Publisher's Synopsis
On a crisp autumn day in Painters Mill, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder responds to a call only to discover an Amish man who has been violently killed with a crossbow, his body abandoned on a dirt road. Who would commit such a heinous crime against a young man whose life was just beginning? The more Kate gets to know his devastated family and the people - both English and Amish - who loved him, the more determined she becomes to solve the case. As she delves into Karn's past, Kate begins to hear whispers about a dark side. What if Aden Karn wasn't the wholesome young man everyone admired? Is it possible the rumours are a cruel campaign to blame the victim? Kate pursues every lead with a vengeance, sensing an unspeakable secret no one will broach.
