Down a Dark Road (Kate Burkholder, #9)

Posted on 22 October 2017 by Linda Castillo

In this electrifying new thriller in the New York Times bestselling series, a convicted murderer is on the run and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must catch him before he strikes again.Eight 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.Fearing for the safety of the children, Kate leaps into action, but her frantic search for a killer leads her into an ambush When King releases her unharmed, asking her to prove his innocence, she begins to wonder whether the police are hiding something, and she embarks on her own investigation to discover the truth. Free Download [ Down a Dark Road (Kate Burkholder, #9) ] Author [ Linda Castillo ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A fantastic addition to one of my absolute favorite series Joseph, an Amish father of five, is sent to prison for the murder of his wife One year later he makes a daring escape to reunite with his children Soon he crosses paths with his neighbor and childhood friend Kate Burkholder, now the police chief of Painters Mill He desperately claims his innocence and pleads with her to look into the case and clear his name A very fast paced book that balances a great police procedural with a behin A fantastic addition to one of my absolute favorite series Joseph, an Amish father of five, is sent to prison for the murder of his wife One year later he makes a daring esca...This is one of my favorite series It is the nineth book in the Kate Burkholder Series I have read every book in this series This book was outstanding Linda Castillo has done it again Her ability to weave together the Amish life and Englischers into an interesting story and then throw a murder mystery in the midst is superb I love the characters in this series, especially Kate Burkholder In this book the characters come to life, you actually care what happens to them The author evokes d This is one of my favorite series It is the nineth book in the Kate Burkholder Series I have read every book in this series This book was outstanding Linda Castillo has done it again Her ability to weave together the Amish life and Englischers into an interesting story and then throw a murder mystery in the midst is superb I love the characters in this series, especially Kate Burkholder In this book the characters come to life, you actually care what happens to them The author evokes different emotions and I just adored Sadie, the five year old She was so mature for her age and was so smart I really got emotional for the children.In this, her ninth book in this series, we are introduced to Joe King who used to be a childhood friend and first crush Eight years ago he was charged with killing his wife, Naomi, and sentenced to prison However, at the start of the novel, he br...EXCERPT I haven t seen or heard from Joseph King in twenty years, but I heard the stories Not only from the Amish, but from law enforcement as well Evidently, King was a troubled man with a marriage on the rocks, a litter of kids he didn t want, and a loose interpretation of his marital vows.I vividly recall the day I learned his wife had been found dead and Joseph was arrested and charged with first degree murder I couldn t believe the kid I d known the one with the toothy grin and big laug EXCERPT I haven t seen or heard from Joseph King in twenty years, but I heard the stories Not only from the Amish, but from law enforcement as well Evidently, King was a troubled man with a marriage on the rocks, a litter of kids he didn t want, and a loose interpretation of his marital vows.I vividly recall the day I learned his wife had been found dead and Joseph was arrested and charged with first degree murder I couldn t believe the kid I d known the one with the toothy grin and big laugh could do something so horrific But no one knows better than me how profoundly life can change people and that too often those changes are not for the best.I d wanted to talk to him, ask him myself if he d done it But I knew it was only that tiny part of my heart that remembered what it was like to be thirteen years old and in the throes of my first crush The part of me ...This author does such a great job of blending the Amish culture with that of our own, or as the Amish say, English Burkholder, now sheriff, was one Amish, and her family, brother and sister, still belong This case will take Katie back to her childhood, a time filled with chores, but also a great deal of fun A man, who she last saw as a boy, will be the focus.I love how this book goes back and forth in time, learning a littleabout her past, small glimpses and insights into the Amish way This author does such a great job of blending the Amish culture with that of our own, or as the Amish say, English Burkholder, now sheriff, was one Amish, and her family, brother and sister, still belong This case will take Katie back to her childhood, a time filled with chores, ...Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo is a 2017 Minotaur Books publication.Another solid addition to this outstanding series Do you ever really forget your first crush For Kate, Joseph King was the first boy she ever had tender feelings for But, eight years ago, he was convicted of murdering his wife and sent to prison However, he has managed to escape, and although it s foolhardy, the first thought in his mind is his children Apprised of the situation, Kate isn t convinced Joseph would come b Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo is a 2017 Minotaur Books publication.Another solid addition to this outstanding series Do you ever really forget your first crush For Kate, Joseph King was the first boy she ever had tender feelings for But, eight years ago, he was convicted of murdering his wife and sent to prison However, he has managed to escape, and although it s foolhardy, the first thought in his mind is his children Apprised of the situation, Kate isn t convinced Joseph would come back home, but when he ambushes her, a standoff ensues, with tragic results But, Kate soon comes to believe Joseph might not be the person who killed his wife Compelled to investigate the matter out of respect for her old friend, Kate manages to stir up a hornet s nest, putting her career on the line and ...When Chief of Police Kate Burkholder was informed that Joseph King had escaped from prison, she wasn t sure he d return to Painters Mill Joe s Amish lifestyle had fallen apart when his Datt was killed while he was just a teenAfter Joe s conviction for murdering his wife, his five children were taken in by his wife s sister and her husband They now lived on a farm outside of town But taking his children hostage and then capturing Kate as well, had the police from around the countryside surr When Chief of Police Kate Burkholder was informed that Joseph King had escaped from prison, she wasn t sure he d return to Painters Mill Joe s Amish lifestyle had fallen apart when his Datt was killed while he was just a teenAfter J...3.5 stars, rounded up to 4This is a well done, solid mystery Kate Burkholder is lapsed Amish, chief of police for a small Ohio town In this book, a childhood friend who had been convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and returns for his children Kate has gone to the house where the children are and ends up losing her gun and being taken hostage by the man He later releases her when she promises to investigate his claim of innocence There is a nice balance between story and char 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4This is...Another great book in the Kate Burkholder series I enjoy this series for many reasons but a primary reason is that the author always keeps the action going, even in the paperwork parts of the investigation, the forward momentum is still there I don t feel like I have to slog through lengthy descriptions to get back to the action The characters and setting are developed in a succinct and relevant manner Not much of the supporting characters in this insta...Down a Dark Road is 9 and another great addition to the Kate Burkholder series I like how Castillo weaves the Amish culture into all of the novels with Kate having grown up in an Amish family and leaving that lifestyle as an adult She knows how they think and can get them talking This is one of my favorites because it hits close to home for Kate Burkholder She straddles the line between personal and professional which makes this an exciting read Her first crush has been convicted of murder Down a Dark Road is 9 and another great addition to the Kate Burkholder series I like how Castillo weaves the A...Let me get this out of the way first I criticized a previous Linda Castillo book for glaring editing errors There s one in this book, very near the end, that unfortunately broke my concentration during a great scene Made me look back a couple of pages to check something, and then shake my head I hate when that happens, but I m not letting that affect my feelings toward this book So here we go I didn t plan on spending all of yesterday reading and we did manage to go out for lunch , but thi Let me get this out of the way first I criticized a previous Linda Castillo book for glaring editing errors There s one in this book, very near the end, that unfortunately br...

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22 October 2017

Linda Castillo