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Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo

14 reviews

tayreads10's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. Wow. Wow. Kate Burkholder, former Amish, now Chief of Police in Painter's Mill comes face to face with her past... or does she? She and her team race the clock to solve the brutal murder before the serial killer takes his next victim. Really well written book and I'm definitely looking forward to reading the rest of the series!
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monicaloves2read's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have read some of this series, and not others, so I decided I would start with the 1st one in the Kate Burkholder Series and read them all in order.  This way I figure I will not skip one.

Kate Burkholder is the Police Chief of Planters Mill, Ohio.  She grew up Amish but moved to the English world at 17.  She has a secret she has kept since she was 14.  Now, there is a seial killer in town.  Will she have to reveal her secret, or will the killer be caught before then?

😊 Happy Reading 😊 

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luvbg1031's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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erowe749's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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bg_oseman_fan's review

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

it was a good pull style read. the story relies a bit too much on shocking depictions of the crimes than what i usually am into. i found the interplay between amish and “english” culture i interesting and wish that had been more of the focus. i also wasn’t into the procedural side of the story as much. it felt uninteresting and cliche at times
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slahlum's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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sdcalgirl's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A

4.5

I could not put this book down! This Criminal Minds-like thriller was insane
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aubreylynnmatt's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I guessed who the killer was, but over all this story kept me interested
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rott's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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sierrainstitches's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was almost great. The murders where terrifying, the writing about the bodies…. Yuck, lol. I let out a little gasp when I found out who the killer was. But the pacing felt inconsistent. And I did NOT understand the love interest development. It felt very out of character for both members, and the s*x scene was v cringey. I finished this book, picked up the next one, and the. Immediately realized I did not care at all what happened next. Which is a bummer since there are so many books in the series. 
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