Author Linda Castillo at Dover Library

Dover Public Library will host bestselling author Linda Castillo on Friday, July 17 at 6:00 PM. Castillo will speak about A Dark Path: And Other Kate Burkholder Short Stories. This collection follows Chief of Police Kate Burkholder as she investigates missing children, mysterious attacks, and vanished Amish couples across several thrilling short stories, concluding with a brand-new, original story. A book signing will follow the program. Register at doverlibrary.org/events or at 330-343-6123.

For the first time in print comes a collection of six short stories in the Edgar award-winning Kate Burkholder series, including one new, never-before-published story.

When two young boys don’t return home from an innocent afternoon of fishing, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must track them down before the first winter storm of the season bears down on Painters Mill in THE PACT.

In DISAPPEARED, Kate races against the clock to find a two-year-old who has vanished during a violent thunderstorm. Was the little boy swept away in the rising creek waters? Or is his disappearance even more sinister?

In BLOOD MOON, a man is brutally attacked by a large beast in the woods. Throughout the night, reports of similar incidents escalate and Kate must confront the creature terrorizing the town before violence tips over into tragedy.

When a family dog brings home a human bone, Kate finds herself on a desperate search for answers—and a way to end the macabre rumors and ghost stories inundating the town in the Edgar award-winning short story HALLOWED GROUND.

In DARK STORM RISING, Kate must brave a dangerous blizzard to save an elderly Amish woman from a sinister foe. Will Kate reach her in time to save her life?

In A DARK PATH, a brand-new story, an Amish couple disappears while enroute to town. They’d recently been threatened by their granddaughter’s troubled boyfriend. Kate rushes toward their remote farm, but a dog causes her to crash into a ravine, where she discovers a shattered buggy. Together, she and her new canine friend must find the couple before it’s too late.

Linda Castillo is the author of the New York Times and internationally bestselling Kate Burkholder mystery series, set in the world of the Amish. Castillo is the recipient of numerous industry awards including an Edgar Award, the Sue Grafton Memorial Award, a nomination by the International Thriller Writers for Best Hardcover, a nomination for an Audie Award for Best Mystery Audiobook, and an appearance on the Boston Globe’s shortlist for best crime novel. Her books have sold over four million copies worldwide and have been translated into fourteen languages. In addition to writing, Castillo’s other passion is horses. She lives on a ranch in Texas with her husband, three Appaloosas, and two feisty but loveable Blue Heelers.

This program will be held on Friday, July 17 at 6:00 PM at the library, located at 525 N. Walnut Street, Dover.  Register online at www.doverlibrary.org/events or call the library at 330-343-6123.