AN EVIL HEART Kate Burkholder, Book 15

When an Amish man is brutally murdered, his shadow life is exposed, and secrets are revealed. Narrator Kathleen McInerney channels Police Chief Kate Burkholder with precision as she investigates the crime. When she discovers the extent to which the victim, Aden Karn, was himself a perpetrator, she is filled with controlled rage. Upon hearing of his toll on others in the community, she is careful, reserved, and empathetic. Throughout, McInerney offers the right tone and emotion for Burkholder and characters such as a teenage victim of Karn, his fiancée, and those complicit in the crimes. Kate must also come to grips with her own Amish upbringing and her decision to separate from the community, a plot point that adds another layer of complexity to the story. D.J.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2024]