Linda Castillo
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{{short description|American novelist}}
Linda Castillo is an American author of novels including The New York Times[https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2010-07-11/hardcover-fiction/list.html New York Times Best Seller list], July 11, 2010. and USA Today{{Cite web |title=Shamed – USA TODAY's |url=https://booklist.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/06/21/shamed/2444877/isbn/9781250142887/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=booklist.usatoday.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=A Gathering of Secrets – USA TODAY's |url=https://booklist.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/06/21/a-gathering-of-secrets/2444877/isbn/9781250121332/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=booklist.usatoday.com |language=en-US}} bestselling Kate Burkholder series, which are crime thrillers set in Amish country. The first book, Sworn to Silence (2009), was adapted into a Lifetime original movie titled An Amish Murder starring Neve Campbell.{{Cite web |title=An Amish Murder: About |url=https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/an-amish-murder |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Lifetime |language=en}} She has also written numerous romance and romantic suspense novels. Castillo grew up in Arcanum, Ohio{{Cite web |last=Staff Reports |date=November 1, 2017 |title=Arcanum High School grad and author Linda Castillo appears at book signing for latest Amish thriller |url=https://www.dailyadvocate.com/2017/10/31/arcanum-high-school-grad-and-author-linda-castillo-appears-at-book-signing-for-latest-amish-thriller/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Daily Advocate & Early Bird News |language=en-US}} and now lives in Texas with her husband.{{Cite web |title=New York Times Best Selling Auth |url=https://www.lindacastillo.com/about_linda.html |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=www.lindacastillo.com}}
Awards and honors
Castillo is the recipient of the Daphne du Maurier Award{{Cite web |title=Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense |url=https://www.rwakissofdeath.org/kodcontest/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Kiss of Death |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=RWA® Mystery/Suspense Chapter presents The Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense Published Division 2012 Results |url=http://wordpress.rwakissofdeath.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2012PubFinalists.pdf |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Kiss of Death}} and the Holt Medallion. She has been nominated for the RITA Award, for the Mystery Writers of America's Sue Grafton Memorial Award,{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2022 |title=MWA Announces the 2020 Edgar Nominations |url=https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-the-2020-edgar-nominations/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Mystery Writers of America}} and for the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Hardcover.{{Cite web |title=Past Nominees and Winners |url=https://thrillerwriters.org/programs/past-nominees-and-winners/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=International Thriller Writers |language=en-GB}}
Publications
=''Kate Burkholder'' series=
- Sworn to Silence, Minotaur Books, 2009, {{ISBN|0-312-37497-6}}{{Cite web |date= |title=Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780312374976 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
- Pray for Silence, Minotaur Books, 2010, {{ISBN|0312374984}} / {{ISBN|9780312374983}}{{Cite web |date= |title=Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780312374983 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
- Breaking Silence, Minotaur Books, 2011, {{ISBN|978-0-312-37499-0}}{{Cite web |date= |title=Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780312374990 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
- Gone missing, Minotaur Books, 2012, {{ISBN|978-0-312-65856-4}}
- Her Last Breath, Minotaur Books, 2013, {{ISBN|978-0-312-65857-1}}
- The Dead Will Tell, Minotaur Books, 2014, {{ISBN|978-1-250-02957-7}}
- After the Storm, Minotaur Books, 2015, {{ISBN|9781250061560}}
- Among the Wicked, Minotaur Books, 2016, {{ISBN|9781250061577}}
- Down a Dark Road, Minotaur Books, 2017, {{ISBN|978-1250121288}}
- A Gathering of Secrets, Minotaur Books, 2018, {{ISBN|9781250121318}}
- Shamed, Minotaur Books, 2019, {{ISBN|9781250142863}}
- Outsider, Minotaur Books, 2020, {{ISBN|9781250142894}}
- Fallen, Minotaur Books, 2021, {{ISBN|9781250142924}}{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/linda-castillo/fallen-castillo/ |title=FALLEN {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}
- The Hidden One, Minotaur Books, 2022, {{ISBN|9781250781055}}
- An Evil Heart, Minotaur Books, 2023, {{ISBN|9781250906823}}
- The Burning, Minotaur Books, 2024, {{ISBN|9781250781116}}
== Kate Burkholder Short Stories ==
- Collected in A Simple Murder, Minotaur Books, 2021, {{ISBN|9781250783615}}
- Long Lost, Minotaur Books, 2013, {{ISBN|9781466836884}}
- A Hidden Secret, Minotaur Books, 2015, {{ISBN|9781250082008}}
- Seeds of Deception, Minotaur Books, 2016, {{ISBN|9781250112552}}
- Only the Lucky, Minotaur Books, 2017, {{ISBN|9781250157560}}
- In Dark Company, Minotaur Books, 2018, {{ISBN|9781250314161}}
- In Plain Sight, Minotaur Books, 2019, {{ISBN|9781250246417}}
- The Pact, Minotaur Books, 2020, {{ISBN|9781250776457}}
- Disappeared, Minotaur Books, 2021, {{ISBN|9781250824554}}
- Blood Moon, Minotaur Books, 2022, {{ISBN|9781250871909}}
=Other books=
- Remember the Night (Men in Blue), Silhouette, 2000, {{ISBN|978-0373270781}}
- Cops and … Lovers?, Silhouette, 2001, {{ISBN|0373271557}} / {{ISBN|9780373271559}}
- Hero to Hold, Silhouette, 2001, {{ISBN|0373271727}} ({{ISBN|9780373271726}})
- Just a Little Bit Dangerous, Silhouette, 2002, {{ISBN|978-0373272150}}
- The Perfect Victim, Jove Books, 2002, {{ISBN|0-515-13370-1}}
- A Cry in the Night, Harlequin, 2003, {{ISBN|9780373272563}}
- Midnight Run, Silhouette, 2003, {{ISBN|978-0373273294}}
- The Phoenix Encounter, Silhouette, 2003, {{ISBN|9780373272785}}
- The Shadow Side, Berkley, 2003, {{ISBN|978-0425191026}}
- Uncharted Waters, Harlequin, 2003, {{ISBN|9780373613816}}
- Fade to Red, Berkley, 2004, {{ISBN|978-0425196571}}
- Dead Reckoning, Berkley Sensation, 2005, {{ISBN|978-0425207208}}
- Depth Perception, Berkley, 2005, {{ISBN|978-0425201091}}
- Operation: Midnight Cowboy, Harlequin, 2005, {{ISBN|978-0373692309}}
- Operation: Midnight Escape, Harlequin, 2005, {{ISBN|978-0373228904}}
- Operation: Midnight Tango, Harlequin, 2005, {{ISBN|9781459228566}}
- Operation: Midnight Guardian, Harlequin, 2006, {{ISBN|978-0373229208}}
- Operation: Midnight Rendezvous, Harlequin, 2006, {{ISBN|978-0373229406}}
- A Whisper in the Dark, Berkley Sensation, 2006, {{ISBN|042521138X}}
- A Baby Before Dawn, Harlequin, 2007, {{ISBN|9780373692675}}
- In the Dead of the Night, Harlequin, 2007, {{ISBN|978-0373692873}}
- Overkill, Berkley Trade, 2007, {{ISBN|9780425218297}}
References
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Category:20th-century American novelists
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Category:American thriller writers
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Category:American women novelists
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