Recommendations based on Pray for Silenceby Linda Castillo

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  1. Sworn to Silence

    by Linda Castillo
    A detective investigates a series of unsolved murders in a small Amish community.

    Some secrets are too terrible to reveal . . .Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve . . . In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side ... (Goodreads)

  2. Breaking Silence

    by Linda Castillo
    Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a brutal murder in an Amish community, uncovering dark secrets and confronting her own past.

    The New York Times bestselling series hailed as "gripping" ( People magazine) and "compelling" ( USA Today ) returns with Police Chief Kate Burkholder called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a ... (Barnes & Noble)

  3. Gone Missing

    by Linda Castillo
    Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates the disappearance of an Amish teenager. As she delves deeper, she uncovers dark secrets and a web of lies.

    Linda Castillo’s bestselling series continues with GONE MISSING—a deeply chilling novel about a rite of passage gone horribly wrong. Rumspringa is the time when Amish teens are allowed to experience ... (Goodreads)

  4. Caught

    by Harlan Coben
    A man's search to uncover the truth behind his wife's disappearance and his own involvement.

    17-year-old Haley McWaid is a good girl, the pride of her suburban New Jersey family, captain of the lacrosse team, headed off to college next year with all the hopes and dreams her doting parents ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Live Wire

    by Harlan Coben
    An ex-marine tries to protect his family from a dangerous and unknown threat.

    When Myron's client, former tennis star Suzze T, and her rock star husband, Lex Ryder, encounter an anonymous Facebook post questioning the paternity of their unborn child, Lex runs off. Suzze – at ... (Wikipedia)

  6. R is for Ricochet

    by Sue Grafton
    Private investigator Kinsey Millhone sets out to unravel a decades-old unsolved case of a missing woman.

    Kinsey Millhone agrees to escort Reba, the daughter of Nord Lafferty, out of prison to the Lafferty mansion and watch over Reba until she is settled into her life out of prison. Reba was serving a ... (Wikipedia)

  7. I is for Innocent

    by Sue Grafton
    Private investigator searches for the truth behind a murder, uncovering the secrets of the past.

    After being unceremoniously fired by California Fidelity Insurance, Kinsey has found herself new office space with her attorney, Lonnie Kingman. Lonnie has a case with which he wants Kinsey's help. ... (Wikipedia)

  8. E is for Evidence

    by Sue Grafton
    A homicide detective investigates a murder case and uncovers a web of lies.

    Just after Christmas, Kinsey Millhone discovers that five thousand dollars has mysteriously been credited to her bank account. She flashes back a few days to when she was asked to investigate a fire ... (Wikipedia)

  9. The Charlemagne Pursuit

    by Steve Berry
    A thrilling adventure to uncover the truth about Charlemagne's legacy and a dangerous secret society.

    As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie ... (Goodreads)

  10. Let the Right One In

    by John Ajvide Lindqvist
    A vampire and preteen boy form an unlikely bond while struggling against loneliness and persecution.

    It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. ... (Goodreads)

  11. The 9th Judgment

    by James Patterson
    A trail of secrets leads a detective and her partner to a mysterious serial killer.

    The most personal A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is ... (Goodreads)

  12. Flesh and Bone

    by Jefferson Bass
    Forensic anthropologist investigates a case of a missing skeleton and dark secrets are uncovered.

    Anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton founded Tennessee's world-famous Body Farm—a small piece of land where corpses are left to decay in order to gain important forensic information. Now, in the wake of ... (Goodreads)

  13. Catch Me

    by Lisa Gardner
    A gripping psychological thriller, uncovering the dark secrets of a young women's past.

    Charlene Grant believes she is going to die. For the past few years, her childhood friends have been murdered one by one. Same day. Same time. Now she’s the last of her friends alive, and she’s ... (Goodreads)

  14. Joyland

    by Stephen King
    A young man's investigation into a mysterious amusement park, uncovering secrets and discovering his own identity in the process.

    The novel is set at a North Carolina amusement park in 1973 and involves a carny who must confront the "legacy of a vicious murder and the fate of a dying child". Devin Jones, age twenty-one, who ... (Wikipedia)

  15. Come Closer

    by Sara Gran
    A woman's life spirals out of control after she becomes obsessed with a mysterious stranger. Is it all in her head?

    A recurrent, unidentifiable noise in her apartment. A memo to her boss that's replaced by obscene insults. Amanda—a successful architect in a happy marriage—finds her life going off kilter by ... (Barnes & Noble)

  16. Sister

    by Rosamund Lupton
    A suspenseful tale of a woman's mission to find her missing sister, unearthing secrets along the way.

