Part of Kate Burkholder, book 8
First published 2016
A young girl dies in an isolated Amish settlement in upstate New York. The sheriff cannot break through the community's wall of silence. He calls Kate Burkholder, Chief of Police back in Ohio, because she understands both worlds. Kate must pose as a widow seeking refuge and infiltrate the settlement alone. Her partner John Tomasetti opposes the dangerous assignment. Kate will have no backup and limited contact with the outside world. But rumors suggest other children face danger. She assumes her false identity and enters the community. Kate discovers the settlement harbors dark secrets and a pattern of crimes. The deeper she goes undercover, the more isolated she becomes. Soon Kate finds herself trapped and fighting for survival in a place where no one knows her true identity.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, infiltration
Setting: Ohio, New York
306 pages · Hardcover · Minotaur Books