly becomes a murder investigation. And chief of Police Kate Burkholder knows that in order to solve this case she will have to call upon everything she has to give not only as a cop, but as a woman whose own Amish roots run deep. Kate and state agent, John Tomasetti, delve into the lives of the missing teen and discover links to cold cases that may go back years. But will Kate piece together all the parts of this sinister puzzle in time to save the missing teen and the Amish community from a devastating fate? Or will she find herself locked in a fight to the death with a merciless killer?
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15 primary books25 released booksKate Burkholder is a 25-book series with 15 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Linda Castillo. 1 book is still to be released. The next book is scheduled for release on .
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This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick-takes post to catch up on my “To Write About” stack—emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness..
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Hey, Castillo found a way to get Kate out of town to investigate a crime involving the Amish. This has been my biggest (or one of my biggest) concerns with the series, that at the rate things were going, the Amish in her community would all die before we got to book 10.
There is a string of Amish youth going missing—enough that it's got the attention of the state to assemble a Task Force—Kate Burkholder and John Tomasetti are recruited to be part of it.
What they end up finding is pretty disturbing, but a little less disturbing than the last couple. I like where the series is finding itself and can see me sticking around for a little longer than I feared I might have.
I like this series. But having made it to the fourth book there are elements that are getting a little old. The missing Amish girls & the resolution of the mystery was disturbing especially the twist at the end. So I hope the next book has a mystery that isn't totally centered on the Amish. I have enjoyed the relationship between Katie & Tomasetti. I will continue to read the series as long as they keep my interest. The books make for a quick and interesting read.