A review by jonid
Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo

3.0

If you love this series - you might find yourself wondering if the author has come up with anything new. The answer appears to be - no. As usual, the book starts out with the crime and then Sheriff Kate Burkholder and her small police force in rural/Amish Ohio work to solve the crime. While the tension between being 'english' and her Amish past make for interesting emotional challenges, it doesn't appear that Kate has learned much from her years as a sheriff. She still goes to investigate at night alone and without telling anyone where she is going. She still doesn't confide in anyone she trusts about what she is thinking or who she suspects. And in spite of years of successful crime solving, the Town Council still treats her like she is 5 years old. If this is as good as it gets, I'll probably still read the once -a-year addition to the series but I won't expect more.