For our first Series Sunday review, I'm going with the Kate Burkholder series. Now, in order for me to consider it a series, I'm going with a set of at least five or more books. This series has seven books currently, but as far as I know, the author is still writing!
The Kate Burkholder series by Linda Castillo starts with Sworn to Silence. I always like to know where to start! These books are definitely not my norm, since I'm not big on mysteries or crime novels, but for some reason, they hooked me!
I got the sixth book, The Dead Will Tell in a prize basket and read it without having any idea that this was a series at all. I didn't think I'd like it, but it was one of those things where I told myself I'd read the first fifty pages and then three hours later I was halfway through the book and loving it.
Ok, so, basics: adult fiction, mystery, series.
The books follow Kate Burkholder, a small-town police chief, as she investigates some really, really messed-up crimes. She is formerly Amish, which is a big part of the books.
These books are not for the faint-hearted. The crime descriptions are gruesome and graphic. I'm the kind of person who gets nightmares easily, and these were definitely nightmare fodder. Still, I couldn't put them down.
Now, I do have to put a disclaimer here...I've only read the first, second, and sixth books! So I beg your pardon if, for some crazy reason, the other four books suck! (I doubt they do!)
I reallllllly want to talk about these books with someone, so if you go read them, let me know! Lots of things I want to discuss!
Happy reading!
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