Kate Burkholder, Chief of Police of Painters Mill, Ohio, is back
in Shamed:
A Novel of Suspense and dealing with a murder and subsequent nightmare
of a missing child. The old Schattenbaum place hasn’t been lived in since the flood
of 1969 damn near took everything. Before the flood, as a child, Mary Yolder
was out there all the time. She still comes back to wander the abandoned
property in order to cut flowers and harvest the walnuts that fall from nearly
a dozen trees. These days Mary Yolder is a widow, sixty years old, and
grandmother and she keeps the collecting of walnuts tradition going with her
grandkids. On this day she is out there with her five year old granddaughter,
Annie, and her seven year old sister, Elise.
Long before the day is done, Mary Yolder is dead by the work of an
angry and vicious killer and Elise has been taken by that same person. Annie is
left behind, badly traumatized, and of little help to Chief Burkholder or to
her sister.
A kidnapping is always difficult to deal with, but especially in
the Amish community where privacy is highly valued. The family is a respected
pillar of the community, but it seems pretty clear as the initial hours pass, that
they are keeping secrets. Secrets that may or may not have a role in the
horrific crimes that have rocked everyone in the area.
Shamed is the latest in the long running mystery series that began many
years ago with Sworn
to Silence. The latest read is another solidly good read. It is
also one that could be read by readers new to the series as the references to
earlier cases are kept to a minimum. For those of us old hands at this great
series, author Linda Castillo weaves another tale of mystery and intrigue and
does so with all the usual series regulars and a few new folks one is glad to
meet. Shamed is another good book in
a great series and well worth your time.
For another take on
the book, make sure you read Lesa Holstine’s review
from July.
Shamed: A Novel of Suspense
Linda Castillo
Minotaur Books (St. Martin’s Publishing Group)
July 2019
Hardback (also available in audio and eBook formats)
304 Pages
$26.99
Material supplied
by the good folks of the Dallas Public Library System. My library copy came
from the Forest Green Branch.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2019
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4 comments:
Another terrific book in this series. I'm always happy to see your reviews. Thanks for linking and the comment, Kevin!
Thank you, Lesa.
Reblogging on Buried Under Books on Monday---
https://cncbooksblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/19/review-shamed-a-novel-of-suspense-by-linda-castillo/
Way cool! Thank you!
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