📖 About Kate Burkholder

Kate Burkholder is a series universe written by Linda Castillo. The complete collection runs to 28 books across 3 series, published between 2009 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Kate Burkholder Books with 17 books. It opens with Sworn to Silence (2009) and currently runs to Rage (2025).

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🎯 Where to Start with Kate Burkholder

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Sworn to Silence (2009), book 1 of Publication Order of Kate Burkholder Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 3 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Kate Burkholder Books in Order

Publication Order of Kate Burkholder Books
17 books
1
Sworn to Silence book cover1Sworn to Silence2009Buy on Amazon
Pray for Silence book cover2Pray for Silence2010Buy on Amazon
Breaking Silence book cover3Breaking Silence2011Buy on Amazon
Gone Missing book cover4Gone Missing2011Buy on Amazon
Her Last Breath book cover5Her Last Breath2013Buy on Amazon
The Dead Will Tell book cover6The Dead Will Tell2014Buy on Amazon
After the Storm book cover7After the Storm2015Buy on Amazon
Among the Wicked book cover8Among the Wicked2016Buy on Amazon
Down a Dark Road book cover9Down a Dark Road2017Buy on Amazon
A Gathering of Secrets book cover10A Gathering of Secrets2018Buy on Amazon
Shamed book cover11Shamed2019Buy on Amazon
Outsider book cover12Outsider2020Buy on Amazon
Fallen book cover13Fallen2021Buy on Amazon
The Hidden One book cover14The Hidden One2022Buy on Amazon
An Evil Heart book cover15An Evil Heart2023Buy on Amazon
The Burning book cover16The Burning2024Buy on Amazon
Rage book cover17Rage2025Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Kate Burkholder Short Stories/Novellas
10 books
2
Long Lost book cover1Long Lost2013Buy on Amazon
A Hidden Secret book cover2A Hidden Secret2015Buy on Amazon
Seeds of Deception book cover3Seeds of Deception2016Buy on Amazon
Only the Lucky book cover4Only the Lucky2017Buy on Amazon
In Dark Company book cover5In Dark Company2018Buy on Amazon
In Plain Sight book cover6In Plain Sight2019Buy on Amazon
The Pact book cover7The Pact2020Buy on Amazon
Disappeared book cover8Disappeared2021Buy on Amazon
Blood Moon book cover9Blood Moon2022Buy on Amazon
Hallowed Ground book cover10Hallowed Ground2023Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Kate Burkholder Short Story Collections
1 books
3
A Simple Murder book cover1A Simple Murder2021Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Kate Burkholder books are there?
There are 28 books in the Kate Burkholder collection, organised into 3 series and published between 2009 and 2025.
What is the first Kate Burkholder book?
The first book is Sworn to Silence, published in 2009.
What order should I read the Kate Burkholder books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Kate Burkholder books?
The Kate Burkholder books were written by Linda Castillo.
Is the Kate Burkholder series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Kate Burkholder Books, has 17 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Kate Burkholder series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2009, and the most recent in 2025.