Kate Burkholder
Minotaur Books
May 2011
On Sale: April 26, 2011
Featuring: Kate Burkholder; Aaron Plank
352 pages ISBN: 0312540035 EAN: 9780312540036 Kindle: B003JTHZCA Paperback / e-Book (reprint) Add to Wish List
One family. One horrific murder. An entire town under suspicion…
The Planks moved from Lancaster County Pennsylvania to the
small Amish community of Painters Mill, hoping to resume the
comforts of the Plain Life in Ohio. Less than one year
later, the family of seven is found dead—slaughtered on
their own farm.
Police Chief Kate Burkholder and her small force have few
clues, no motive, and no suspect. Formerly Amish herself,
Kate is no stranger to the secrets the Amish keep from their
“English” neighbors—and each other. When the diary belonging
to the rebellious teenager Mary Plank turns up, Kate is
surprised to find not only a kindred spirit but a murder
suspect: the charismatic stranger who stole Mary’s heart.
Then there’s Mary’s brother, Aaron. Shunned by his family
and the rest of the Amish community, could he have returned
to seek revenge? Now it’s up to Kate to search for some dark
truths about the Planks—and confront long-buried secrets of
her own. As Kate’s obsession with the case grows so does her
resolve to bring the killer to justice—even if it means
putting herself into the line of fire . . .