I've complained about Kate not taking backup when she goes into dangerous situations.

Her nose should be sitting flat on her face by now, as it's been smashed so many times that I'm not sure how she is still able to breath.

Especially since Kate incurs horrendous injuries in each book but seems to shake them off as if nothing happened, only to do it all over again in the next book. With the lack of continuity, these books might work better as stand alones. She manages to forget any relationship progress or conversations she's had with her now live in lover, John, or that Pickles was 76 years old in a previous book but now seems to have Dorian Grey-ed to just turning 75 in this book. Not only does Kate not learn anything from her past mistakes, thus repeating them over and over again, she seems to remember almost nothing at all from past books. trapped in a fight for her life.īy Linda Castillo, Kathleen McInerney (Narrator )Īs a friend of mine, Jonetta, mentioned, each book in the Kate Burkholder series is like Groundhog Day. In the coming days, she unearths a world built on secrets, a series of shocking crimes, and herself, alone. Kate infiltrates the community and goes deep under cover. She travels to New York where she's briefed and assumes her new identity as a lone widow seeking a new life. But Kate can't turn her back, especially when the rumor mill boils with disturbing accounts of children in danger. 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. 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. 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.

Among the wicked by linda castillo