Linda Castillo Books in Order
Linda Castillo has written 54 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is Remember the Night (2000) and the newest is A Dark Path (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 54
- Published
- 2000–2026
- Confirmed
- 54 of 54 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,996 in 33 of 54 books
- Reading time
- 167–250 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,996 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 54 titles with a page count on record.
Linda Castillo is an American novelist behind the Kate Burkholder crime thrillers, which are set in Amish country. Sworn to Silence (2009), the first Kate Burkholder book, became the Lifetime film An Amish Murder with Neve Campbell. Castillo has also written romance and romantic suspense, and the catalogue lists the Operation: Midnight and High Country Heroes series. In all, 54 books run from Remember the Night (2000) to A Dark Path (2026). Castillo grew up in Arcanum, Ohio, and lives in Texas.
How many Linda Castillo books are there?
Linda Castillo has 54 books, released between 2000 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Linda Castillo Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 54 Linda Castillo books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120002563/4
- 220012563/4
- 320012563/4
- 42001–3/4
- 520022563/4
- 620022563/4
- 720023313/4
- 82003–3/4
- 92003–3/4
- 1020033753/4
- 1120032513/4
- 1220043763/4
- 132005–3/4
- 1420052483/4
- 1520053523/4
- 1620053263/4
- 1720062493/4
- 1820062563/4
- 1920063523/4
- 202007–3/4
- 2120072503/4
- 2220073203/4
- 2320072243/4
- 2420073203/4
- 2520093843/4
- 2620103043/4
- 2720113023/4
- 2820112773/4
- 292013–3/4
- 3020133083/4
- 3120143393/4
- 3320153063/4
- 342016–3/4
- 3520163063/4
- 362017–3/4
- 3720172923/4
- 382018–3/4
- 3920183083/4
- 402019–3/4
- 4120193043/4
- 422020–3/4
- 4320203203/4
- 4420214163/4
- 452021–3/4
- 4620213203/4
- 472022–3/4
- 492023–3/4
- 502023–3/4
- 512024–3/4
- 522024–3/4
- 532025–4/4
- 542026–3/4
Linda Castillo series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Kate Burkholder books in order 30 books
Linda Castillo books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Kate Burkholder books in order
17 books by Linda Castillo- 1. Sworn to Silence
- 2. Pray for Silence
- 3. Breaking Silence
- 4. Gone Missing
- 5. Her Last Breath
- 6. The Dead Will Tell
- 7. After the Storm
- 8. Among the Wicked
- 9. Down a Dark Road
- 10. A Gathering of Secrets
- 11. Shamed
- 12. Outsider
- and 5 more in the table above
Linda Castillo Standalone Novels
12 books12 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Kate Burkholder Short Stories/Novellas
12 books12 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Operation: Midnight in order
5 booksHigh Country Heroes in order
3 booksFamily Secrets in order
2 booksLights Out in order
2 booksKate Burkholder Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Linda Castillo Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Linda Castillo books run from Remember the Night (2000) to A Dark Path (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Linda Castillo in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Linda Castillo books in order?
You only need to read Linda Castillo books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Linda Castillo
Start with Sworn to Silence (2009), the first Kate Burkholder book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Remember the Night (2000).
What is the newest Linda Castillo book?
A Dark Path (2026) is the newest Linda Castillo book released so far.
Is there a new Linda Castillo book coming?
No next Linda Castillo book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Linda Castillo Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 54 books in publication order is on the Linda Castillo reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Linda Castillo at a glance
- Still publishing
- Linda Castillo published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Linda Castillo books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,996 pages across the 33 of 54 books with a recorded length, a median of 306 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Linda Castillo books, 25 of 54, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 54 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Linda Castillo books are about
34 of the 54 Linda Castillo books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 14 of 34. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 14 of 34 books
- Amish 10 of 34 books
- Murder 10 of 34 books
- Investigation 8 of 34 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 7 of 34 books
- Kate Burkholder (Fictitious character) 6 of 34 books
- Women police chiefs 6 of 34 books
- American literature 4 of 34 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 4 of 34 books
- Ohio 4 of 34 books
- Contemporary romance 4 of 34 books
- Suspense 4 of 34 books