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   | title    = Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkerholder #1)
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   | title    = Sworn to Silence
 
   | author    = Linda Castillo
 
   | author    = Linda Castillo
 
   | image    = StS.jpg
 
   | image    = StS.jpg
 
   | published = January 1st, 2009
 
   | published = January 1st, 2009
 
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   | genres    = Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
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   | genres    = Mystery<br>Thriller
 
   | agegroup  = Adult
 
   | agegroup  = Adult
 
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==Summary==
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''Sworn to Silece'' by Linda Castillo is an adult mystery/thriller novel, originally published on January 1, 2009. It is the first book in the [[Kate Burkholder by Linda Castillo (series)|Kate Burkholder]] series.
''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 for two centuries. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. In the aftermath of the violence, the town was left with a sense of fragility, a loss of innocence.
 
 
 
Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the realization that she no longer belonged with the Amish. Now, a wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as Chief of Police. Her Amish roots and big city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate. She's certain she's come to terms with her past--until the first body is discovered in a snowy field. Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again. But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past--and expose a dark secret that could destroy her.
 
  
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
*Abduction
 
*Abduction
*Autopsy descrptions (graphic)
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*Autopsy descriptions (graphic)
 
*Bigotry
 
*Bigotry
 
*Bindings (used in torture and to prevent escape)
 
*Bindings (used in torture and to prevent escape)
*Child Abuse
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*Child abuse (including sexual abuse)
*Child Sexual Abuse
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*Child murder
 
*Descriptions of various crimes (usually graphically described)
 
*Descriptions of various crimes (usually graphically described)
 
*Desecrating and exhuming of a corpse
 
*Desecrating and exhuming of a corpse
*Domestic Assault (mentioned)
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*Domestic assault (mentioned)
*Electricution (for torture)
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*Electrocution (for torture)
*Ex-Amish Sentiments (alluded to)
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*Emesis
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*Ex-Amish sentiments (alluded to)
 
*Exsanguination  
 
*Exsanguination  
 
*Fatphobia
 
*Fatphobia
*Home Invasion (mentioned)
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*Foreign object rape
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*Graphic descriptions of crime scenes
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*Home invasion (mentioned)
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*Immolation
 
*Kidnapping
 
*Kidnapping
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*Killer's POV (one chapter, graphic)
 
*Murders
 
*Murders
 
*Mutilation (Ante- & Post-Morteum, detailed and graphic)
 
*Mutilation (Ante- & Post-Morteum, detailed and graphic)
*Past Trauma
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*Past trauma
*Police Brutality
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*Police brutality
 
*Racism
 
*Racism
 
*Rape (graphic descriptions told through autopsy about victim)
 
*Rape (graphic descriptions told through autopsy about victim)
*Serial Killer
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*Serial killer
 
*Sexism
 
*Sexism
 
*Slurs
 
*Slurs
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*Torture
 
*Torture
 
*Victim blaming
 
*Victim blaming
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==Series==
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# [[Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo|Sworn to Silence]]
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# [[Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo|Pray for Silence]]
  
 
==Representation==
 
==Representation==
 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
  
*Chief of Police Female
 
 
*Ex-Amish Female
 
*Ex-Amish Female
*African American Law Officer & Ex-Marine Male
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*African American law officer & Ex-Marine Male
*Amish Males & Females
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*Amish characters
  
 
==Tropes==
 
==Tropes==
*[https://booktriggerwarnings.com/Blast_from_the_past_(trope) Blast from the past]
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*[[Blast from the past (trope)|Blast from the past]]  
*[https://booktriggerwarnings.com/Dark_secret_(trope) Dark Secret]
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*[[Dark secret (trope)|Dark secret]]
*[https://booktriggerwarnings.com/Police_procedural_(trope) Police Procedural]
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*[[Police procedural (trope)|Police procedural]]  
*[https://booktriggerwarnings.com/Small_town_(trope) Small Town]
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*[[Small town (trope)|Small town]]
  
 
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[[Category:Adult]]
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[[Category:Thriller]]
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[[Category:Mystery]]

Latest revision as of 14:19, 20 October 2023

Sworn to Silence
Cover of Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
Author(s) Linda Castillo
Published January 1st, 2009
Genre(s) Mystery
Thriller
Age group Adult


Sworn to Silece by Linda Castillo is an adult mystery/thriller novel, originally published on January 1, 2009. It is the first book in the Kate Burkholder series.

Trigger Warnings

  • Abduction
  • Autopsy descriptions (graphic)
  • Bigotry
  • Bindings (used in torture and to prevent escape)
  • Child abuse (including sexual abuse)
  • Child murder
  • Descriptions of various crimes (usually graphically described)
  • Desecrating and exhuming of a corpse
  • Domestic assault (mentioned)
  • Electrocution (for torture)
  • Emesis
  • Ex-Amish sentiments (alluded to)
  • Exsanguination
  • Fatphobia
  • Foreign object rape
  • Graphic descriptions of crime scenes
  • Home invasion (mentioned)
  • Immolation
  • Kidnapping
  • Killer's POV (one chapter, graphic)
  • Murders
  • Mutilation (Ante- & Post-Morteum, detailed and graphic)
  • Past trauma
  • Police brutality
  • Racism
  • Rape (graphic descriptions told through autopsy about victim)
  • Serial killer
  • Sexism
  • Slurs
  • Stigma against those with mental illnesses (depression, PTSD, etc.)
  • Torture
  • Victim blaming

Series

  1. Sworn to Silence
  2. Pray for Silence

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Ex-Amish Female
  • African American law officer & Ex-Marine Male
  • Amish characters

Tropes