Shamed by Linda Castillo is the 11th book in the Kate Burkholder series. Kate Burkholder is Chief of Police in the town of Painter’s Mill, Ohio. Chief Burkholder was raised Amish but left the life when she was 18. Her early years serve her well as she bridges the differences between the large local Amish community and the non-Amish. In this latest installment, Chief Burkholder and her team race against the clock to find a missing Amish girl.During a routine patrol of the area, Chief Burkholder comes across an unoccupied buggy at an abandoned farmhouse. As she makes her way onto the property, a young girl covered in blood and obviously traumatized runs toward her screaming that her grandmother has been killed. Kate soon discovers that the girl’s sister is missing and she fears the worst – that the person who killed the girl’s grandmother abducted her sister.
Knowing that the longer the child is missing, the more likely she will be harmed, Kate begins by interrogating those closest to the missing girl. Although family and friends cooperate and are obviously hoping for the child’s safe return, Kate can’t help but notice that almost everyone seems to be holding back. Soon, she discovers that there are long-held secrets spanning many years that must be uncovered in order to bring the girl home…but can she do it in time?
The suspense in the story is strong as each chapter opens with a notation as to the hours the girl has been missing. The reader can feel Kate’s anxiety increase with each passing hour and dead-end lead. Then, when she discovers what has been withheld, it leads her to question the Amish faith and way of life she thought she knew as well as her own feelings in the matter.
Rating: 4 stars
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