Linda Castillo is an American author of novels including ''
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'' bestselling ''Kate Burkholder'' series, which are
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thrillers set in
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country. The first book, ''Sworn to Silence'' (2009), was adapted into a
Lifetime original movie titled ''An Amish Murder'' starring
Neve Campbell. She has also written numerous romance and romantic suspense novels. Castillo grew up in
Arcanum, Ohio and now lives in
Texas
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with her husband.
Awards and honors
Castillo is the recipient of the Daphne du Maurier Award and the Holt Medallion. She has been nominated for the RITA Award, for the
Mystery Writers of America
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Sue Grafton Memorial Award, and for the
International Thriller Writers Award for Best Hardcover.
Publications
''Kate Burkholder'' series
# ''Sworn to Silence'', Minotaur Books, 2009,
# ''Pray for Silence'', Minotaur Books, 2010, /
# ''Breaking Silence'', Minotaur Books, 2011,
# ''Gone missing'', Minotaur Books, 2012,
# ''Her Last Breath'', Minotaur Books, 2013,
# ''The Dead Will Tell'', Minotaur Books, 2014,
# ''After the Storm'', Minotaur Books, 2015,
# ''Among the Wicked'', Minotaur Books, 2016,
# ''Down a Dark Road'', Minotaur Books, 2017,
# ''A Gathering of Secrets'', Minotaur Books, 2018,
#''Shamed'', Minotaur Books, 2019,
#''Outsider'', Minotaur Books, 2020,
#''Fallen'', Minotaur Books, 2021,
#''The Hidden One'', Minotaur Books, 2022,
#''An Evil Heart'', Minotaur Books, 2023,
#''The Burning'', Minotaur Books, 2024,
Kate Burkholder Short Stories
*Collected in ''A Simple Murder'', Minotaur Books, 2021,
**''Long Lost'', Minotaur Books, 2013,
**''A Hidden Secret'', Minotaur Books, 2015,
**''Seeds of Deception'', Minotaur Books, 2016,
**''Only the Lucky'', Minotaur Books, 2017,
**''In Dark Company'', Minotaur Books, 2018,
**''In Plain Sight'', Minotaur Books, 2019,
*''The Pact'', Minotaur Books, 2020,
*''Disappeared'', Minotaur Books, 2021,
*''Blood Moon'', Minotaur Books, 2022,
Other books
* ''Remember the Night'' (Men in Blue), Silhouette, 2000,
* ''Cops and … Lovers?'', Silhouette, 2001, /
* ''Hero to Hold'', Silhouette, 2001, ()
* ''Just a Little Bit Dangerous'', Silhouette, 2002,
* ''The Perfect Victim'', Jove Books, 2002,
* ''A Cry in the Night'', Harlequin, 2003,
* ''Midnight Run'', Silhouette, 2003,
* ''The Phoenix Encounter'', Silhouette, 2003,
* ''The Shadow Side'', Berkley, 2003,
* ''Uncharted Waters'', Harlequin, 2003,
* ''Fade to Red'', Berkley, 2004,
* ''Dead Reckoning'', Berkley Sensation, 2005,
* ''Depth Perception'', Berkley, 2005,
* ''Operation: Midnight Cowboy'', Harlequin, 2005,
* ''Operation: Midnight Escape'', Harlequin, 2005,
* ''Operation: Midnight Tango'', Harlequin, 2005,
* ''Operation: Midnight Guardian'', Harlequin, 2006,
* ''Operation: Midnight Rendezvous'', Harlequin, 2006,
* ''A Whisper in the Dark'', Berkley Sensation, 2006,
* ''A Baby Before Dawn'', Harlequin, 2007,
* ''In the Dead of the Night'', Harlequin, 2007,
* ''Overkill'', Berkley Trade, 2007,
References
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20th-century American novelists
Living people
Novelists from Ohio
Novelists from Texas
21st-century American novelists
American thriller writers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
American women novelists
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers
American women thriller writers