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Lügen, Korruption und tödliche Intrigen: Der 12. Band der Serie mit Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder von Bestsellerautorin Linda Castillo. Der Anruf von Adam Lengacher, einem verwitweten amischen Familienvater, erreicht Kate Burkholder mitten in einem Schneesturm. Er habe eine halb erfrorene Frau auf seinem Grundstück gefunden, sie sei eine "Englische" und Kate solle sofort kommen. Kate erkennt die Frau sofort: Es ist Gina Colorosa, ihre Team-Partnerin von damals auf der Polizeiakademie in Columbus. Doch jetzt ist Gina auf der Flucht. Und das vor ihren eigenen Kollegen.

Das friedliche Städtchen Painters Mill wird zutiefst erschüttert, als eine amische Großmutter auf einer verlassenen Farm brutal ermordet und ihre siebenjährige Enkelin entführt wird. Kate Burkholder versucht mit allen Mitteln, das Kind zu finden. Die Familie lebt in einer ultra-konservativen amischen Siedlung am Fluss, sie ist äußerst hilfsbereit, doch Kate merkt schnell, dass sie etwas verschweigen. Aber warum? Als sie die fürchterliche Wahrheit aufdeckt, zweifelt sie zum ersten Mal an ihrem eigenen Glauben, an den Amischen, an der ganzen Welt.

Gina Colorosa ist Polizistin und auf der Flucht vor den eigenen Kollegen ihrer Dienststelle. Sie soll einen Mann erschossen haben. Das bestreitet sie. Bei einer amischen Familie findet sie Unterschlupf. Doch dort kann sie nicht bleiben, ohne die ganze Familie zu gefährden. Es gibt nur eine, die jetzt noch helfen kann: ihre alte Partnerin Kate Burkholder.

As a violent thunderstorm rages in Painters Mill, Kate Burkholder receives a call from a frantic young Amish woman: Her two-year-old son is missing. Kate and her officers brave the downpour to search for the toddler, fearing he may have been swept away in the rising creek waters. But an explosive family secret leads Kate to believe this disappearance may be more complicated than anyone is letting on. Can she find the boy and uncover the truth before darkness falls?

When a young woman is found murdered in a Painters Mill motel, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is shocked to discover she once knew the victim. Rachael Schwartz was a charming but troubled Amish girl who left the fold years ago and fled Painters Mill. Why was she back in town? And who would kill her so brutally?

Three days before Thanksgiving, two boys disappear without a trace. Eleven-year-old Aaron Kuhns is Amish. Kevin Dennison is 12 and "English". They're adventurers, explorers, and inseparable best friends. When they don't return home from what was supposed to be a fun afternoon of fishing, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must find the missing boys before the first winter storm of the season bears down on Painters Mill.

New York Times best-selling author Linda Castillo is known as a “master of the genre” (People) for her pulse-pounding mystery series set in Amish country. Now, together for the first time in print, A Simple Murder features six original short stories starring whip-smart chief of police, Kate Burkholder.

La quarta raccolta degli audiolibri di Linda Castillo con protagonista Kate Burkholder riunisce i seguenti titoli: "Inganno", "Tra i malvagi", "Solo per pochi" ed "Una strada oscura".

Painters Mill, venerdì 13. La notizia di una grande festa a base di alcol organizzata da minorenni amish mette in allarme Kate Burkholder e il suo piccolo dipartimento di polizia. A peggiorare le cose, un blackout costringe l'intera contea al buio. Nel cuore della notte, una chiamata porta Kate presso una fattoria abbandonata brulicante di musica e alcol, dove davanti agli occhi le si apre uno scenario agghiacciante: un'adolescente giace riversa a terra priva di sensi e con la testa sanguinante.

È autunno a Painters Mill, e la quattordicenne Kate Burkholder sta raccogliendo mele in compagnia dell'amica Mattie, quando una banda di ragazzi guidati da Billy Marquardt inizia a importunarle. Kate li ignora, mentre Mattie, violando le regole amish, scompare nel vecchio granaio con Billy. Qualche istante dopo, un incendio incenerisce il fienile. Billy nega di avere a che fare con l'incidente, ma Kate vuole vederci chiaro e in nome della verità inizia le sue indagini pur mettendo a repentaglio la sua amicizia con Mattie.

