<p>Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie "An Amish Murder"<p>"" <p>"Sworn to Silence" is the first in Linda Castillo's "New York Times" bestselling Kate Burkholder series.""<p>"Some secrets are too terrible to reveal. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve. . . ."<p>In Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. A young Amish girl named Kate Burkholder survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer . . . but ultimately decided to leave her community.<p>A wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as chief of police. Her Amish roots and big-city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate. She's certain she's come to terms with her past--until the first body is discovered in a snowy field.<p>Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again. But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past--and expose a dark secret that could destroy her.