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barkingspiders_books's review
4.0
I really liked it. I had not read any of Linda Castillo's work before and was a pleasant surprise. I agree with some other reviewers that it cut off sort of short, but it worked.
rmarcin's review
4.0
Another quick Kate Burkholder short story. This time, Kate is awakened by a call from the Amish bishop because a Bcpl has been left on his doorstep. Kate tries to find out who the mother is and why is she a banded the baby girl. All clues lead to the father being a young boy who was killed in a farm accident a few weeks earlier, which then leads kate to find the mother. The young girl does not want her father, a prominent pediatrician, to discover her secret. The parents of the young boy, the father of the child, agreed to take the young girl in and raise her. The sweet ending to a difficult situation.
#AHiddenSecret #LindaCastillo
#AHiddenSecret #LindaCastillo
erincataldi's review
2.0
I won't lie, I was almost surprised at how simple this story was. I get that it's a novella, but dang. There wasn't much in the way of intrigue or true mystery. The book opens with a desperate young mother giving birth in a room unassisted and then dropping off the newborn at the Amish Bishop's house. As Sheriff, Kate is called and she starts to investigate where the mother is. It's pretty easy to guess, the baby is left with an Amish quilt and a homemade wooden rattle. Things start to click into place pretty easily. It was an alright read if you don't mind guessing the ending (spoiler - it's happy) within the first 10 pages.
dixie1090's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
marilynw's review
4.0
A Hidden Secret (Kate Burkholder #6.5) by Linda Castillo (Author), Kathleen McInerney (Narrator)
This short story is a nice change of pace for Kate Burkholder. Kate is woken in the middle of the night when a newborn baby is left on the doorstep of the Amish bishop. There isn't the normal sense of urgency since the baby is safe and secure, even if it's not with it's mother. Still, as Kate looks for the mother, something is happening to her. She's facing the fact that her time is running out, if she is to ever have kids. It's so nice to visit the town of Painters Mill while there isn't a serial killer murder spree going on.
This short story is a nice change of pace for Kate Burkholder. Kate is woken in the middle of the night when a newborn baby is left on the doorstep of the Amish bishop. There isn't the normal sense of urgency since the baby is safe and secure, even if it's not with it's mother. Still, as Kate looks for the mother, something is happening to her. She's facing the fact that her time is running out, if she is to ever have kids. It's so nice to visit the town of Painters Mill while there isn't a serial killer murder spree going on.
constantreader471's review
4.0
4 stars for a sweet short story. A new born baby is deposited on the front porch of Amish Bishop Troyer in the middle of the night. He calls Painter's Mill Police Chief Kate Burkholder. She comes to his house and calls an ambulance and Social Services. The baby is taken to the hospital while Kate and her friend John Tomasetti, a detective with the Ohio BCI(Bureau of Criminal Investigation), start to investigate. They do solve the mystery of who the parents are. It is a story of sadness and rebirth. I liked the ending. I read this book in 1 day.
liberrydude's review
4.0
Chief Burkholder deals with an abandoned baby left at the doorstep of the local Amish bishop. What she uncovers is two families dealing with tragedies. A pretty moving story that has the Chief wondering about where life will take her.
minseigle's review
4.0
I liked this short....I wish it had been made into a full length novel with more detail.