The young female victims are felled by a single slash to the carotid artery, with evidence of torture and a signature mutilation. When a murder takes place with the same MO as a series of killings from sixteen years ago, everyone’s wondering if the Slaughterhouse Killer is back again. She’s a bit too friendly with her vodka bottle, and sometimes it’s only the coffee, brewed by Mona, her dispatch assistant, that gets her through the day. At thirty, Kate lives on her own with her sometimes cat, too messed up by her past to think about a meaningful relationship or any kind of settling down. What makes these novels interesting is the smart, lively writing, mostly from the point of view of Kate – a savvy, no-nonsense, yet sensitive sleuth – and the Amish connection. Well, actually, having read a few of these novels, I can tell you Painter’s Mill isn’t half as sleepy as it ought to be with a string of murders, hate-crimes and serial killings to rival that old TV favourite, Midsomer Murders. But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past-and expose a dark secret that could destroy her.Sworn to Silenceis the first in Castillo’s series featuring formerly Amish Kate Burkholder, the Chief of Police in the sleepy town of Painter’s Mill, Ohio. Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again.
She's certain she's come to terms with her past-until the first body is discovered in a snowy field. Her Amish roots and big-city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate. but ultimately decided to leave her community.Ī wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as chief of police. A young Amish girl named Kate Burkholder survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. In Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and English residents have lived side by side for two centuries. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve. Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie
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