Shamed by Linda Castillo is another great read in the Kate Burkholder series. It is one of those books that you look at the clock and its 2AM, but you have to keep reading to find out what happens. Castillo does a wonderful job of depicting life in the Amish community. I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to more books by this author. I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks!

I am a huge fan of the Kate Burkholder series written by Linda Castillo. I have followed this series from the beginning and once again, she doesn't disappoint. When something works, keep at it. I love this series and the Amish town of Painter's Mill that it follows. I live in Kentucky across the river from Ohio, so these books feel like home to me. I like that I can picture this town in my head after visiting Amish towns in Ohio before. Kate Burkholder holds a special place in my heart, as does Linda Castillo. In this book, we find a missing girl and her dead grandmother. Kate is determined to find the killer. Castillo weaves you through Painter's Mill and surrounding Amish communities. You meet new faces and still see some of the reoccurring characters from books before. Castillo keeps you guessing from page one to the very end. If you have read a Kate Burkholder book yet, now is the time. I would definitely recommend this book to others and will continue to check out Castillo's future works. Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

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It has been said that, “Revenge is a dish best served cold,” well if you throw in a dash of mayhem, a few murders, a kidnapping, several Amish characters and few horse and buggies - you are left with the tasty tale, Shamed, thoughtfully prepared and served by the talented Castillo.

Shamed begins with the brutal murder of a Amish Grandmother and the kidnapping of her seven year old granddaughter while they are picking walnuts at an abandoned farm. The only witness to the horrific crime is the girl’s younger sister. Kate Burkholder takes the case but can she save the day or will time run out?

As Kate’s investigation intensifies, the body count climbs and of course, the plot thickens, revealing a dangerous killer who is hellbent on getting his revenge. 5+stars this is a must read for 2019

Hands down 5 stars! Another amazing book in the Kate Burkholder series. A huge thank you to NetGalley and Ms. Castillo for an advanced copy of Shamed in exchange for an honest review. Just when you thought this series couldn't get any better, it does! This series just keeps getting better with each new book. Murder, mystery and a missing 7-year- old all goes down in Kate's Amish town which equals a fast-paced, can't put it down novel. If you haven't followed Kate and her crusades, trial and tribulations check out the series now with book #1 Sworn to Silence and work your way up to Shamed due out in July. I was introduced to the series with book Gathering of Secrets and didn't feel lost at all but what it did do was caused me to purchase all the previous books in the series. So you can devour Shamed as a stand-alone or fall in love with the entire series you won't be sorry.

Great book by a wonderful author. One of the better in the series. The Kate Burkholder series follows the Chief of Police of the small town of Painters Mill. Kate was born and raised in the Amish faith and family, upon reaching adulthood she chose to leave the Amish and become a Police officer. This book like the previous ones takes us inside a crime in the Painters Mill area. This time there is a kidnapping involved as well. Like all of the series Shamed can be read as a stand alone book, although I feel it would be enjoyed more if the previous books were read as well.



I would like to thank the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book.

After the last book in this series I was really hoping for a "lighter" read this time and it did not disappoint. Yes, it was a murder and a child abduction but it was much easier to read than the last book about a rapist being killed. I think my only diaappointments with this book was that it seemed short. I read through it quickly. And I would like it if they focused some more on late and tomasetti's life together and romance. When will they finally get married?? I would love to see kate pregnant again and not lose the baby.

Linda Castillo does it again! I don't know how it is possible but each one of her Kate Burkholder books is better than the previous one. This series never gets stale and each book is a thrill ride. This book like all the rest in the series is fast paced and fun to read. I am always guessing throughout each book and blown away by the details and ending. I grew up and currently live in Northeast Ohio and have had interactions with the Amish and Castillo never ceases to amaze me at how accurate her details regarding them are. I highly recommend you read this series!! Thank you Net Galley for an early advance copy of this. I have been on pins and needles since reading book 10!!! Hurry up and release book #12 please!! :-)

