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Book Nook: 'The Hidden One' by Linda Castillo

Cover of 'The Hidden One' by Linda Castillo

Vick Mickunas speaks with author Linda Castillo about her latest addition to the Kate Burkholder series, The Hidden One.

Linda Castillo's popular Kate Burkholder series is set in Ohio Amish country. In her latest, The Hidden One, Chief of Police Burkholder travels outside of her legal jurisdiction to investigate a puzzling cold case murder in a peaceful pocket of Pennsylvania Amish country. This new novel is a thriller but there are also a few romantic elements which won't surprise those readers who know that Castillo began her career writing romance novels.

The Book Nook on WYSO is presented by the Greene County Public Library with additional support from Washington-Centerville Public LibraryClark County Public LibraryDayton Metro Library, and Wright Memorial Public Library.

Vick Mickunas is the host of Book Nook on WYSO, which he created in 1994. He has conducted more than 1,700 author interviews, from Studs Terkel to Lee Child to John Glenn. He is a book critic for the Dayton Daily News and the Springfield News-Sun.