Minotaur Books

“There is an incongruity inherent to in being a cop and being formerly Amish. Those two worlds are incompatible and clash in a fundamental and profound way. One repels the other and there is no reconciliation. There’s no fitting them together no matter how hard you try to pound the pieces into place. The divergence of those two worlds is a beast that tracks me as I pull into the long gravel lane of my brother’s farm.”
― Linda Castillo, An Evil Heart

“I used to subscribe to the belief that a person’s loved ones are the people who know them best. It wasn’t until I had some life experience under my belt that I learned the premise couldn’t be farther from the truth. Sometimes a person’s loved ones are the last to know—or the last to acknowledge—a fault or weakness. That’s especially true when you’re Amish.”
― Linda Castillo, An Evil Heart

“Leave now and live, or stay here and die. Your choice.”
― Phillip Margolin, The Perfect Alibi

“Sometimes the old-age serenity thing is crap.”
― Becky Masterman, We Were Killers Once