(Been there, done that myself - maybe that's why I identified with this protagonist.) Linda Castillo did an excellent job with this story - really remarkable.
In addition to everything else, Kate has a hostile board to deal with, people who seem set on making her life as miserable as possible. Tough job - would be a tough job for everyone, but needless to say, having a female chief of police would be a big enough issue in the first place, let alone one thought to harbor the pacifist ideals of the Amish community. Now she's been hired back in her home community, where she's trying to serve as a bridge between the Amish and the "English", ie, everyone else. (Ever notice how many female cops, etc, are named 'Kate'?) And she is an interesting bird - grew up Amish, speaking Pennsylvania Dutch, at age 18 she elected not to join the church, and set out to become a police officer instead. Most of the story focuses on the Police Chief protagonist, Kate Burkholder. There's some blood and guts, to be sure, but not much. But in reading the blurb that described this book by Linda Castillo, something grabbed my attention - not too sure what. I'm not a big fan of serial killer stories - they tend to get boring and repetitious, not to mention unpleasantly over the top in terms of pain and gore. But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past - and expose a dark secret that could destroy her. Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again. She's certain she's come to terms with her past - until the first body is discovered in a snowy field. Her Amish roots and big city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate.
Now, a wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as Chief of Police.
Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the realization that she no longer belonged with the Amish. In the aftermath of the violence, the town was left with a sense of fragility, a loss of innocence. But 16 years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side for two centuries. Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie: An Amish Murder
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