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?
