There’s just something about the Amish. Something about their culture that makes for touching romances and tales of friendship (not to mention a hilarious vampire mash-up). And there’s something about all that hard work and neighborly compassion that makes for a really gritty murder mystery series.
Linda Castillo’s Gone Missing is the newest installment in her Amish thriller series and our Top Pick in Mystery. Writes Whodunit columinst Bruce Tierney, “With its wonderfully conflicted protagonist, and its incisive look into a society most of us know little about, Gone Missing is the unquestioned high point of one of the most compelling series in modern suspense fiction.”
Check out our 7 questions interview with Castillo, where she shared why Amish country inspires her thrillers:
“Ohio’s Amish Country is a peaceful and bucolic place of rolling hills, farms and quaint towns. The Amish make it unique—there’s no place like it in the world. I think the element that makes it such a terrific setting for a thriller is the juxtaposition of the beautiful setting and the introduction of evil into it. That contrast is one of the things that prompted me to set my books among the Amish.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of Castillo’s Amish thrillers?
I have read the first 3 books in the series – and loved them. This one is coming to me from the library pretty soon and I can’t wait! it helps that I live near Amish Country here in Ohio where it takes place