Kate left the Amish community, but her personal knowledge of the people and their customs makes her remarkably suited to her role in law enforcement in an area where the Amish live and flourish.
When Joseph King, sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife, escapes--Kate finds herself troubled my memories of the boy Joseph was and their childhood friendship. Joseph always denied killing his wife, but few believed him, certainly not the jury that convicted him.
Joseph kidnaps his five children, and in an effort to talk him down, Kate discovers that she has some serious questions about whether or not Joseph killed his wife. When the Swat team kills Joseph, Kate decides that she needs answers to her questions about Joseph's guilt and begins to dig into the events of eight years ago.
An absorbing book for several reasons including a well-crafted plot populated with interesting and well-drawn characters. I will enjoy going back to pick up previous books in this series!
Read in April; blog post scheduled for June 18
NetGalley/St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books
Police Procedural. July 11, 2017. Print version: 320 pages.
I've read the whole series and can highly recommend it to most readers! I'm still awaiting this one though, so I just skimmed your review. I see by the last sentence that you enjoyed it. Kate is a good character who could've, and thankfully wasn't, made too sappy or sentimental.
ReplyDelete:) I know I'm late to this series, but I intend to catch up!
DeleteI've not read anything by this author and this sounds like a great series considering you'll pick up its previous books.
ReplyDeleteI've seen it recommended by some of our favorite bloggers, but this is the first time I've read one of Castillo's books. My thanks to NG for the opportunity. :)
DeleteI love this series! I have this one one hold at my library and am impatiently waiting for it to come in so that I can read it, too. :)
ReplyDeleteI've probably read some of your reviews of this series, Lark. I know Kay has also spoken highly of it. It took a while, but I'm now in the official fan club. ;o
DeleteI've listed to one of the books in this series and unfortunately didn't get a chance to finish it before it was due back at the library but I was really enjoying the characters! I think there are quite a lot in this series right? I need to check it out from the beginning. Glad to hear you really enjoyed this one!
ReplyDeleteYes, there are quite a few--a good thing for me! It was definitely not the "cozy" I thought it might be. It takes so long to listen to books, doesn't it? I get impatient!
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