Sworn to silence book series6/12/2023 Had he risen from his grave and started killing again? As the body count rises, Kate's investigative techniques come under scrutiny by the town council and they decide to call in outside sources. She thought the murders of young women had ended the night she'd killed Daniel Lapp. Forensic examination finds the body ritualistically inscribed with a series of Roman numerals, shocking news that Kate can't quite process. On a cold winter night one of Kate's deputies stumbles on a frozen corpse half buried under a snow drift in an Amish farmer's cow pasture. Sixteen years later, she comes full circle after agreeing to sign on as the Painters Mill police chief. Unable to come to terms with the horrific incident, Kate abandons her family, her way of life and her religion and eventually finds a certain degree of contentment as a big city cop. Unwilling to involve the English in Amish affairs, her father and elder brother dispose of Daniel's body and swear the family to secrecy. When she's attacked and raped by neighbour Daniel Lapp, her safe and simple world explodes into one of terror, pain and dark family secrets. Kate Burkholder is content with her Amish way of life and looking forward to starting a family of her own. Sworn to Silence: Kate Burkholder Mysteries by Linda Castillo
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