Author: Linda Castillo
Published: July 6th 2021 by Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Genre: Police Procedural
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for an opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: Kate Burkholder #13
First Sentence: She knew coming back after so many years would be difficult, especially when she’d left so much hurt behind when she departed.
From the Publisher: When a young woman is found murdered in a Painters Mill motel, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is shocked to discover she once knew the victim. Rachael Schwartz was a charming but troubled Amish girl who left the fold years ago and fled Painters Mill. Why was she back in town? And who would kill her so brutally?
Kate remembers Rachael as the only girl who was as bad at being Amish as Kate was—and those parallels dog her. But the more Kate learns about Rachael's life, the more she's convinced that her dubious reputation was deserved. As a child, Rachael was a rowdy rulebreaker whose decision to leave devastated her parents and best friend. As an adult, she was charismatic and beautiful, a rabble-rouser with a keen eye for opportunity no matter who got in her way. Her no-holds-barred lifestyle earned her a lot of love and enemies aplenty—both English and Amish.
As the case heats to a fever pitch and long-buried secrets resurface, a killer haunts Painters Mill. Someone doesn’t want Rachael’s past—or the mysteries she took with her to the grave—coming to light. As Kate digs deeper, violence strikes again, this time hitting close to home. Will Kate uncover the truth and bring a murderer to justice? Or will a killer bent on protecting a terrible past stop her once and for all—and let the fallen be forgotten? (Macmillan)
My Opinion: There is always a twist. When you think you have it all figured out, and you may have early on, Linda Castillo will hit you with one final part that knocks the breath out of you. This book branches off when the author talks of inherited psychological traits, which I don’t know are real or just a plotline, but used in a fascinating way to bring cohesion to the story.
Fallen has just enough rabbit holes and side stories to keep the reader engaged, and while the same cast of Painters Mill Police Department makes their appearance, there is a new depth when it comes to how they look out for each other.
Be warned, there are a few triggers in this book, and those who are sensitive to storylines involving assault or gory beatings should be aware.
From the Publisher: When a young woman is found murdered in a Painters Mill motel, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is shocked to discover she once knew the victim. Rachael Schwartz was a charming but troubled Amish girl who left the fold years ago and fled Painters Mill. Why was she back in town? And who would kill her so brutally?
Kate remembers Rachael as the only girl who was as bad at being Amish as Kate was—and those parallels dog her. But the more Kate learns about Rachael's life, the more she's convinced that her dubious reputation was deserved. As a child, Rachael was a rowdy rulebreaker whose decision to leave devastated her parents and best friend. As an adult, she was charismatic and beautiful, a rabble-rouser with a keen eye for opportunity no matter who got in her way. Her no-holds-barred lifestyle earned her a lot of love and enemies aplenty—both English and Amish.
As the case heats to a fever pitch and long-buried secrets resurface, a killer haunts Painters Mill. Someone doesn’t want Rachael’s past—or the mysteries she took with her to the grave—coming to light. As Kate digs deeper, violence strikes again, this time hitting close to home. Will Kate uncover the truth and bring a murderer to justice? Or will a killer bent on protecting a terrible past stop her once and for all—and let the fallen be forgotten? (Macmillan)
My Opinion: There is always a twist. When you think you have it all figured out, and you may have early on, Linda Castillo will hit you with one final part that knocks the breath out of you. This book branches off when the author talks of inherited psychological traits, which I don’t know are real or just a plotline, but used in a fascinating way to bring cohesion to the story.
Fallen has just enough rabbit holes and side stories to keep the reader engaged, and while the same cast of Painters Mill Police Department makes their appearance, there is a new depth when it comes to how they look out for each other.
Be warned, there are a few triggers in this book, and those who are sensitive to storylines involving assault or gory beatings should be aware.
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