Long Lost: A Kate Burkholder Short Story (8 page)
I watch him walk away, then turn my attention back to the scene. I take in the wreckage of the buggy. The small pieces of the victim’s lives that are strewn about like trash. And I wonder what kind of person could do something like this and not stop to render aid or call for help.
“You better hide good, you son of a bitch, because I’m coming for you.”
Also by Linda Castillo
Sworn to Silence
Pray for Silence
Breaking Silence
Gone Missing
About the Author
Linda Castillo
is the
New York Times
bestselling author of the Kate Burkholder novels, including
Sworn to Silence
and
Breaking Silence
, crime thrillers set in Amish country.
Sworn to Silence
was recently adapted into a Lifetime Original Movie titled
An Amish Murder
starring Neve Campbell as Kate Burkholder. Castillo is the recipient of numerous industry awards including the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, the Holt Medallion, and a nomination for the RITA. In addition to writing, Castillo’s other passion is horses, particularly her Appaloosa, George. She lives in Texas with her husband.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
LONG LOST.
Copyright © 2013 by Linda Castillo. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Cover design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein
Cover photograph of woman by Kamenetskiy Konstantin /
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Cover photograph of buggy and landscape by Delmas Lehman /
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eISBN 9781466836884
First Edition: May 2013