When Kate discovers a diary, she realizes a haunting personal connection to the case. The disturbing details of this case will push them to their limits and force them to face demons from their own troubled pasts. He and Kate worked together on a previous case during which they began a tentative relationship, but each is wary of commitment. State agent John Tomasseti arrives on the scene to assist. Formerly Amish herself, Kate is no stranger to secrets, but she can’t get her mind around the senseless brutality of the crime. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive, and no suspect. The New York Times bestselling author of Sworn to Silence delivers an electrifying thriller-Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must confront a dark evil to solve the mysterious murders of an entire Amish family In the quiet town of Painters Mill, an Amish family of seven has been found brutally murdered on their farm. But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past and expose a dark secret that could destroy her.

Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again. She’s certain she s come to terms with her past until the first body is discovered in a snowy field. Her Amish roots and big city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate. Now, a wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as Chief of Police. Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the realization that she no longer belonged with the Amish. In the aftermath of the violence, the town was left with a sense of fragility, a loss of innocence. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and English residents have lived side by side for two centuries.

Pray for silence by linda castillo