Seeds of Deception, Linda Castillo
Seeds of Deception, Linda Castillo
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Seeds of Deception
A Kate Burkholder Short Story

Author: Linda Castillo

Narrator: Kathleen McInerney

Unabridged: 1 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/06/2016


Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of THE DEAD WILL TELL comes a new short story offering a glimpse into Chief of Police Kate Burkholder's past and her Amish roots.
It's autumn in Painter's Mill, and fourteen year old Katie Burkholder has been tasked with picking apples in Zimmerman’s Orchard with her brother. It’s just another day filled with chores—until her best friend Mattie arrives to help. Somehow, boredom transforms into fun and games whenever the girls are together. The innocent fun comes to an end when Billy Marquardt and his gang of friends interrupts. Katie is no prude, but she knows better than to associate with the older English boys, especially since they’re known troublemakers. Mattie has no such compunction. Thumbing her nose at the Ordnung and all of the Amish rules, she disappears into the old barn with Billy.

Moments later, the Zimmerman’s barn is consumed by fire. Katie suspects Billy had something to do with the blaze, but he denies it. When the facts don’t add up, Katie begins her own investigation—and she doesn’t like what she finds. Will her friendship with Mattie survive the truth?

About Linda Castillo

American author, and Ohio born, Linda Castillo, chose the thriller genre as the style of her novels. She penned her first novel at the age of thirteen. A bit surprising, Castillo chose Ohio Amish country as the setting for her debut novel, "Sworn to Silence", which began her Kate Burkeholder series. She then added some romance and romantic thriller novels.

Castillo has had thirty books published by three different New York publishing houses. Her books have won her several awards, including the prestigious Rita award. She has also been on the NYT best seller's lists and the USA Today lists as well as recognized internationally.

Castillo enjoys trail riding and barrel racing in her free time. She lives with her husband and pets in Texas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonetta on October 07, 2021

We go back in time when Kate Burkholder was 14-years old, living Amish in Painter’s Mill. She and brother Jacob are picking apples in Zimmerman’s Orchard when her best friend Mattie Erb shows up to help. Soon after, while Jacob is elsewhere in the Orchard, they’re joined by Billy Marquardt and his b......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on October 14, 2021

This short story takes the reader back to Kate's past when she was fourteen, gives a glimpse of her friendship with best friend, Mattie and a crime that leaves her with a troubled conscious. The title is very appropriate as we see Kate's blindness and trust in regards to Mattie, even as she also dem......more

Goodreads review by Heather Adores Books on March 11, 2024

2.5⭐ Genre ~ crime fiction Series ~ Kate Burkholder #7.5 Others in the series ~ #1-16 + 0.5's Setting ~ Ohio Publication date ~ May 31, 2016 Est page Count ~ 65 Audio length ~ 1 hour and 30 minutes Narrator ~ Kathleen McInerney POV ~ single 1st A short review for a short story that follows 14 year old, Kate,......more