An Evil Heart

By Linda Castillo

Book Overview

2024 SUE GRAFTON MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER

Kate Burkholder investigates a young Amish man's brutal death in this gripping installment of Linda Castillo's bestselling series.

On a crisp autumn day in Painters Mill, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder responds to a call to discover a victim violently killed with a crossbow. Aden Karn was just twenty years old, well liked, and from an upstanding Amish family. Who would commit such a heinous crime against a young man whose life was just beginning?

As Kate delves into Karn's past, she begins to hear whispers about a darker side. What if Aden Karn wasn't the wholesome young man everyone admired? The case spirals out of control when an Amish woman comes forward with a horrific story that pits Kate against a dangerous and unexpected opponent.

When the awful truth is finally uncovered, Kate must come face to face with the terrible consequences of a life lived in all the wrong places.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250781108
• ISBN13: 9781250781109
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding, As Usual

I look forward to each and every single Kate Burkholder installment, and I have read them all. Once again Linda Castillo delivered a story that grabbed my attention from the first and wouldn't let me go. Just when I think she can't outdo the previous installment she surprises me yet again. Great read. For anyone who hasn't read the Kate Burkholder series, do yourself a favor and start with Book #1 and read all the way through. You will not be sorry that you did.

Mystery

This is an Amish Mystery/Thriller, and this is the 15th book in the Kate Burkholder series. I have read and reviewed most of the other books in this series before picking up this book, but I do feel you can read this book as a standalone without any problems. I really love this series and the characters in this series. This book kept me on the edge of my seat because there was just so much going on. You get Tomasetti and Kate's planning their wedding throughout this book, and while they are planning their wedding Kate is trying to figured out what is going on and Tomasetti is fighting his own issues. This book is action packed, fast paced, suspenseful, and gripping. I loved all the action mixed with the family drama going on. Great Read. I enjoyed the narrator of this book's audiobook. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.