The second thriller featuring police chief Kate Burkholder. The sound of a scream in the early morning dawn leads to a case that will change Kate's life irrevocably. When the police arrive at the Amish farmstead in Painters Mill they can't imagine the horror that awaits them. An entire family slaughtered: the men shot, the young women tortured and killed. The Amish are peace-loving, gentle folk and the town is shocked by what appears to be a particularly brutal - and random killing. But is it random?