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Painter's Creek, nell'Ohio, è una cittadina rurale silenziosa in cui coabitano una comunità amish e una inglese; ma è anche il luogo in cui, sedici anni prima, si è consumata una serie di brutali omicidi. Kate Burkholder, che all'epoca era solo una ragazzina, è scampata in extremis dall'essere uccisa; ma quell'esperienza le ha lasciato un senso di terribile fragilità, di perdita di innocenza, e la sensazione di non appartenere più alla comunità in cui viveva. E, da quel giorno, il killer si è misteriosamente fermato.

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?

In this electrifying thriller by New York Times best seller Linda Castillo, Kate Burkholder must uncover a family's long-hidden past to solve a brutal murder. When a tornado tears through Painters Mill and unearths human remains, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder finds herself tasked with the responsibility of identifying the bones - and notifying the family. Evidence quickly emerges that the death was no accident, and Kate finds herself plunged into a 30-year-old case that takes her deep into the Amish community to which she once belonged.

The Slabaugh family are model Amish farmers, prosperous and hardworking, with four children and a happy extended family. When the parents and an uncle are found dead in their barn, it appears to be a gruesome accident: methane gas asphyxiation caused by a poorly ventilated cesspit. But in the course of a routine autopsy, the coroner discovers that one of the victims suffered a head wound before death—clearly, foul play was involved. But who would want to make orphans of the Slabaughs' children? And is this murder somehow related to a recent string of shocking hate crimes against the Amish?

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.

Everyone in Painters Mill knows the abandoned Hochstetler farm is haunted. But only a handful of the residents remember the terrible secrets lost in the muted/hushed whispers of time - and now death is stalking them, seemingly from the grave. On a late-night shift, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called to the scene of an apparent suicide - an old man found hanging from the rafters in his dilapidated barn.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rache, Hass und ein gottesfürchtiges Leben 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?

While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, Amish widower Adam Lengacher discovers a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. He calls upon Chief of Police Kate Burkholder for help, and she is surprised to recognize the driver: fellow cop and her former friend, Gina Colorosa. Years before, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy and patrol officers in Columbus, but time and distance have taken them down two very different paths. Now, Gina reveals a shocking story of betrayal and revenge that has forced her to run for her life.

Seventeen-year-old Amish boy Noah Kline is struck by a car as he walks alongside a dark country road late one night in Painters Mill. Seriously injured, he lapses into a coma. Initially, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder believes it’s a straightforward hit-and-run, a driver that panicked and fled. But evidence soon emerges that the incident wasn’t accidental at all - and Kate uncovers a story of teenage passion and jealousy that may have led to attempted murder.

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.

Un nuovo capitolo dell'appassionante saga gialla di Kate Burkholder, una delle detective più amate dai lettori di tutto il mondo. Painters Mill, Ohio. È in un motel di quella cittadina tranquilla che viene trovato il cadavere di Rachael Schwartz, una ragazza che da tempo non si faceva più vedere nei dintorni. Era una amish, ma si era ribellata alla comunità, ripudiando quella cultura e quei luoghi.

Der Tag des Gerichts ist gekommen - Der vierzehnte Band mit Polizei-Chefin Kate Burkholder von Spiegel-Bestseller-Autorin Linda Castillo. Auf einem Feld werden die Knochen des vor achtzehn Jahren verschwundenen Amisch-Bischofs Ananias Stoltzfus gefunden. Neben ihm liegt die Waffe von Jonas Bowman, mit der der umstrittene Geistliche gerichtet wurde. Die Polizei in Pennsylvania glaubt, in Bowman den Täter gefunden zu haben, aber die Ältesten der amischen Gemeinde können nicht an Jonas’ Schuld glauben und bitten Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder um Hilfe.

Aveva sempre saputo che sarebbero andati a cercarla. Sapeva anche che, malgrado tutto, non sarebbe stata pronta. Quando lavori nella polizia da un po', impari ad apprezzare le cose ordinarie. E in una cittadina come Painters Mill, Ohio - cinquemila anime, un terzo delle quali di religione Amish - è tutto molto ordinario. Salvo quando cade mezzo metro di neve e improvvisamente tutti danno i numeri. Sono solo le nove del mattino, e Kate Burkholder, capo della polizia, è già sul posto del quarto incidente...

Sie war eine rebellische junge Amisch-Frau. Besiegelte sie damit ihr Schicksal? Ein brutaler Mord in einem Motel schockiert ganz Painters Mill. Für Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder ist das Opfer keine Unbekannte. Rachael Schwartz war eine charmante, aber auch rebellische junge Frau, die der strengen Ordnung ihrer amischen Familie entfloh. Doch was nur wenige wissen: Rachael hütete ein dunkles Geheimnis. Eines, das auch der Mörder kennt.

Sie war eine rebellische junge Amisch-Frau. Besiegelte sie damit ihr Schicksal? Ein brutaler Mord in einem Motel schockiert ganz Painters Mill. Für Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder ist das Opfer keine Unbekannte. Rachael Schwartz war eine charmante, aber auch rebellische junge Frau, die der strengen Ordnung ihrer amischen Familie entfloh. Doch was nur wenige wissen: Rachael hütete ein dunkles Geheimnis. Eines, das auch der Mörder kennt.