Shamed
Linda Castillo
July 16, 2019

Grandma Mary loaded Elsie and Anna into the buggy and headed toward the old farm down the road to collect black walnuts from the trees in the yard. Memories of playing at the home as a child filled her head. When they turned into the gravel drive, Elsa hopped out to open and close the gate. It would be a fun day for the girls and their grandmother. Each took a burlap bag, put on their gloves and started picking up nuts. She reminded the girls to only grab the nuts that were green and mold free. The two played as they gathered. From the corner of her eye, Mary saw something in the house. As she walked toward the back of the house she peeked into the kitchen, nothing there. She entered thinking an animal or tree shadow probably fooling her. She hollered to the girls to stay by the buggy that she would be with them shortly. Turning around she saw him. He was a large, hulking man wielding a large knife. Although she tried to fight back he had strength and age on his side.
When Mary never returned for the girls, Anna went looking in the house, the last place she had seen her. Entering, she saw her Grossmammi lying in a pool of blood. She leaned over, trying to see if she could help when the man appeared. Anna cried out, ‘Da Deivel”. He left in a hurry taking Elsie with him.
Chief Kate Brubaker was called onto the case in Painters Mill, Ohio. About a third of the small town were Amish folk. As she had been raised in the community before leaving the area at age eighteen, she was now back as chief of police after years of law enforcement.
Each novel that Linda Castillo has written in the Kate Brubaker series involves the the Amish community in some way. Shamed is her 11th novel and this one continues to be equally intriguing. I have read them all. Each explores a different case, this one involves the Old Order Amish and the adoption of a child that was taken from her parents at birth.
If you are a mystery fan and not familiar with Linda Castillo, I highly recommend her books.
Shamed by Linda Castillo is published by Minotaur Books. It has a publishing date of July 16, 2019. I appreciate their allowing me to read and review this Kate Brubaker draft. It is a 5 star choice. Be prepared - it is difficult to put down. What a great read!

I love Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder series placed in Ohio’s Amish country. Shamed takes off at a quick pace after a grandmother is found murdered and one of the grandchildren she was with is missing. The story unfolds and takes place over 117 hours as Kate races against time to try to solve who took her.

Things I love about this series: 1) pacing is always controlled and fast 2) Castillo keeps the cast tight and it’s easy to know who is who. 3) Kate is a smart and no nonsense character yet you can evoke a lot of feeling for her. 4) Tomasetti.

You don’t have to read all the previous in the series to enjoy this, but I recommend it. Especially if you want to see how the relationship between her and Tomasetti developed and Kate’s own struggles.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the review copy. Scheduled for release July 16, 2019.

Another intriguing book by Linda Castillo! I very much enjoyed this captivating mystery set in the amish countryside. Each addition to this series is better than the last, I love a great story with a strong female lead, and this book does not disappoint. With all of the books in this series, one would think they would become lacking, but that is not the case with this author.
Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy.
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Hold on to your seat your in for a wild ride!! Kate gets a call about a wagon in a ditch and discovers a horrific murder of a Amish grandmother and that her granddaughter with special needs is missing. A parents worst nightmare a child has been taken by a stranger. Kate is racing against the clock to find out the truth before it’s to late but old secrets and lies are blocking her path to the truth. Another great edition to a wonderful series. Better not have plans when you start reading this book you will not want to put it down.

As always I love this authors books and the community which she writes about.
This was another good one .
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this

I finished this Kate Burkholder mystery in two sittings. As usual, Castillo writes a tight, exciting mystery set in Ohio Amish country. Kate and her new deputy Mona answer a call about an Amish horse and buggy loose on the highway near a derelict farm. It seems a routine incident until they hear a child’s screams coming from the farm yard. The child babbles about the devil hurting her grandmother and points to the house. Inside, Kate finds an appalling sight, an older woman dead on the floor from multiple stab wounds. Even more horrifying, the little girl stammers that the devil took her sister.

So begins a race against the clock to find a seven year old special needs child kidnapped by the murderer. Soon Kate’s investigation involves the county and state police as well as the FBI. It becomes obvious to Kate that the missing child had a problematic history. Her seven siblings have green eyes and blond hair. Elsie Helmuth’s eyes and hair are brown. An examination of the birth certificates of the Helmuth childen prove that Elsie could not have been born just four months after the birth of her nearest sibling. So who were Elsie’s biological parents? It becomes obvious that some very important people in the Amish community have something to hide. Elsie’s grandmother is not the only murder victim.

The mystery is a study in moral ambiguity. This is a tale of good people who do a very bad thing for what they believe are the right reasons. As Kate follows the bloody clues, she examines her own reasons for abandoning the Amish community.

Another fantastic novel to add to the Kate Brkholder series.

I was excited to get approved by NetGalley for this newest Linda Castillo book, Shamed. This is my 13th book by her and as always, a welcome treat. This is another stand alone book by her or read it in the series. I’ve always been fascinated by the Amish so maybe that’s why I enjoy this series so much. Another 4 star book! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the book for my honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a Kindle ARC of Shamed.

