GONE
MISSING is the fourth book in the Chief of Police
Kate Burkholder series. A complex series that should be read in order and one
that once again finds deep rooted evil hiding behind the pastoral beauty of
Ohio’s Amish country. Long before she was Police of Chief of Painters Mill,
Kate knew first hand that evil was present and could do horrible things. She
knows that a missing child could mean several very bad things.
Agent John Tomasetti with the Ohio Bureau of
Criminal Identification and Investigation also knows what evil can do from
direct personal experience. He knows what it usually means when a child goes
missing. Tomasetti also knows that when
the missing kids are Amish, he needs Kate’s help.
This two missing kids are not the only ones. As
Burkholder and Tomasetti work to keep their relationship secret and stop the
abductions, a nightmare is continuing to unfold for the missing and their
families. Because of the secrecy of the Amish, the nightmare has been going on
for years and only now is starting to come to light.
This latest in the series from Texas author Linda
Castillo is another hard hitting mystery featuring a complex case, depravity at
its worst, and the ongoing complex relationship between Burkholder and
Tomasetti. These characters have been fleshed out in great detail over the
preceding three books which leads to an obvious turning point in their relationship.
That detail as well as the current ever widening case is handled well and with
a skillful touch.
This has been a powerful series since it began with Sworn to Silence. While Texas author Linda Castillo may have stepped away
from the “silence” aspect of her titles, everything else readers of this series
know and love remains fully present. Furthermore, this book continues the slow
evolution of the Kate Burkholder character as she begins to feel a little more
confident not just in her job, but as a woman who can have a real and positive relationship
with a man. The bottom line is GONE MISSING is a complex, often very
dark and extremely graphic mystery, that pulls no punches and will mess with
your mind long after the last page.
Gone
Missing
Linda
Castillo
Minotaur
Books (St. Martin’s Publishing Group)
2012
ISBN#
978-0-312-65856-4
Hardback
277
Pages
$24.99
Material supplied by the good folks
of the Plano Texas Public Library System. Again this year the summer reading
challenge for adults and kids is now underway. For more information go to
Kevin R. Tipple © 2012
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4 comments:
Terrific review, Kevin. Love this series, and was interested in reading what you thought. Thanks!
Thank you, Lesa. I too love this series.
Great review! "Gone Missing" is definitely going on my TBR list!
Thank you, Patricia. I hope you like the book as much as I did. You could read it as a stand alone, but will get much more out of it if you have read the earlier ones in the series.
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