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Call Number: Mystery / Castillo, Linda, Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Castillo, Linda
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Mystery / Castillo, Linda	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Castillo, Linda	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"Chief of Police Kate Burkholder's past comes back to haunt her when she receives a call from Amish widower Adam Lengacher. While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, he discovered a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. Kate arrives at his farm and is shocked to discover the driver is a woman she hasn't seen in ten years: fellow cop Gina Colorosa. Ten years ago, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy, graduating together as rookies with the Columbus Division of Police. But the reunion takes an ominous turn when Kate learns Gina is wanted for killing an undercover officer. Gina claims she's innocent, that she was framed by corrupt officers who want her gone because she was about to turn them in for wrongdoing. Kate calls upon state agent John Tomasetti for help and with a blizzard bearing down, they delve into the incident. But no one wants to talk about what happened the night Gina allegedly gunned down a fellow cop. Even Tomasetti is stonewalled, his superior telling him in no uncertain terms to back off. With whisperings of corruption and the threat of rogue cops seeking revenge, Kate and Gina hunker down at Adam Lengacher's farm. As Kate gets closer to the truth, a killer lies in wait. When violence strikes, Kate must confront a reality that changes everything she thought she knew not only about friendship, but the institution to which she's devoted her life"--Provided by publisher.

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Good series submitted by sara on August 25, 2020, 1:55pm Another good read in the Amish mystery series. The only thing I didn't like about the book was the cover art- an Amish woman looking away. There was no Amish woman as a major character in the story.

Switching It Up submitted by BookNerd on July 2, 2022, 1:39pm In this series entry, life on an Amish farm provides the background texture for an all-English drama.

An old colleague of Kate Burkholder is trapped at an Amish farm by a blizzard while trying to reach Painters Creek. The widowed farmer and his three kids go about their daily chores as the story tension builds.

Corrupt cops and complicated relationships provide the thrills.