Kate Burkholder, a former Amish resident of Painters Mill, is returning as police chief sixteen years after a series of brutal murders took place there, but when a new victim is found under her watch, she struggles with a secret that could hurt both her and her family.

Sixteen years ago a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community of Painters Mill, Ohio. Kate Burkholder survived the terror when she was a young Amish girl. Now she's returning as chief of police. When a new victim is found under her watch, she struggles with a secret that could hurt both her and her family. -- adapted from back cover