    Nothing can break the bond between sisters ...When Beatrice gets a frantic call in the middle of Sunday lunch to say that her younger sister, Tess, is missing, she boards the first flight home to ... (Goodreads)

  17. The Silent Girl

    by Tess Gerritsen
    A medical examiner and a detective investigate a series of gruesome murders in Boston.

    Every crime scene tells a story. Some keep you awake at night. Others haunt your dreams. The grisly display homicide cop Jane Rizzoli finds in Boston’s Chinatown will do both. In the murky shadows of ... (Goodreads)

  18. Fifty Shades Trilogy

    by E.L. James
    A story of an unlikely romance between a naive college student and a powerful, wealthy businessman.

    Now available in a single volume, E L James's New York Times #1 bestselling trilogy has been hailed by Entertainment Weekly as being "in a class by itself." Beginning with the GoodReads Choice Award ... (Goodreads)

  19. Hold Tight

    by Harlan Coben
    Parents attempt to protect their teenage son from a dangerous online predator.

    The story is introduced with the characters Marianne, Nash and Pietra. Pietra tricks Marianne by drugging her which leads to Nash brutally beating Marianne to death, his last words to her being: ... (Wikipedia)

  20. Finger Lickin' Fifteen

    by Janet Evanovich
    Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter, investigates a series of murders at a barbecue restaurant. Chaos and hilarity ensue.

    Stephanie's friend Lula witnesses the murder (by decapitation ) of celebrity chef Stanley Chipotle. When Chipotle's sponsors offer a $1 million reward for the capture of the killers, Lula decides to ... (Wikipedia)

  21. The Green Mile

    by Stephen King
    A prison guard discovers the power of redemption, and miracles, when he meets a mysterious inmate.

    Featuring a first-person narrative told by Paul Edgecombe, the novel switches between Paul as an old man in the Georgia Pines nursing home writing down his story in 1996, and his time in 1932 as the ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Camino Island

    by John Grisham
    A heist of priceless manuscripts from a university library leads to a hunt for the thief on a small Florida island.

    A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a vault deep below Princeton University's Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, impossible to resist. Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the ... (Goodreads)

  23. Sing You Home

    by Jodi Picoult
    A couple's story of a longing for a child, and the legal issues that arise when they attempt to conceive.

    Zoe Baxter, a music therapist , and her husband, Max Baxter, have tried for a decade to have children, but it is revealed that they cannot have children because of fertility issues . Zoe has ... (Wikipedia)

  24. From Dead to Worse

    by Charlaine Harris
    Supernatural forces wreak havoc on a Southern town, testing the bonds of family and friendship.

    After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the man-made horror of the explosion at the vampire Summit, Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed, yearning for things to get back to normal. But her ... (Wikipedia)

  25. The Surgeon

    by Tess Gerritsen
    A serial killer is on the loose in Boston, targeting young women. Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles race to catch the killer before he strikes again.

    A terrifying new serial killer begins stalking the streets of Boston , using his vast medical knowledge to systematically torture and kill vulnerable women, a modus operandi which has earned him the ... (Wikipedia)

  26. The Litigators

    by John Grisham
    Two small-time lawyers take on a big pharmaceutical company in a class-action lawsuit.

    Oscar Finley and Wally Figg are ambulance chasers at a small law firm in the South Side of Chicago . , Their constant bickering is often mediated by Rochelle, their highly competent African-American ... (Wikipedia)

  27. A Dog's Purpose

    by W. Bruce Cameron
    A dog's journey to discovering its true purpose, through multiple lifetimes and owners.

    The narrator first starts out as a feral Beagle / German Shepherd / terrier mix puppy. A few weeks later, after being nursed by their mother, a feral as well, the dog and his siblings Fast, Sister, ... (Wikipedia)

  28. The Last Song: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

    by Hal Leonard Corporation
    Sheet music for the soundtrack of the movie "The Last Song", featuring songs by Miley Cyrus and other artists.

    Note: this is a book of musical scores. PVG Licensed Art & Soundtrack14 songs from the hit movie adapted from Nicholas Sparks' bestselling book and starring Miley Cyrus. Artists including One ... (Goodreads)

  29. All Together Dead

    by Charlaine Harris
    Vampire Queen Sookie Stackhouse must use her supernatural powers to protect her town from a mysterious threat.

    The summit, which has attracted undead power players from all over the central United States, is sure to be tense, due partly to the ramping up of protests by the conservative, anti-vampire ... (Wikipedia)

  30. Child 44

    by Tom Rob Smith
    A gripping tale of a police detective's investigation of a series of child murders in Stalinist Russia.

    MGB officer Leo is a man who never questions the Party Line. He arrests whomever he is told to arrest. He dismisses the horrific death of a young boy because he is told to, because he believes the ... (Goodreads)