Sworn to Silence by Linda CastilloMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Kate Burkholder is the chief of police in the small town of Painters Mill, Ohio, in Holmes County which has the largest population of Amish in the U.S. There have been three brutal murders of young women, which bring back memories of similar murders from 16 years ago. Chief Burkholder has a small but committed group of officers and dispatchers, but they are not equipped to handle a serial killer of this extent. State FBI and local sheriff personnel are called in to help catch the killer.
This book is intense, the violence towards women is graphic and gory, and I really didn't want to read it before bed. That being said, I was on the edge of my seat turning pages, wanting to find out exactly 'who dunnit.' There's a large cast of law enforcement characters, so once again I made my trusty list to keep track of them.
Kate Burkholder is an incredibly strong female character and her intelligence, strength and commitment to her job help her solve these crimes. This is the first book in the Kate Burkholder series, and I am definitely going to be following this author and reading more of Chief Kate in the future! I'm not sure that I would have picked up this book to read on my own, which is the joy of so many of the book club selections -- reading books not necessarily in my wheelhouse!
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