A Gathering of Secrets

A Mystery Novel by Linda Castillo

Book 10 of the Kate Burkholder Series

Subgenres:

Amish Country Mystery,
Police Procedural,
Psychological Thriller

Published 2018

Length 312 pages

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Mysteries set in insular Amish communities with hidden secrets
Investigations where the detective faces resistance from their own past

Publisher Description

A deadly fire exposes the dark side of Amish life in A Gathering of Secrets, a harrowing new thriller in the New York Times bestselling series (July 2017) by Linda Castillo.

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 eighteen-year-old Daniel Gingerich is found inside—burned alive—Kate suspects murder. Who would want a well-liked, hardworking young Amish man dead?

Kate delves into the investigation only to find herself stonewalled by the community to which she once belonged. Is their silence a result of the Amish tenet of separation? Or is this peaceful and deeply religious community conspiring to hide a truth no one wants to talk about?

Kate doubles down only to discover a plethora of secrets and a chilling series of crimes that shatters everything she thought she knew about her Amish roots—and herself. As Kate wades through a sea of suspects, she's confronted by her own violent past and an unthinkable possibility.

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