<p><b><i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Linda Castillo is known as a “master of the genre” (<i>People</i>) for her pulse-pounding mystery series set in Amish country. Now, together for the first time in print, <i>A Simple Murder</i> features six original short stories starring whip-smart chief of police, Kate Burkholder.<br></b><br>While on vacation with her partner John Tomasetti in <b>LONG LOST</b>, Kate discovers that the old house where they're staying is haunted by a girl who disappeared decades before... <br><br>An abandoned baby is discovered on the Amish bishop's front porch in <b>A HIDDEN SECRET</b>, and Kate is called in to investigate. <br><br><b>SEEDS OF DECEPTION</b> unearths the secrets of Kate Burkholder's own Amish past—and lays the groundwork for her future career in law enforcement.<br><br>In the midst of a power outage in Painters Mill, a teenage girl is attacked at an Amish party in <b>ONLY THE LUCKY</b>.<br><br><b>IN DARK COMPANY</b> is the story of an injured woman with amnesia who seeks Kate's help in trying to remember her attacker’s identity...and her own.<br><br><b>IN PLAIN SIGHT</b> leads Kate to what she believes is a straightforward hit-and-run accident—but she soon uncovers a story of teenage passion that may have led to attempted murder.</p>