Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the s sheriff's department in rural, upstate New York to assist o on a developing situation that involves a reclusive Amish s settlement and the death of a young girl. Unable to p penetrate the wall of silence between the Amish a and "English" communities, the sheriff asks Kate to travel t to New York, pose as an Amish woman, and infiltrate the c community.

Kate's long time love interest, State Agent John Tomasetti, is dead set against her taking on such an unorthodox assignment, knowing she'll have limited communication - and ev even less in the way of backup. But Kate can't turn her ba back, especially when the rumor mill boils with disturbing ac accounts of children in danger. She travels to New York wh where she's briefed and assumes her new identity as a lone wi widow seeking a new life.

Kate infiltrates the community and goes deep under cover. In the coming days, she unearths a world built on secrets, a series of shocking crimes, and herself, alone…trapped in a fight for her life.