I'm looking forward to listening to book two, soon. Kate is a bulldog that is so weighed down by her secrets that she doesn't know how to proceed and there appears to be no good answer when a serial killer is not only looking to do more but only too happy to flaunt his handiwork for all to see. This is a very descriptive, gory book, not for the faint of heart. When outside bureaus are called in, Kate seems to gain an ally in Special Agent Tomasetti, a man whose own personal trauma is even more horrible than that of Kate. The powers that be in her small town of Painters Mill are only too happy to use these present day murders as a way to get rid of Kate, who can't stand the flashy ways of the city leaders. She is now shunned by the Amish but her upbringing keeps her from feeling entirely 'English', the term for non Amish people. She carries a lot of guilt, not only for what happened when she was fourteen but also because she let down her Amish family and community when she left the Amish way of life. Thirty year old Kate is tough and she'll get in your face if you breath the wrong way. But, if she doesn't do something, more women will be die now. She's waited too long and too many lives could be damaged if she speaks up. That silence hurt Kate but to open up now could ruin her life. Kate was just fourteen years old her her parents led the family down the path of not telling anyone what had happened. Sixteen years ago, she thought her actions had stopped a serial killer but now there are killings that mimic those of the serial killer of her past. Police chief, Kate Burkholder, has a big secret and it's coming back to haunt her. Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder #1) by Linda Castillo (Author), Kathleen McInerney (Narrator) But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past-and expose a dark secret that could destroy her. Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again. She's certain she's come to terms with her past-until the first body is discovered in a snowy field. Her Amish roots and big city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate. Now, a wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as Chief of Police.

Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the realization that she no longer belonged with the Amish. In the aftermath of the violence, the town was left with a sense of fragility, a loss of innocence. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and 'English' residents have lived side by side for two centuries. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve.

Costretta al silenzio by Linda Castillo