The discovery of a missing Amish bishop's remains leads chief of police Kate Burkholder to unearth a chilling secret in The Hidden One， a new thriller from bestselling author Linda Castillo。

Over a decade ago， beloved Amish bishop Ananias Stoltzfus disappeared without a trace。 The mystery of what happened to the kind old man has troubled his community for years。 When skeletal remains showing evidence of foul play are unearthed and linked to the bishop， his disappearance becomes even more sinister。

Unhappy with the local investigation， Amish elders arrive in Painters Mill and ask chief of police Kate Burkholder for help。 Realizing she has a personal connection to the crime， Kate travels to Pennsylvania’s Kishacoquillas Valley， an isolated area where the Amish culture differs dramatically from the traditions in which she was raised。 Kate learns that Stoltzfus was charismatic and highly respected， but she soon begins to hear other things， too: that there was something ‘off’ about the bishop。 He sometimes seemed unfamiliar with the local culture， and kept quiet about his past。 Did this kindly old man have something to hide？

Someone doesn’t want Kate asking those questions。 But even after being accosted and threatened in the dead of night， Kate refuses to back down。 When an Amish woman with ties to the bishop turns up dead， the investigation reaches a boiling point。 There’s a killer in the Valley who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried。 Will they get to Kate before she can expose the truth？ Or will the bishop’s secrets remain hidden forever？