Part of Kate Burkholder, book 15.5
First published 2024
Chief Kate Burkholder watches the sky darken over Painters Mill as an unprecedented storm system approaches her Ohio community. The severe weather brings more than wind and rain. It carries violence that threatens to tear apart the fragile peace between the Amish and English worlds Kate serves. When the storm passes, bodies emerge from the wreckage. Kate must navigate between her past as an Amish girl and her present as a police chief while pursuing a killer who uses the chaos as cover. The investigation forces her to confront old wounds and new dangers. Her unique position between two cultures becomes both her greatest asset and her deepest vulnerability. Kate races against time as another storm builds on the horizon.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: dual-identity, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Painters Mill, Ohio
Period: Contemporary
65 pages · Kindle Edition · Minotaur Books