Chief of Police Kate Burkholder plunges headlong into a case that quickly becomes a race against the clock. An Amish grandmother is murdered, her seven year old granddaughter abducted. The investigation takes Kate to an isolated Old Order Amish settlement along the river in southern Ohio. At first, the community seems upstanding and helpful. But when Kate starts asking questions, they stonewall her--and the situation soon becomes dangerous. What are they hiding and why?
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