52 Weeks, 52 Books ~ HER LAST BREATH by Linda Castillo ~ Week Ending July 8

 HER LAST BREATH by Linda Castillo

Amish series are popular, and my favorite is the Kate Burkholder mystery series, written by Linda Castillo. Kate, Chief of Police, was raised Amish, but broke away as a  young woman to follow her dreams to work in law enforcement.  She's now in Painter's Mill, a community of both Amish and English, and smack in the middle of a troubling case when a buggy is involved in a hit and run and her childhood best friend's husband and two children are killed.  

Castillo gets better and better as she writes, and in this book, fifth in the series, the reader gains added insight into Kate's troubled past, and her struggles between her Amish past and modern ways.  This could be read as a stand alone, as Castillo gives the reader the background, but why not start at the beginning?  Great twist at the end!
                                                                ~ Katherine