Part of Kate Burkholder, book 9.5
First published 2018
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder receives a midnight call to an Amish farmhouse in Painters Mill. A young woman has appeared there, beaten and terrified, with no memory of her name or origins. She knows only that someone tried to kill her. Kate suspects the woman remembers more than she admits, but when another attack occurs while Jane Doe is under police protection, Kate commits to uncovering the truth. The investigation deepens as fragments of Jane's past surface. Kate discovers a complicated history that explains why Jane fled and why her pursuer refuses to give up. The two women work together as Jane's memories return in pieces. They must identify Jane's enemy before the next attack succeeds. The case forces Kate to navigate between her duty as a police officer and her growing concern for a victim whose past may be darker than either of them initially realized.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Painters Mill
60 pages · ebook · Minotaur Books
Content warnings: violence