The Burning by Linda Casitillo is the 16th novel in the Kate Burkholder police procedural series. The reader is plunged immediately into the action as a former Amish man is burned alive by an unknown assailant as an apparent punishment for some unidentified transgressions. Police Chief Burkholder, her now husband and BCI Agent John Tomasetti, and Kate's small police force must uncover secrets about the victim that the Amish would prefer to keep hidden in order to determine who committed such a brutal crime. The case becomes personal when Kate's brother becomes a suspect.
The Kate Burkholder series remains of remarkably high quality even after 16 novels and numerous novellas and short stories. Those who have read the entire series will recognize some recurring formulas: Kate goes off by herself and almost gets killed (she really could use some funding for additional deputies), there is a tense conversation with the bishop, and Kate and John struggle with emotional intimacy. Nonetheless, I have read and will continue to read every entry of this consistently excellent series.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an eGalley of this book. The thoughts and opinions shared in this review are my own.
The Kate Burkholder series remains of remarkably high quality even after 16 novels and numerous novellas and short stories. Those who have read the entire series will recognize some recurring formulas: Kate goes off by herself and almost gets killed (she really could use some funding for additional deputies), there is a tense conversation with the bishop, and Kate and John struggle with emotional intimacy. Nonetheless, I have read and will continue to read every entry of this consistently excellent series.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an eGalley of this book. The thoughts and opinions shared in this review are my own.
This is the 16th book of the Kate Burkholder series. Kate is called away to an urgent midnight call of a suspicious fire in the woods. She discovers a charred body. It is an Amish man named Milan Swanz. He was chained to a stake and burned alive. Kate will have to dig into the Amish history in order to solve the case of the Anabaptist and some of their early rituals and beliefs. Kate finds her brother's involvement. Kate's own life is threatened and Thomasetti is protecting Kate form herself as she puts her own life in dangerous places at times. This is a great installment and I am looking forward to the next book in the series. If you like danger mixed with your thrillers then you would love this book. Highly recommended!
