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publishing info
306 pgs.
adult murder mystery
Finished 9/30/2016
Goodreads rating: 4.21 - 3496 ratings
My rating: 2.5
Setting: Contemporary winter in rural upstate New York
First line/s: "Dusk arrives early and without fanfare in northeastern Ohio in late January."
My comments: To tell the truth, I was a little disappointed with this one....first reaction is that it was short and simplistic. I didn't end up with the same feeling I usually have when I finish one of Linda Castillo's novels. It was very predictable, the surprises weren't really surprises. I'm left with the same feeling that I have when I finish one of her short stories about Kate - this felt more like a short story, it left me wanting more. However, this doesn't mean I won't be holding my breath for number nine!
Goodreads synopsis: 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.
Kate's long time love interest, State Agent John Tomasetti, is dead set against her taking on such an unorthodox assignment, knowing she'll have limited communication - and even less in the way of backup. But Kate can't turn her back, especially when the rumor mill boils with disturbing accounts of children in danger. She travels to New York where she's briefed and assumes her new identity as a lone widow seeking a new life.
Kate infiltrates the community and goes deep under cover. In the coming days, she unearths a world built on secrets, a series of shocking crimes, and herself, alone... trapped in a fight for her life.
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