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Linda Castillo

(b.1960)

Linda Castillo is the New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Burkholder series, including Sworn to Silence and Gone Missing, crime thrillers set in Amish country. Sworn to Silence was recently adapted into a Lifetime original movie titled An Amish Murder starring Neve Campbell as Kate Burkholder.

Castillo is the recipient of numerous industry awards, including the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence and the Holt Medallion, and she received a nomination for the Rita. In addition to writing, Castillo’s other passion is horses, particularly her appaloosa George. She lives in Texas with her husband and is currently at work on her next novel.

Awards: Edgar (2024) see all

Genres: Mystery, Romantic Suspense

New and upcoming books

July 2025

Rage
(Kate Burkholder, book 17)

Series

High Country Heroes
   1. A Hero to Hold (2001)
   2. Just a Little Bit Dangerous (2002)
   3. A Cry in the Night (2002)

Operation: Midnight
   1. Midnight Tango (2005)
     aka Operation: Midnight Tango
   2. Midnight Escape (2005)
     aka Operation: Midnight Escape
   3. Midnight Guardian (2006)
     aka Operation: Midnight Guardian
   4. Operation: Midnight Rendezvous (2006)
   5. Midnight Cowboy (2007)
     aka Operation: Midnight Cowboy

Kate Burkholder
   1. Sworn to Silence (2009)
   2. Pray for Silence (2010)
   3. Breaking Silence (2011)
   4. Gone Missing (2012)
   4.5. Long Lost (2013)
   5. Her Last Breath (2013)
   6. The Dead Will Tell (2014)
   6.5. A Hidden Secret (2015)
   7. After the Storm (2015)
   7.5. Seeds of Deception (2016)
   8. Among the Wicked (2016)
   Kate Burkholder: Three Novellas (2016)
   8.5. Only the Lucky (2017)
   9. Down a Dark Road (2017)
   9.5. In Dark Company (2018)
   10. A Gathering of Secrets (2018)
   10.5. In Plain Sight (2019)
   11. Shamed (2019)
   11.5. The Pact (2020)
   12. Outsider (2020)
   A Simple Murder (2021)
   12.5. Disappeared (2021)
   13. Fallen (2021)
   13.5. Blood Moon (2022)
   14. The Hidden One (2022)
   14.5. Hallowed Ground (2023)
   15. An Evil Heart (2023)
   15.5. Dark Storm Rising (2024)
   16. The Burning (2024)
   17. Rage (2025)

Novels

   Lay Down the Law (2001)
     aka Cops And...Lovers?
   The Perfect Victim (2002)
   The Shadow Side (2003)
   Midnight Run (2003)
   Fade to Red (2004)
   Depth Perception (2005)
   Dead Reckoning (2005)
   A Whisper in the Dark (2006)
   Overkill (2007)
   In the Dead of Night (2007)

Series contributed to

Expectantly Yours
3. Remember the Night (2000)

Family Secrets
   14. Uncharted Waters (2003)
   The Secret Encounter (2003)
     aka The Phoenix Encounter

Safe Haven
50. Midnight Tango (2005)
aka Operation: Midnight Tango

Lights Out
2. Safe Before Dawn (2007)
aka A Baby Before Dawn

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Linda Castillo

Suspense Magazine July 2011 (2011)
(Suspense Magazine)
edited by
John Raab

Awards

2024 Edgar Award for Best Short Story : Hallowed Ground

Award nominations

2014 ITW Award for Best Hardcover Novel (nominee) : Her Last Breath

Linda Castillo recommends

Off the Air (2024)
Christina Estes
"A full-throttle fun mystery with all the dangerous undercurrents readers expect and love. . . once you start this fun and thrilling debut, you will not put it down until the end-guaranteed!"

An American in Scotland (2023)
(Scottish Isle Mystery, book 1)
Lucy Connelly
"The quintessential cozy mystery. Lucy Connelly knows her stuff!"

Her New Story (2021)
Laura Bradford
"Women's fiction at its finest."

Red Zone (2020)
(Calvin Watters Mystery, book 3)
Luke Murphy
"Luke Murphy ramps up the thrill factor with Red Zone."

Death in the Covenant (2019)
(Abish Taylor Mystery, book 2)
D A Bartley
"Razor sharp."

The Nowhere Child (2019)
Christian White
"The Nowhere Child is pure dynamite. The high concept premise grabbed me from the first page and refused to let me go until I finished. You may try to read it slowly, so you can savor every single word, but the story is so all-encompassing--the need to know what happens next so urgent--you'll forget all about savoring and find yourself tearing through the pages as fast as your fingers can manage. You do not want to miss this book!"

The Last Thing She Ever Did (2018)
Gregg Olsen
"With The Last Thing She Ever Did, Gregg Olsen delivers an edgy, tension-filled, roller-coaster ride of a novel that will thrill and devastate in equal measure."

A-List (2017)
(Jake Longly, book 2)
D P Lyle
"Wisecracking private eye Jake Longly and his entourage return with D.P. Lyle's A-List, a fun and suspenseful mystery that takes readers on a white-knuckle trip to The Big Easy."

Dark River Rising (2017)
(Wallace Hartman Mystery, book 1)
Roger Johns
"Roger Johns paints a beautiful and dangerous picture of Baton Rouge. . . . Dark River Rising is crime fiction at its finest, a fascinating blend of atmosphere, a compelling mystery and a protagonist you won't soon forget."

The Wild Inside (2015)
(Glacier Mystery, book 1)
Christine Carbo
"An intense and thoroughly enjoyable thrill ride. Christine Carbo's literary voice echoes with her love of nature, her knowledge of its brutality, and the wild and beautiful locale of Montana. The Wild Inside is a tour de force of suspense that will leave you breathlessly turning the pages late into the night."

Winter at the Door (2015)
(Lizzie Snow Mystery, book 1)
Sarah Graves
"Fast and dangerous, an extraordinarily entertaining read, Winter at the Door grabbed me from the thrilling first page. Sarah Graves paints a vivid picture of remote Bearkill, Maine. She’s created a likeable, endearing heroine in Lizzie Snow, who’s everything you could want in a cop hero: quirky and fun and fallible, but when the chips are down you know she’s got your back. I’ve no doubt Snow will quickly become a reader favorite."

The Good Daughter (2012)
(Vista Security, book 1)
Diana Layne
"Diana Layne delivers classic suspense... fresh and impossible to put down."

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