The Diener from a nearby county come to visit Kate. They know her past and they know that she knows the man accused of a murder from a lifetime ago.

Kate’s first love when she was a teen, Jonas, is accused of murder after a body is discovered years after he disappeared (the deceased Ananias Stoltzfus is the Bishop no less). The incriminating factor is Jonas’ gun at the scene.

I couldn't wait until the next book in the Kate Burkholder series and I was not disappointed!

Rachel Schwarz left the fold as a teenager, but has returned to Painters Mill. She has checked into a hotel room anxiously awaiting a visitor she's been looking forward to seeing. No sooner has she closed the door having let the visitor in, does she feel the first blow. While she tries to defend herself, it is to no avail.

Seven Murders. An Amish family, brutally murdered in their home.

Chief Kate Burkholder is running the investigation. She herself was once a member of the Amish community, but decided not to be baptised and left the community.

The Plank family moved from Pennsylvania, perhaps in an attempt to leave secrets behind. It's Kate' job to uncover them and find the killer.