REVIEW: Gone Missing

Gone Missing
Author: Linda Castillo

Kate Burkholder is called in to investigate the disappearance of an Amish teenager. The girl was enjoying Rumspringa, a period of freedom for teens where they can experience the modern world before being fully baptized into the Amish faith. As Kate investigates the disappearance, she and Agent John Tomasetti discover similar cold cases going back several years. Amish teens in the region who were a bit rebellious, wanting to leave the faith or misbehaving have been disappearing for years. When a teen Kate knows and loves disappears, the case hits closer to home and Kate knows she has to solve the case fast.

Gone Missing is another great story in the Kate Burkholder series! Fast paced and action packed, this story definitely kept my attention from start to finish! And multiple twists and turns kept me guessing right up to the end. Awesome!

I enjoy this series. Each case involves the Amish, but it isn't just slight variations on one theme...each story is different and well-written. Kate is intelligent, driven and skilled at her job. Born Amish, she has an insight into that culture that others just don't have. Tomasetti is her best friend and lover. There is a bit of a romance angle there, but it doesn't overpower the main plot. It's just a bit of seasoning for character development.

There are 10 books in the Kate Burkholder series with a new book, Shamed, coming out in July 2019. I started reading this series several years ago and lost track of it while waiting for book 4 to come out. Glad I finally read this story! I'm reading my way through the whole series so that I can read the new book! Moving on to a short story, Long Lost....Kate Burkholder 4.5!