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When an Amish teenager disappears it's only the beginning.. .'Becca slogged through a deep drift and stumbled toward the front of the shanty. A padlock hung from the hasp but it wasn't engaged. Shaking with cold she shoved open the door. The interior was dark and hushed. The air smelled of kerosene and fish. Out of the wind it was so quiet she could hear the ice creaking beneath her feet. Her breath puffing out in clouds of white vapour she pulled out the candle and matches she'd brought from home and lit the wick. The light revealed a small interior with plywood walls and a shelf covered with fish blood and a smattering of silver scales. A lantern sat on the shelf. A coil of rope hung on the wall.. .' Three teenagers have vanished from Ohio's Amish country. The only thing they have in
common other than their religion is they are keen to leave the Plain Life. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to consult by Agent John Tomasetti as her Amish roots will be invaluable in an investigation involving this sectarian society. They travel to the small town of Monongahela Falls to investigate the latest disappearance -- that of seventeen-year-old Annie King. The only evidence left behind is a satchel -- and a pool of blood. The case moves closer to home for Kate when a young relative Sadie Miller vanishes. With her own past resonating Kate delves into the lives of the missing teens. Soon a sinister pattern emerges along with a vital clue that changes everything. While following up on a lead Kate makes an appalling discovery and unearths a secret no one could have
imagined--thrusting her into a fight to the death with a merciless killer.
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When an Amish teenager disappears it's only the beginning.. .' Becca slogged through a deep drift & stumbled toward the front of the shanty. A padlock hung from the hasp but it wasn't engaged. Shaking with cold she shoved open the door. The interior was dark & hushed. The air smelled of kerosene & fish. Out of the wind it was so quiet she could hear the ice creaking beneath her feet. Her breath puffing out in clouds of white vapour she pulled out the candle & matches she'd brought from home & lit the wick. The light revealed a small interior with plywood walls & a shelf covered with fish blood & a smattering of silver scales. A lantern sat on the shelf. A coil of rope hung on the wall.. .' Three teenagers have vanished from Ohio's Amish country. The only thing they have in common other than their religion is they are keen to leave the Plain Life. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to consult by Agent John Tomasetti as her Amish roots will be invaluable in an investigation involving this sectarian society. They travel to the small town of Monongahela Falls to investigate the latest disappearance -- that of seventeen-year-old Annie King. The only evidence left behind is a satchel -- & a pool of blood. The case moves closer to home for Kate when a young relative Sadie Miller vanishes. With her own past resonating Kate delves into the lives of the missing teens. Soon a sinister pattern emerges along with a vital clue that changes everything. While following up on a lead Kate makes an appalling discovery & unearths a secret no one could have imagined--thrusting her into a fight to the death with a merciless killer.

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Silver - A chemical element, metalic. Has the highest elctrical conductance of any element. Also known for its exceptional anitmicrobal properties
Candle - A solid block of wax containing a wick which is ignighted
White - A colour combining all colours
Ice - Frozen water, the solid state of water.
police - Persons empowered to reduce civil disorder and enforce the law.
Wall - A physical barrier between two areas
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King - The figure head of a monarch
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Small - something that takes up less space than normal.
Ice - Frozen water, Ice is cold to the touch and forms when water reaches 0 degrees centigrade.
Home - A place of permanent residence for families.
Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.
Interior - The inside of something, usually what is not visible.
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Blood - A red liquid that circulates around the body for all the bodies needs.
Lantern - A lamp usually with a transparent case, commonly found in olden times down the mines.

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