Sworn to Silence
Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie An Amish Murder Sworn to Silence is the first in Linda Castillo’s New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series.Some secrets are too terrible to reveal. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve. . . .In Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and...
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Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie An Amish Murder Sworn to Silence is the first in Linda Castillo’s New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series.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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312597160 (0312597169)
ASIN: 312597169
Publish date: March 15th 2011
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Christian Fiction,
Suspense,
Murder Mystery,
Amish Fiction
Series: Kate Burkholder (#1)
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