Sworn to silence5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() The book can be read as a standalone, but knowledge of the characters is a bonus. In this 3rd book in the 'Kate Burkholder' series, the Police Chief has to deal with a series of hate crimes as well as multiple deaths. ![]() Together, they search for the link between the crimes-and uncover a dark secret at work beneath the placid surface of this idyllic Amish community. Because the other series of attacks are designated hate crimes, the state sends in agent John Tomasetti, with whom Kate has a long and complex relationship. Having grown up Amish, Kate is determined to bring the killer to justice. But who would want to make orphans of the Slabaughs’ children? And is this murder somehow related to a recent string of shocking hate crimes against the Amish? But in the course of a routine autopsy, the coroner discovers that one of the victims suffered a head wound before death-clearly, foul play was involved. ![]() When the parents and an uncle are found dead in their barn, it appears to be a gruesome accident: methane gas asphyxiation caused by a poorly ventilated cesspit. ![]() The Slabaugh family are model Amish farmers, prosperous and hardworking, with four children and a happy extended family. Police Chief Kate Burkholder is called to the scene of a horrific tragedy on a peaceful Amish farm. ![]()
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