Outsider: A Novel of Suspense

By Linda Castillo

Book Overview

Linda Castillo follows her instant New York Times bestseller, Shamed, with Outsider, an electrifying thriller about a woman on the run hiding among the Amish.

While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, Amish widower Adam Lengacher discovers a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. He calls upon Chief of Police Kate Burkholder for help, and she is surprised to recognize the driver: fellow cop and her former friend, Gina Colorosa.

Years before, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy and patrol officers in Columbus, but time and distance have taken them down two very different paths. Now, Gina reveals a shocking story of betrayal and revenge that has forced her to run for her life. She's desperate for protection, and the only person she can trust is Kate--but can Kate trust her? Or will Gina's dark past put them all in danger?

As a blizzard bears down on Painters Mill, Kate helps Gina go into hiding on Adam's farm. While the tough-skinned Gina struggles to adjust to the Amish lifestyle, Kate and state agent John Tomasetti delve into the incident that caused Gina to flee. But as Kate gets closer to the truth, a killer lies in wait. When violence strikes, she must confront a devastating truth that changes everything she thought she knew not only about friendship, but the institution to which she's devoted her life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125014289X
• ISBN13: 9781250142894
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Mystery

This is an Amish Mystery, and it is the 12th book of the Kate Burkholder series. This book is a mystery suspense book. I have read this book two times. This book had so much action and turns in it. The main character of this series is Kate Burkholder who is a cop, but she was raise Amish and left her home when she was a young woman. Now, she works as a cop near where she grow up. In this book her past in throw at her face when the woman (Gina) that took her in after she left her Amish home is in trouble and comes to find her. Gina also brings troubles with her that puts Kate and an Amish man and his family in danger. This book has a lot of Kate remembering her past, and I really love the fact we are finding more out about her past. The ending kept you wanting to read and gets you heart going. I really cannot wait to read the next book in this series. WOW... This book is my favorite book in this series so far. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.