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heidisreads's review against another edition
4.0
A great mystery -- even greater if you've read the other 9 books in the Kate Burkholder series. I love how each story brings in the past and builds into something a little bigger.
constantreader471's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars
This is book 10 in the Kate Burkholder series. The prologue has a teenage Amish girl committing suicide. Chapter 1 shows a teenage Amish boy getting burned alive. Kate is called to the scene of a barn fire. The mother and father are frantically looking for their missing son, Daniel Gingerich. A body is discovered in the burned out barn and is soon identified as Daniel. The fire is classified as arson. Kate and her 3 officers investigate. The book skillfully shows Kate uncovering secrets, like peeling back an onion, as she discovers the suicide and Daniel are connected. The Amish do not trust the outside world, and getting cooperation is difficult, but Kate does solve the case, with an ending that leaves no one satisfied, least of all Kate. But the ending does tie up all the threads and Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish words are always translated, giving the reader insight into Amish life.
I read this book in 2 days and strongly recommend this series.
I live in Western New York state, where soda is called "pop.' Evidently it is also called pop in Northeastern Ohio.
Thanks to my friend Susan who sent me this book. After she sent it to me, Minotaur books approved my pending request on NetGalley, so I had a e ARC copy also. Thanks also to Minotaur books.
This is book 10 in the Kate Burkholder series. The prologue has a teenage Amish girl committing suicide. Chapter 1 shows a teenage Amish boy getting burned alive. Kate is called to the scene of a barn fire. The mother and father are frantically looking for their missing son, Daniel Gingerich. A body is discovered in the burned out barn and is soon identified as Daniel. The fire is classified as arson. Kate and her 3 officers investigate. The book skillfully shows Kate uncovering secrets, like peeling back an onion, as she discovers the suicide and Daniel are connected. The Amish do not trust the outside world, and getting cooperation is difficult, but Kate does solve the case, with an ending that leaves no one satisfied, least of all Kate. But the ending does tie up all the threads and Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish words are always translated, giving the reader insight into Amish life.
I read this book in 2 days and strongly recommend this series.
I live in Western New York state, where soda is called "pop.' Evidently it is also called pop in Northeastern Ohio.
Thanks to my friend Susan who sent me this book. After she sent it to me, Minotaur books approved my pending request on NetGalley, so I had a e ARC copy also. Thanks also to Minotaur books.
wellingtonestatelibrary's review against another edition
5.0
I loved being back in this world! Why do the best books only come out once a year?
heather626's review against another edition
5.0
I finished the latest Kate Burkholder mystery while on vacation, and Linda Castillo continues not to disappoint. The entire Painter's Mill gang is back with another murder/ mystery. Just when you think you have it all figured out, Castillo gets you! Very enjoyable series and a great, easy read. I hope we eventually get to see Burkholder and Tomasetti get their day...... Highly recommend!
eastofthesunwestofthemoon's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this installment of the Kate Burkholder Amish mysteries. I think Castillo is getting better and better with subtly winding up the tension in her books (even when you *know* where the investigation's leading, which is not easy to do), because I really had a hard time putting this one down. Tough questions are tackled in this book, and a heart-wrenching look at how Kate's past continues to affect her is handled very well. I'm happy that Mona seems to be moving into the mainstream of the series.
ny_sunflower's review against another edition
4.0
This is the first book I have read in the Kate Burkholder series and definately will not be my last. I found this book intriguing and very interesting. Kept me saying just one more chapter... so lucky to have been a early reader.
booklvr10's review against another edition
5.0
In my opinion, this is the best Kate Burkholder book to date! I had trouble putting this one down and couldn't figure out who had committed a slew of crimes in Painters Mill until the end of the book. I hope there are more in the series in the future!
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
liberrydude's review against another edition
4.0
An eighteen year old Amish boy is lured to his barn’s tack room for sex. He’s barricaded in the room and then the barn is torched. Kate knows from the beginning it’s murder and arson. She quickly uncovers that the all American Amish boy was a sexual predator- a rapist. As a victim of rape who murdered her rapist and kept that secret she’s wondering if he got what he deserved. But she took an oath and continues to aggressively pursue the case. She’s ambushed. People she interviewed turn up dead. Another attempt on her life. Many in the Amish community don’t want the truth and don’t want others to hear of their pain. Quite an ending.