When a historic barn burns to the ground in the middle of the night, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to investigate. At first it looks like an accident, but when the body of 18-year-old Daniel Gingerich is found inside - burned alive - Kate suspects murder. But who would want a well-liked, hardworking Amish man dead? Kate delves into the investigation and discovers Daniel had a dark side. He was a sexual predator. His victims were mainly Amish women, too afraid to come forward, and he's been getting away with it for far too long. Now someone has stopped him, but who?

Two years ago Joseph King was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison. He was a "fallen" Amish man and, according to local law enforcement, a known drug user with a violent temper. Now King has escaped, and he’s headed for Painters Mill. News of a murderer on the loose travels like wildfire and putting Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and her team of officers on edge. A nightmare scenario becomes reality when King shows up with a gun and kidnaps his five children from their Amish uncle’s house. He’s armed and desperate with nothing left to lose.

È autunno a Painters Mill. Il capo della polizia Kate Burkholder ha da poco chiuso un caso molto difficile che l'ha tenuta impegnata per settimane. Insieme a John Tomasetti, l'agente con cui ha da tempo una relazione, decide di concedersi un meritato periodo di riposo lontano dallo stress delle indagini. Un piccolo bed and breakfast fuori città sembra il luogo ideale per trascorrere qualche giorno in tranquillità, ma l'elegante facciata in stile vittoriano dell'edificio sembra celare un fitto mistero.

Rumspringa è il periodo in cui gli adolescenti amish sperimentano la vita fuori dalle regole della loro comunità, un momento di scoperte personali e di crescita. Ma un giorno una ragazza scompare senza lasciare traccia, e la paura si diffonde come un contagio. Un figlio scomparso è l'incubo di ogni genitore, tanto più in una società in cui i legami familiari sono così stretti, e quando la ricerca finisce tragicamente col ritrovamento del cadavere, il dipartimento di investigazione criminale è costretto a intervenire.

From Linda Castillo, the New York Times best-selling author of Sworn to Silence and Among the Wicked, this collection of stories featuring Chief of Police Kate Burkholder combines three amazing novellas for the first time together.

It's autumn in Painter's Mill, and 14-year-old Katie Burkholder has been tasked with picking apples in Zimmerman's Orchard with her brother. It's just another day filled with chores - until her best friend, Mattie, arrives to help. Somehow boredom transforms into fun and games whenever the girls are together. The innocent fun comes to an end when Billy Marquardt and his gang of friends interrupt. Katie is no prude, but she knows better than to associate with the older English boys.

It's autumn in Painters Mill, and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and John Tomasetti are taking a much-needed vacation at a small bed and breakfast an hour outside of town. After closing a difficult case, they're looking forward to some down time, but their relaxation is cut short by rumors that the old house where they're staying is haunted by a girl who disappeared twenty years earlier, leaving nothing behind but some bloody clothes by the river and rumors of a volatile relationship.

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff's department in rural, upstate New York to assist on a developing situation that involves a reclusive Amish settlement and the death of a young girl. Unable to penetrate the wall of silence between the Amish and "English" communities, the sheriff asks Kate to travel to New York, pose as an Amish woman, and infiltrate the community.

Painters Mill er en lidt søvnig by, langt ude på landet i Ohio, USA. En by hvor amishfolket og deres naboer har boet side om side gennem to hundrede år. Men for 16 år siden blev det fredelige landbrugssamfund splintret af en række brutale mord. Efterfølgende lå byen tilbage indhyllet i en følelse af skrøbelighed, et tab af uskyld. Kate Burkholder, en ung amishpige, kom igennem den rædsel, seriemordene vakte, men måtte samtidig erkende, at hun ikke længere hørte til blandt amishfolket. Nu, et væld af erfaringer rigere, bliver Kate bedt om at vende tilbage til Painters Mill som politichef. Hendes amishbaggrund kombineret med hendes erfaringer hos politiet gør hende til den perfekte kandidat.

1979: Ein amischer Vater und vier seiner Kinder sterben bei einem missglückten Raubüberfall. Seine Frau wird von den Tätern entführt und nie wieder gesehen. Allein der vierzehnjährige Sohn Billy Hochstetler überlebt diese grausame Nacht. 2014: Jeder in Painters Mill weiß, dass es auf der verlassenen Farm der Familie Hochstetler spukt. Aber nur einige wenige wissen, was damals in jener Nacht vor fünfunddreißig Jahren tatsächlich geschah. Und nun wird einer nach dem anderen auf bestialische Weise ermordet.