If you have been reading this series, you will quickly find out that this book does not fit this author's norm. It takes a significant step back from the crime being committed by an Amish person or to an Amish person. This book is about Gina, a woman Kate knew when she left the order and went to Police Academy with. A policeperson who did not stick to the straight and narrow. And now that Gina is in trouble, she is going to Kate in Ohio to seek help.
This book really kept me on my toes, wondering who the heck that 'bad' guys really were. Did Gina really do what her teammates are claiming? Has she committed some very heinous crimes? Is Kate helping out and hiding a murderer? What repercussions will Kate take because of her actions? Will Kate live through all of this and what will it mean to her and John.
This book can be read as a stand-alone, but I suggest that you try to read at least the first book in this series.
I loved every bit f this book and would recommend it highly to those that love taught mysteries, thrillers, and learning about other cultures.
*ARC supplied by the publisher and author.
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SYNOPSIS: "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.
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder's past comes back to haunt her when she receives a call from Amish widower Adam Lengacher. While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, he discovered a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman inside. Kate arrives at his farm and is shocked to discover the driver is a woman she hasn't seen in ten years: fellow cop Gina Colorosa.
Ten years ago, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy, graduating together as rookies with the Columbus Division of Police. But the reunion takes an ominous turn when Kate learns Gina is wanted for killing an undercover officer. Gina claims she's innocent, that she was framed by corrupt officers who want her gone because she was about to turn them in for wrongdoing.
Kate calls upon state agent John Tomasetti for help and with a blizzard bearing down, they delve into the incident. But no one wants to talk about what happened the night Gina allegedly gunned down a fellow cop. Even Tomasetti is stonewalled, his superior telling him in no uncertain terms to back off.
With whisperings of corruption and the threat of rogue cops seeking revenge, Kate and Gina hunker down at Adam Lengacher's farm. As Kate gets closer to the truth, a killer lies in wait. When violence strikes, Kate must confront a reality that changes everything she thought she knew not only about friendship, but the institution to which she's devoted her life."
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