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Author Luncheon with Linda Castillo
Meet Linda Castillo, New York Times Bestselling author of the Kate Burkholder series, which are crime thrillers set in Amish country. She will be signing and discussing her new novel, Shamed, at a special author luncheon at Maggiano's on Monday, July 15 at 12:00 p.m.
ABOUT LINDA CASTILLO
Originally from Ohio where her Amish thrillers are set, Linda Castillo knew from an early age that she wanted to be a writer--and penned her first novel at the age of thirteen. She's published thirty books for three New York publishing houses and won numerous industry awards, including a nomination by the International Thriller Writers for Best Hardcover, the Golden Heart, the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, and a nomination for the prestigious Rita.
Her debut thriller, Sworn to Silence, garnered starred reviews from Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, and Booklist--and spent four weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The following books in the series also hit the NYT and USA Today lists and became international bestsellers. Sworn to Silence was recently adapted into a two-hour original movie re-titled An Amish Murder and starring Neve Campbell as Kate Burkholder.
In her spare time, Linda enjoys trail riding, and dabbles in barrel racing. She resides in Texas with her husband, two rescued Blue Heelers, and two Appaloosa horses. She's currently at work on her next novel, a thriller set in Amish Country and featuring Chief of Police Kate Burkholder.
ABOUT SHAMED
The peaceful town of Painters Mill is shattered when an Amish grandmother is brutally murdered on an abandoned farm. When Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on the scene, she learns that the womans seven-year-old granddaughter is gone, abducted in plain sight. Kate knows time is against herthe longer the girl is missing, the less likely her safe return becomes. The girls family is a pillar of the Amish community, well-respected by all. But Kate soon realizes theyre keeping secretsand the sins of their past may be coming back to haunt them. What are they hiding and why?
Kates investigation brings her to an isolated Old Order Amish settlement along the river, a community where family is everything and tradition is upheld with an iron fist. But the killer is close behind, drawing more victims into a twisted game of revenge. Left behind at each new crime scene are cryptic notes that lead Kate to a haunting and tragic secret. What she uncovers threatens to change everything she thought she knew about the family shes fighting for, the Amish community as a wholeand her own beliefs.
As time to find the missing girl runs out, Kate faces a harrowing choice that will test her convictions and leave one family forever changed.
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205 Northpark Center
Dallas, TX 75225
United States
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