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Kate Burkholder Books in Order

by Linda CastilloMystery, Thriller & Suspense

17 books so far (book 18 is due July 13, 2027) and 9 novellas. They run from Sworn to Silence (2009) to Rage (2025). Rated 4.5 across 13,526 listener reviews.

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The Betrayed

Book 18 · out July 13, 2027 · preorder now

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Reading order

  1. Sworn to Silence

    Book 1 2009 4.3 (1.6k)

    Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie An Amish Murder Sworn to Silence is the first in Linda Castillo's New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series. A killer is preying on sacred ground....

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  2. Pray for Silence

    Book 2 2010 4.4 (1.2k)

    The New York Times bestselling author of Sworn to Silence delivers an electrifying thriller—Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must confront a dark evil to solve the mysterious murders of an entire Amish family In the quiet town of Painters…

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  3. Breaking Silence

    Book 3 2011 4.5 (834)

    The New York Times bestselling series hailed as "gripping" (People magazine) and "compelling" (USA Today) returns with Police Chief Kate Burkholder called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a peaceful Amish farm.

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  4. Gone Missing

    Book 4 2012 4.6 (621)

    Linda Castillo's bestselling series has been called "gripping" [People] and "impossible to put down" [Bookpage] and the "teeth chattering suspense" [USA Today] continues with GONE MISSING—a deeply chilling novel about a rite of passage…

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  5. Long Lost

    Novella 4.5 2013 4.6 (191)

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  6. Her Last Breath

    Book 5 2013 4.6 (748)

    An extraordinarily beautiful Amish woman, a dangerous femme fatale, is the central figure in Linda Castillo's Her Last Breath, a story that reveals a dark side of Painters Mill and its seemingly perfect Amish world.

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  7. The Dead Will Tell

    Book 6 2014 4.6 (730)

    Everyone in Painters Mill knows the abandoned Hochstetler farm is haunted. But only a handful of the residents remember the terrible secrets lost in the muted/hushed whispers of time—and now death is stalking them, seemingly from the…

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  8. A Hidden Secret

    Novella 6.5 2015 4.5 (367)

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  9. After the Storm

    Book 7 2015 4.6 (764)

    In this electrifying thriller by New York Times bestseller Linda Castillo, Kate Burkholder must uncover a family's long-hidden past to solve a brutal murder When a tornado tears through Painters Mill and unearths human remains, Chief of…

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  10. Seeds of Deception

    Novella 7.5 2016 4.5 (112)

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  11. Among the Wicked

    Book 8 2016 4.6 (911)

    Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff's department in rural, upstate New York to assist on a developing situation that involves a reclusive Amish settlement and the death of a young girl.

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  12. Down a Dark Road

    Book 9 2017 4.6 (745)

    This program is read by series narrator Kathleen McInerney. "McInerney's masterly technique makes aural sense of the plain and kind Amish people bewildered by the violence, thuggery, and corruption that have come among them.

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  13. A Gathering of Secrets

    Book 10 2018 4.6 (763)

    A deadly fire exposes the dark side...

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  14. In Plain Sight

    Novella 10.5 2019 4.7 (164)

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  15. Shamed

    Book 11 2019 4.6 (791)

    In this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo, a devastating murder exposes an Amish family’s tortured past.

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  16. The Pact

    Novella 11.5 2020 4.7 (155)

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  17. Outsider

    Book 12 2020 4.6 (606)

    Linda Castillo follows her instant New York Times bestseller, Shamed, with Outsider, an electrifying thriller about a woman on the run hiding among the Amish.

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  18. Disappeared

    Novella 12.5 2021 4.6 (126)

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  19. Fallen

    Book 13 2021 4.7 (477)

    This program includes a bonus conversation with the author. In New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo’s new thriller Fallen, a rebellious Amish woman leaves the Plain life, but the secrets she takes with her will lead Chief of…

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  20. Blood Moon

    Novella 13.5 2022 4.6 (92)

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  21. The Hidden One

    Book 14 2022 4.8 (593)

    Reading Frenzy on The Hidden One This program is read by longtime series and award-winning narrator, Kathleen McInerney. The...

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  22. Hallowed Ground

    Novella 14.5 2023 4.3 (34)

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  23. An Evil Heart

    Book 15 2023 4.6 (259)

    This program is read by longtime series narrator, Kathleen McInerney. "An exceptionally engaging audiobook, delivered by a masterful narrator.” —AudioFile on A Simple Murder Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates the brutal death of…

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  24. Dark Storm Rising

    Novella 15.5 2024 4.6 (60)

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  25. The Burning

    Book 16 2024 4.7 (266)

    Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter of early Amish history in this next riveting...

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  26. Rage

    Book 17 2025 4.6 (244)

    In this gripping installment of the Edgar Award–winning series, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a brutal double murder that takes her into the dark underbelly...

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  27. The Betrayed

    Book 18 Out July 13, 2027

    In the next thrilling installment of Linda Castillo’s Edgar-Award winning series, Chief-of-Police Kate Burkholder investigates a string of targeted attacks on a beloved Amish wife and mother.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Kate Burkholder is also the best order to read them in. Novellas and short stories sit between the novels they follow, numbered the way the publisher numbers them (4.5 comes after book 4). They are optional — you can skip them without missing the main story. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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