Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkerholder Series-1)
Linda Castillo, 2009
St. Martin's Press
384 pp.
ISBN-13: 9780312597160
Summary
Some secrets are too terrible to reveal. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve....
In Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and “English” residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. A young Amish girl named Kate Burkholder survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer...but ultimately decided to leave her community.
A wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as chief of police. Her Amish roots and big-city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate. She’s certain she’s come to terms with her past—until the first body is discovered in a snowy field.
Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again. But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past—and expose a dark secret that could destroy her. (From the publisher.)