Murder in Amish Country
Title: Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo Publisher: St. Martins Press 336 pages Genre: mystery/thriller Synopsis: Sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered a peaceful farming community. A young Amish girl named Kate Burkholder survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse killer....but fled to the safety of the big city. Years later, Kate returns to Painters Mill, Ohio as Chief of Police. 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 will she betray both her family and her Amish past - and expose the dark secret that could destroy her? Review: Kate Burkholder is the Chief of Police of Painters Mill, but she also grew up there on one of the Amish farms. After surviving a brutal rape at 14 Kate turns her back on her church and decides to go live with the "English" (non-Amish). After becoming a cop in Columbus Kate finds herself back in Pain...