In New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo's next thriller
Fallen, a rebellious Amish woman leaves the Plain life, but the
secrets she takes with her will lead Chief of Police Kate Burkholder
down a dark path to danger and death.
When a young woman is found murdered in a Painters Mill motel, Chief of
Police Kate Burkholder is shocked to discover she once knew the victim.
Rachael Schwartz was a charming but troubled Amish girl who left the
fold years ago and fled Painters Mill. Why was she back in town? And who
would kill her so brutally?
Kate remembers Rachael as the only girl who was as bad at being Amish as
Kate was--and those parallels dog her. But the more Kate learns about
Rachael's life, the more she's convinced that her dubious reputation was
deserved. As a child, Rachael was a rowdy rulebreaker whose decision to
leave devastated her parents and best friend. As an adult, she was
charismatic and beautiful, a rabble-rouser with a keen eye for
opportunity no matter who got in her way. Her no-holds-barred lifestyle
earned her a lot of love and enemies aplenty--both English and Amish.
As the case heats to a fever pitch and long-buried secrets resurface, a
killer haunts Painters Mill. Someone doesn't want Rachael's past--or the
mysteries she took with her to the grave--coming to light. As Kate digs
deeper, violence strikes again, this time hitting close to home. Will
Kate uncover the truth and bring a murderer to justice? Or will a killer
bent on protecting a terrible past stop her once and for all--and let
the fallen be forgotten?
