Painter's Creek, Ohio may be a sleepy town with both Amish and "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, and for the young Amish girl, Katie Burkholder, a realisation that she didn't belong. Now, 15 years 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...