Genre: Book
Grade: B+
Notable People: Linda Castillo
Title: Down a Dark Road
Review: The ninth in the Kate Burkholder Amish mystery series is quite the tale. As usual, set in the fictional town of Painters Mill in Holmes County (very real) in Ohio Amish territory, this one went a bit too far on the drama side for me. Lord, how much bad shit can happen in one Amish community…and to one very small town Chief of Police? That said, it is exceedingly well written, the characters are rich and Castillo (who lives in Texas) knows the Amish country and culture really well. It does appear that the Amish have a lot more dirty secrets than one might imagine????? Not the best of this series…but I must admit I read 300 pages in four days…so can’t pan it either.