Fünfzehn Jahre nach den schrecklichen Ereignissen in Painter's Creek kehrt Katie Burkholder zurück - als Polizeichefin. Damals hatten brutale Morde den beschaulichen Ort, in dem Amish und "englische" Bevölkerung friedlich zusammenleben, erschüttert. Das Amish-Mädchen Katie fühlte sich damals entwurzelt, alles schien so zerbrechlich. Nun, um viele Erfahrungen reicher, nach jahrelangem Großstadteinsatz in der Strafverfolgung, glaubt sie, mit der Vergangenheit im Reinen zu sein. Bis die niedergemetzelte Leiche einer jungen Frau in einem verschneiten Feld gefunden wird...
Some secrets are too terrible to reveal . . .
Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve . . .
Painter's Creek, Ohio may be a sleepy, rural town with both Amish and 'English' residents, but it's also the place where a series of brutal murders shattered the lives of an entire community over a decade ago. When the killing stopped, it left in its aftermath a sense of fragility, and for the young Amish girl, Katie Burkholder, a realization that she didn't belong.
Now, 15 years, two dead parents and a wealth of experience later, Katie has been asked to return as Chief of Police. Her Amish background combined with her big-city law enforcement expertise make her the perfect candidate. Katie is certain she has come to terms with the past. Until the first body of a slaughtered young woman is found in a pristine, snowy field...
