Kate Burkholder Books in Order

Sixteen years after a brutal killer terrorized Painters Mill, a new series of murders bears his signature. Former Amish police chief Kate Burkholder must confront the secret that stopped the original killings if she hopes to stop a copycat before he strikes again.

An entire Amish family is massacred on their secluded farm, leaving almost no clues and no obvious motive. As Kate Burkholder and state agent John Tomasetti investigate, a teenage girl’s hidden diary reveals a dangerous double life and a killer determined to stay in the shadows.

When three members of an Amish family are found dead in a manure pit, the tragedy first looks like a freak accident. As hate crimes against the Amish escalate, Kate Burkholder uncovers evidence of murder and a web of secrets tearing a close knit community apart.

Several Amish teens vanish during rumspringa, the season of freedom before joining the church, and one disappearance ends in murder. Called in for her Amish background, Kate Burkholder follows a chilling trail of runaway dreams, family lies and a predator who has been hunting for years.

A rainy night, a speeding car and a shattered buggy leave an Amish man and his children dead on a lonely road. When Kate Burkholder learns the victims are her childhood friend’s family, she digs into a hit and run that hides obsession, betrayal and long buried guilt.

A man is found hanging in a barn in what looks like suicide, but the details echo a decades old unsolved crime that wiped out an Amish family. As more deaths follow, Kate Burkholder must untangle the truth about that long ago night before the last witness dies.

When a tornado rips through Painters Mill, the storm uncovers human remains hidden in an Amish barn for thirty years. Juggling a brutal cold case, a lawsuit over a rescue gone wrong and a life changing secret of her own, Kate Burkholder uncovers a past no one wants exposed.

Rumors of abuse and the suspicious death of a teenage girl send Kate Burkholder undercover into a closed Amish community in rural New York. Posing as a widow, she must win the trust of fearful villagers, outthink a ruthless bishop and survive long enough to get the truth out.

When convicted wife killer Joseph King escapes from prison and returns to Painters Mill, Kate Burkholder is torn between childhood memories of her first crush and the damning evidence against him. After he takes desperate action to clear his name, Kate’s search for the truth turns deadly.

A young Amish man dies locked inside a burning barn, and the fire is quickly ruled an accident. As Kate Burkholder probes deeper, she discovers disturbing secrets about the victim and a community willing to protect its own, even if it means letting a killer walk free.

An Amish grandmother is brutally murdered and her seven year old granddaughter vanishes without a trace. Racing against time, Kate Burkholder uncovers a hidden adoption, tangled loyalties and a vengeful scheme that forces her to question what justice looks like in a world built on forgiveness.

During a blizzard an Amish widower finds an injured woman in a snow filled ditch, and Kate Burkholder is stunned to recognize her former friend, cop Gina Colorosa. As corrupt officers close in, Kate must decide how far she will go to protect Gina and expose a lethal cover up.

A young woman is beaten to death in a roadside motel, and Kate Burkholder is shocked to learn she once babysat the victim, a rebellious Amish girl who fled the faith. Digging into Rachael Schwartz’s double life, Kate uncovers blackmail, buried scandals and a killer with everything to lose.

Human remains unearthed in rural Pennsylvania are identified as a revered Amish bishop who vanished eighteen years ago. When Kate Burkholder is asked to review the case, she questions the arrest of a former sweetheart and confronts powerful secrets the valley would rather leave buried.

A well liked young Amish man is found shot with a crossbow and left on a lonely road, his apparently spotless life hiding troubling contradictions. As Kate Burkholder digs deeper and a second body surfaces, she uncovers cruelty behind a pious facade while her own wedding day looms.

Called to a midnight fire in the woods, newlywed Kate Burkholder discovers the charred body of an excommunicated Amish man chained to a stake. Her investigation into Milan Swanz’s brutal death exposes a buried chapter of Amish history and draws suspicion dangerously close to her own family.

When three Amish children stumble on dismembered remains in a field, Kate Burkholder is pulled into a savage double murder. The trail leads from quiet farms to the dark edges of online exploitation, forcing Kate to confront how rage and secrecy can twist even the most sheltered lives.