**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.
**
While enjoying a sleigh ride with his children, Amish widower Adam
Lengacher discovers a car stuck in a snowdrift and an unconscious woman
inside. He calls upon Chief of Police Kate Burkholder for help, and she
is surprised to recognize the driver: fellow cop and her former friend,
Gina Colorosa.
Years before, Kate and Gina were best friends at the police academy and
patrol officers in Columbus, but time and distance have taken them down
two very different paths. Now, Gina reveals a shocking story of betrayal
and revenge that has forced her to run for her life. She's desperate for
protection, and the only person she can trust is Kate--but can Kate
trust her? Or will Gina's dark past put them all in danger?
As a blizzard bears down on Painters Mill, Kate helps Gina go into
hiding on Adam's farm. While the tough-skinned Gina struggles to adjust
to the Amish lifestyle, Kate and state agent John Tomasetti delve into
the incident that caused Gina to flee. But as Kate gets closer to the
truth, a killer lies in wait. When violence strikes, she must confront a
devastating truth 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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A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books**
Praise for Kathleen McInerney as Kate Burkholder:
McInerney's masterly technique makes aural sense of the plain and kind
Amish people bewildered by the violence, thuggery, and corruption that
have come among them. McInerney's characters are alive, all human and
believable. -- AudioFile Magazine on Among the Wicked
Kathleen McInerney does an excellent job of portraying this diverse
cast, especially the Amish, who she instills with a shy, quiet dignity,
and she handles the Pennsylvania Dutch language with the ease of a
native. -- Publishers Weekly on Pray for Silence
