About the author:
\nLinda Castillo \;is the author of the \;New York Tim es \;and \;USA Today \;bestselling Kate Burkhold er mystery series\, set in the world of the Amish. The first book\, \; Sworn to Silence\, was adapted into a Lifetime original movie tit led \;An Amish Murder \;starring Neve Campbell as Kate Bu rkholder. Critically acclaimed as &ldquo\;the master of the genre&rdquo\; (People \;magazine)\, Castillo is the recipient of numerous i ndustry awards including an Edgar Award\, the Sue Grafton Memorial Award\, a nomination by the International Thriller Writers for Best Hardcover\, a nomination for an Audie Award for best mystery audiobook\, and an appeara nce on the Boston Globe&rsquo\;s shortlist for best crime novel. Her books have sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide.
\nIn addition to writing\, Castillo&rsquo\;s other passion is horses. She lives in Texa s with her husband and a menagerie of animals\, and is currently at work o n her next book.
\nFor the first time in print\, A Dark Path is a collection of five short stories in the Edgar awar d-winning Kate Burkholder series\, plus one new\, never-before-published s tory.
\nWhen two young boys don&rsquo\;t return home from an innocen t afternoon of fishing\, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must track them d own before the first winter storm of the season bears down on Painters Mil l in "The Pact".
\nIn "Disappeared"\, Kate races against the clock t o find a two-year-old who has vanished during a violent thunderstorm. Was the little boy swept away in the rising creek waters? Or is his disappeara nce even more sinister?
\nIn "Blood Moon"\, a man is brutally attack ed by a large beast in the woods. Throughout the night\, reports of simila r incidents escalate and Kate must confront the creature terrorizing the t own before violence tips over into tragedy.
\nWhen a family dog brin gs home a human bone\, Kate finds herself on a desperate search for answer s to end the macabre rumors and ghost stories inundating Painters Mill in the Edgar award-winning short story "Hallowed Ground".
\nIn "Dark St orm Rising"\, Kate must brave a dangerous blizzard to save an elderly Amis h woman from a sinister foe. Will Kate reach her in time to save her life?
\nIn "A Dark Path"\, a \;brand-new \;story\, an Amish coupl e disappears while enroute to town. They&rsquo\;d recently been threatened by their granddaughter&rsquo\;s troubled boyfriend&mdash\;and there&rsquo \;s heavy weather moving in. Kate rushes toward their remote farm\, but a dog on the road causes her to crash into a ravine\, where she discovers a shattered buggy. Together\, she and her new canine friend must find the co uple before it's too late.
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