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wvteach's review against another edition
5.0
I love this series in general. This book may be my favorite so far.
constantreader471's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars
Last year I won [b:Among the Wicked|26031833|Among the Wicked (Kate Burkholder #8)|Linda Castillo|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1466979733s/26031833.jpg|45958249], book 8 in the series, in a Goodreads giveaway. The publisher, Minotaur Books, sent me this book instead. I contacted them and asked if they would send me Among the Wicked. They apologized for the mistake and sent me Among the Wicked. They also said I did not have to worry about reading or reviewing Down a Dark Road.
This is book 9 in the series, and I recommend reading them in order, although I started with book 8 because of the giveaway. I have since read books 1 and 2 in the series. Kate Burkholder is the police chief in a fictional small Ohio town with a substantial Amish population.
The prologue sets the scene with the murder of an Amish woman.
Then the main part of the book opens with a lyrical description of the fictional Tuscarawas covered bridge in Painters Mill. I know it is fictional because my wife and I have visited 575 covered bridges with the help of her World Guide to Covered Bridges. This one is not listed in her WGCB. However, many of the cbs that we have visited are about 150 years old.
This book has Kate taken hostage by an escaped convicted murderer, Joseph King, who was her
first teenage crush. He insists that he is innocent. She agrees to look into his case. I won't go into spoiler territory, but it is an absorbing read.
Thanks again to Minotaur books.
Last year I won [b:Among the Wicked|26031833|Among the Wicked (Kate Burkholder #8)|Linda Castillo|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1466979733s/26031833.jpg|45958249], book 8 in the series, in a Goodreads giveaway. The publisher, Minotaur Books, sent me this book instead. I contacted them and asked if they would send me Among the Wicked. They apologized for the mistake and sent me Among the Wicked. They also said I did not have to worry about reading or reviewing Down a Dark Road.
This is book 9 in the series, and I recommend reading them in order, although I started with book 8 because of the giveaway. I have since read books 1 and 2 in the series. Kate Burkholder is the police chief in a fictional small Ohio town with a substantial Amish population.
The prologue sets the scene with the murder of an Amish woman.
Then the main part of the book opens with a lyrical description of the fictional Tuscarawas covered bridge in Painters Mill. I know it is fictional because my wife and I have visited 575 covered bridges with the help of her World Guide to Covered Bridges. This one is not listed in her WGCB. However, many of the cbs that we have visited are about 150 years old.
This book has Kate taken hostage by an escaped convicted murderer, Joseph King, who was her
first teenage crush. He insists that he is innocent. She agrees to look into his case. I won't go into spoiler territory, but it is an absorbing read.
Thanks again to Minotaur books.
wellingtonestatelibrary's review against another edition
5.0
I have loved each one of Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder mysteries, and this one does not disappoint. You would think that she would run out of ideas for mysteries to be solved in a small Amish town; however, this story was fresh and interesting. If any complaint is to be made about it, it's that the story is too short. For a $30 book, this one was a bit on the thin side. It was also a bit predictable. Regardless, I found it hard to put down and it was nice to see Kate again, and get a bit more of a glimpse into her Amish childhood. I look forward to the next story next year.
eastofthesunwestofthemoon's review against another edition
5.0
4 1/2 stars. This is one of my favorite Kate Burkholder novels. I am growing very fond of Castillo's regular group of characters. The relationship with Tomasetti seems to be growing into something less tumultuous and more comfortable for them both, which is nice. It was great to see the local cop team rally around Kate when needed in this installment - they are starting to have a real group dynamic and a cohesion that I appreciate. It's a good, solid story, and although it deals with a lot of frustration and regret, it's still an easy read that didn't leave me feeling morose, only mildly regretful that such things happen.
nixieknox's review against another edition
3.0
Another solid Kate Burkholder. I was especially happy to have some varying degrees of Amish people in this one - not all upstanding observers of every Amish law. And no hidden tunnels :)
liberrydude's review against another edition
4.0
A childhood friend of Chief Kate Burkholder, her first crush, has escaped from prison. He’s there for murdering his wife. His children are in Painter’s Mill with their aunt. Kate has not seen the man in twenty years as he has moved away and started a new life two counties away. But her instincts are that he will come for the children and he has always maintained his innocence. Of course it happens and Kate is ambushed and taken hostage. It’s quite a read. Kate continues to make some dumb mistakes - rookie mistakes. At least three. She’s lucky to be alive plus she has to deal with a town council that is superficial and political. A rather riveting expose that has you totally invested in seeking justice for all the wrongly accused.
themaritimereader14's review against another edition
3.0
I've read book 1 and now book 9 in this series and I need to read all the ones in between. Kate Burkholder is a wonderful character and the Amish setting makes these books extremely interesting. This particular mystery was emotional and intense.
Thank you to Minotaur and Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to Minotaur and Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
lillowo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Didn't really expect to read Amish copaganda. Yet here I am. In deciding to join my library's book club, this was the next book they read. It was an interesting read and overall I enjoyed it. I didn't appreciate how much the ending tried to constantly state that it was a few bad cops and most of the cops were good. They're also were some interesting places where one could really interpret aspects of the story in different ways and that would change the ways in which one interprets the main plot of the story. As an example was the wife actually having an affair? Or was this cop that we know sexually assaulted at least one other woman and have been setting up the wif 's husband for a few years, just using the affair as a cover to sexually assault yet another woman? I think that there could have been a lot more interesting paths to have been explored that we're really lacking because we took this cop story of an affair at face value. The felt very counter to the ways in which up until that point we were questioning the cops.
Crime fiction set in Amish country was overall interesting.
Crime fiction set in Amish country was overall interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Police brutality
darlasw7's review against another edition
4.0
This series has always kept my interest from first page to last.
minseigle's review against another edition
4.0
This book was classic Kate Burkholder style! While there were a few things that were predictable, the story still had some good action and story lines.