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When a baby - only hours old - is discovered on the Amish bishop's front porch in Painter's Mill, Ohio, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to investigate. The newborn is swaddled in an Amish crib quilt, and the only other item found with the child is a hand-carved wood rattle, which Kate also recognizes as Amish.

Abgeschlachtete Tiere auf der Weide, ein Farmer, der an sein umgekipptes Fuhrwerk gefesselt fast erfriert: In Painters Mill häufen sich die Verbrechen...

Als das gleißende Scheinwerferlicht des entgegenkommenden Fahrzeugs sie blendet, bleibt ihnen nicht einmal mehr die Zeit, um zu schreien. Auf der regennassen Straße im ländlichen Ohio sterben in dieser Nacht drei Menschen. Ein amischer Vater und zwei seiner Kinder. Als Polizeichefin Kate Burkholder die traumatisierte Witwe trifft, kommen ihr erste Zweifel: Es ist eine Freundin aus Jugendtagen, deren Schönheit schon damals das Schlechte magisch anzog.

Sadie Miller wird vermisst, ein aufmüpfiger Amisch-Teenager aus Painters Mill. Ihre Familie ist verzweifelt, verbittet sich aber jede Einmischung von außen. Als Kate Burkholder, die Spezialistin für Amisch-Delikte, gerufen wird, ahnt sie Schlimmes.

Die verstümmelte Leiche der jungen Frau liegt auf einem schneebedeckten Feld. Ihr Mörder hat sie regelrecht abgeschlachtet und ihr eine römische Zahl in den Bauch geritzt. Fassungslos steht Kate Burkholder, die neue Polizeichefin im verschlafenen Painters Mill, Ohio, vor der grausig anmutenden Szenerie.

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.

An extraordinarily beautiful Amish woman, a dangerous femme fatale, is the central figure in Linda Castillo's Her Last Breath, a story that reveals a dark side of Painter's Mill and its seemingly perfect Amish world. A rainy night, an Amish father returning home with his three children, a speeding car hurtling toward them out of nowhere. What at first seems like a tragic, but routine car accident suddenly takes on a more sinister cast as evidence emerges that nothing about the crash is accidental.

Rumspringa is the time when Amish teens are allowed to experience life without the rules. It’s an exciting time of personal discovery and growth before committing to the church. But when a young teen disappears without a trace, the carefree fun comes to an abrupt and sinister end, and fear spreads through the community like a contagion.

Police Chief Kate Burkholder is called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a peaceful Amish farm. 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. 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.

In the quiet town of Painters Mill, an Amish family of seven has been found brutally murdered on their farm. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive, and no suspect. Formerly Amish herself, Kate is no stranger to secrets, but she can't get her mind around the senseless brutality of the crime. State agent John Tomasseti arrives on the scene to assist. He and Kate worked together on a previous case during which they began a tentative relationship, but each is wary of commitment. The disturbing details of this case will push them to their limits.

In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But 16 years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the realization that she no longer belonged with the Amish. Now, a wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as Chief of Police. She's certain she's come to terms with her past - until the first body is discovered in a snowy field.

Sono molti i segreti sussurrati di bocca in bocca a Painters Mill. Nelle case degli amish, in cui il tempo sembra essersi fermato e l'unica luce è quella delle lanterne a olio, ci sono cose che non devono essere dette ad alta voce. Mai. Lo sa bene Kate Burkholder, capo della polizia della piccola cittadina sprofondata nelle campagne dell'Ohio, un tempo amish lei stessa, prima che ogni cosa cambiasse nella sua vita. Ma il passato, per il comandante Burkholder, non è che un capitolo chiuso: Kate non crede nelle ferite aperte.

Joseph King, già noto alla comunità amish per il temperamento aggressivo e violento e per essere un abituale consumatore di droghe, è stato condannato all'ergastolo per aver brutalmente assassinato la moglie. Ma a due anni dalla condanna, King è evaso ed ora è minacciosamente diretto verso Painters Mill. Sarà il capo della polizia, Kate Burkholder, a occuparsi di questo caso, complicato dal sequestro dei cinque figli da parte di King che, armato e disperato, non ha nulla da perdere e potrebbe ucciderli. Per Kate, oltre tutto, l'indagine ha dei risvolti personali.

La terza raccolta degli audiolibri di Linda Castillo con protagonista Kate Burkholder riunisce i seguenti titoli: "Tracce dal passato", "Il segreto nascosto" e "Dopo la tempesta". "Tracce dal passato": Tutti a Painters Mill sanno che sulla fattoria degli Hochstetler aleggia un tragico mistero. Ma solo in pochi ricordano il terribile segreto tramandato dal sospiro del tempo, ora riemerso dalle viscere della terra per perseguitarli.

Nella tranquilla cittadina di Painters Mill, proprio davanti alla casa del pastore della comunità amish, è stata abbandonata una neonata. Anche gli amish, nonostante i loro rigidi princìpi religiosi, hanno qualche segreto da nascondere, ma il capo della polizia Kate Burkholder, con la sua esperienza di poliziotta, la sua profonda conoscenza del mondo amish e la sua sensibilità di donna, riuscirà a ricostruire la dolorosa verità. E dopo aver assicurato un futuro alla bambina, una nuova consapevolezza di sé e del proprio futuro prenderà piede dentro Kate.

La seconda raccolta degli audiolibri di Linda Castillo con protagonista Kate Burkholder riunisce i seguenti titoli: "Scomparsa", "Persa nel tempo" e "Il suo ultimo respiro".

La prima raccolta degli audiolibri di Linda Castillo con protagonista Kate Burkholder riunisce i seguenti titoli: "Costretta al silenzio", "La lunga notte" e "In un vicolo cieco".

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.

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? Als sie die fürchterliche Wahrheit aufdeckt, zweifelt sie zum ersten Mal an ihrem eigenen Glauben, an den Amischen, an der ganzen Welt.

Wer hasste den 18-jährigen Daniel Gingrich so sehr, dass er ihn bei lebendigem Leib verbrannte? Die Nachricht von der brennenden Scheune auf der Gingrich-Farm geht spät am Abend ein. Kate Burkholder macht sich sofort auf den Weg zu der weit außerhalb gelegenen Farm der amischen Familie. Was zunächst nach Brandstiftung aussieht, entpuppt sich nach dem Fund der männlichen Leiche als brutaler Mordfall. Die Ermittlungen führen Kate Burkholder in ein wahres Spinnengeflecht aus Lügen und Intrigen. Und kosten sie fast das Leben.