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Kate Burkholder Books In Order (Full List)
Kate Burkholder is a series of 18 books by Linda Castillo. The first book published in the series is Sworn to Silence in 2009. Here is a complete list of Kate Burkholder books in order.
Last update: October 18, 2026
1. Sworn to Silence (2009)
When a serial killer strikes bucolic Painters Mill.
- 📇 384 Pages
- 📝 96,000 - 115,200 Word Count
- ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time
2. Pray for Silence (2010)
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder has to confront a dark evil to solve the mysterious murders of an entire Amish family of seven.
- 📇 304 Pages
- 📝 76,000 - 91,200 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
3. Breaking Silence (2011)
When Solly and Rachel Slabaugh, along with Solly's brother Abel, are found dead in a hog pit, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder checks the scene.
- 📇 302 Pages
- 📝 75,500 - 90,600 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
4. Gone Missing (2011)
Investigating the disappearance of an Amish teenager, chief of police Kate Burkholder and state agent John Tomasetti stumble on a dead body at the same time another girl goes missing, and later discover sinister links to numerous cold cases.
- 📇 277 Pages
- 📝 69,250 - 83,100 Word Count
- ⏱️ 9 Hours Reading Time
5. Her Last Breath (2013)
When her best friend's husband and two children are killed in a suspicious car accident.
- 📇 308 Pages
- 📝 77,000 - 92,400 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
6. The Dead Will Tell (2014)
Kate Burkholder investigates the crime behind "The Dead Will Tell".
- 📇 339 Pages
- 📝 84,750 - 101,700 Word Count
- ⏱️ 11 Hours Reading Time
7. After the Storm (2015)
Kate Burkholder investigates the crime behind "After the Storm".
- 📇 306 Pages
- 📝 76,500 - 91,800 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
8. Among the Wicked (2016)
Kate Burkholder investigates the crime behind "Among the Wicked".
- 📇 306 Pages
- 📝 76,500 - 91,800 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
9. Down a Dark Road (2017)
Kate Burkholder investigates the crime behind "Down a Dark Road".
- 📇 292 Pages
- 📝 73,000 - 87,600 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
10. A Gathering of Secrets (2018)
Kate doubles down only to discover a plethora of secrets and a series of crimes that shatters everything she thought she knew about her Amish roots--and herself.
- 📇 308 Pages
- 📝 77,000 - 92,400 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
11. Shamed (2019)
She knows the longer the girl is missing, the more likely a tragic outcome. The family of the missing girl is well thought of--a pillar of the Amish community.
- 📇 304 Pages
- 📝 76,000 - 91,200 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
12. Outsider (2020)
Kate Burkholder investigates the crime behind "Outsider".
- 📇 320 Pages
- 📝 80,000 - 96,000 Word Count
- ⏱️ 11 Hours Reading Time
13. Fallen (2021)
Kate Burkholder investigates the crime behind "Fallen".
- 📇 320 Pages
- 📝 80,000 - 96,000 Word Count
- ⏱️ 11 Hours Reading Time
14. The Hidden One (2022)
Kate Burkholder investigates the crime behind "The Hidden One".
- 📇 306 Pages
- 📝 76,500 - 91,800 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
15. An Evil Heart (2023)
Kate Burkholder investigates the crime behind "An Evil Heart".
- 📇 306 Pages
- 📝 76,500 - 91,800 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
16. The Burning (2024)
Kate Burkholder investigates the crime behind "The Burning".
- 📇 306 Pages
- 📝 76,500 - 91,800 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
17. Rage (2025)
Summer has arrived with a vengeance in Painters Mill.
- 📇 300 Pages
- 📝 75,000 - 90,000 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time
18. The Betrayed (2027)
Kate Burkholder investigates the crime behind "The Betrayed".
- 📇 306 Pages
- 📝 76,500 - 91,800 Word Count
- ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time