Genre: Novel
Grade A-/B+
Notable People: Linda Castillo
Title: Sworn to Silence
Review: This is one of three published volumes in a relatively new series by this Texas author who has zoomed in on Kate Burkholder, the fictional Chief of Police of the fictional town of Painters Mill, Ohio…..a bastion of the Amish country. Kate is former Amish raised child, who broke away from the church, lived the wild life in Columbus before joining the police force, and eventually returned to her home town as police chief. The book is a fascinating story of serial murders in this quiet Amish community, set against the backdrop of small town politics, the unique Amish culture an way of life, and the demons of two polar opposite characters. It’s a good yarn, though I thought there was something missing in the development of the charters and it had some lack of believability at times. Nevertheless, hard not to get caught up in. The book was made into a TV movie on Lifetime…which it seemed very well suited for.