I was so excited to receive an early copy of Shamed, I put the current book I was reading on hold to read Shamed first because I'm a huge fan of the Kate Burkholder series.

Shamed is the 11th book in the series featuring the gutsy Chief of Police Kate Burkholder in Painters Mill. When a grandmother is brutally attacked and killed, and a young special needs girl is kidnapped, Kate pulls out all the stops to find the killer and kidnapper.

Along with her loyal team of police officers and steadfast partner in crime, John Tomasetti, Kate's investigation takes her across a few states to unravel a plot to save a child with devastating consequences for those involved in the future.

Ms. Castillo describes the Amish community so well, both positively and negatively, especially with how their community regards women and their narrow minded expectations of them.

I enjoyed this story of family secrets and vengeance and how a cloistered and sheltered community's painful condemnation of women resulted in a poorly conceived plan to save a child, ruining the lives of the parents and those involved in the conspiracy.

I never tire of reading about Kate, her resilience, her determination, her smarts, as well as her loyal team of officers. It's rare to find a book in which I like all of the characters but that applies to this series.

I also love the bond between Kate and John as partners and equals. You know how difficult it is to find a book, much less a series, starring a strong, flawed heroine and her equally supportive, smart man who is not a bumbling idiot, adulterer or psycho?

Why can't there be more books like this?

Linda Castillo continues to get better and better. I couldn't wait to get my hands on this title and I was so thankful to receive an advanced copy from Net Galley. Castillo's storytelling is wonderful and this mystery of a series of murders and a kidnapping of a special needs child is complex and riveting. I enjoy getting inside the head of Kate Burkholder and watching her tirelessly search for answers while delicately walking a line between the "English world" and the Amish.
The only thing missing is I always love a little more Tomasetti...and now I have to wait another year for her next one.
It's awesome!! Linda Castillo fans will be THRILLED with this one!!!

The author has done a wonderful job with this Amish mystery book. I’ve read several of her books, and this is, by far, my favorite. I have a love/hate feeling towards her books. They tend to be very graphically gory, which I hate, but the story is so great that you can’t put it down because you want to know how the mystery is going to be solved.

This book is somewhat graphic, but nothing compared to some of her books that I have read in the past that would almost make you ill with the descriptions.

Kate Burkholder, a woman raised Amish, but having left the religion, became Chief of Police in Painter’s Mill, OH. She finds that an Amish grandmother has been murdered and a child kidnapped. Time is so important in finding the child before she is murdered as well. Several people become victims of the murderer and Kate has to travel miles out of her jurisdiction to work on solving this horrible crime.

Her knowledge of the Amish beliefs, as well as the language, help bridge the gap between the Amish and English and helps her in her investigations.

I couldn’t put this book down until I had finished it. I highly recommend this to those who love to read books about the Amish with the added thriller aspect.

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read this book and give my honest review.

This is the 11th book in the Kate Burkholder Amish mystery series. I have loved all of the books in this series even though some of the are really violent and graphic. The author does a great job of showcasing the good and the bad in the Amish community. This Amish community is set in Ohio but part of the mystery is set in Ky. I loved the Ky setting as it is set in Boyd County, Ky which is where I live and the roads mentioned are roads that I travel and some of them are about 2 miles from my house. If Linda came to this area for research then I am going to be so disappointed that I could not meet her or have her visit my bookstore in Ashland Ky.

Thank you to Net Galley for the advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve enjoyed all of Castillo’s Amish crime mysteries featuring Chief Kate Burkholder, and Shamed is no different. Although the series requires its readers to suspend their disbelief that one small Amish community could be so turbulent and rife with crime, I find these mysteries to be interesting and well written. I love all of the members of the police department, so my only critique of this book is that there was very little about any of the characters outside of the main crime. I’d like to know more about Kate’s relationship with Tomasetti or more about the lives of all of her deputies. I’ve listened to all of the previous books in this series on audio, so I heard Kathleen McInerney’s voice in my head the entire time I read this book. I highly recommend the audio versions of this series, as they are very well done.

Are you looking for a book that will have you literally stretched tight by the pacing and plot? Are you a fan of Ms. Castillo? Then this may be your next read. "Shamed" puts the police chief in a high gear, frantic frame of mind in an effort to solve a brutal crime.

I've been a fan of Castillo's throughout this (often violent) series so I was really disappointed that the other wonderful characters usually well represented throughout each story were essentially given only cursory mention. The chief seemed to be on to be on a one-woman crusade, which this reader thinks weakened the overall book. 4-stars for jacking up the tension. 2.75-stars overall. Please, more story and less violence in future books.