Some secrets are too terrible to reveal.. . Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve.. . Painter's Creek Ohio may be a sleepy rural town with both Amish & ' English' residents but it's also the place where a series of brutal murders shattered the lives of an entire community over a decade ago. When the killing stopped it left in its aftermath a sense of fragility & for the young Amish girl Katie Burkholder a realization that she didn't belong. Now 15 years two dead parents & a wealth of experience later Katie has been asked to return as Chief of Police. Her Amish background combined with her big-city law enforcement expertise make her the perfect candidate. Katie is certain she has come to terms with the past. Until the first body of a slaughtered young woman is found in a pristine snowy field...