The Orphanage by the Lake

Hazel would like to change her life from the ground up.

She's thirty, single, and her private detective agency is on the verge of bankruptcy.

The turning point comes when the mysterious celebrity Madeline Hemsley visits her with an offer she can't refuse. A girl has disappeared from the children's home, known locally as the Orphanage by the Lake, and Madeline wants Hazel to find her.

At first, it seems like a typical runaway case. But the deeper Hazel digs, the more disturbing clues she uncovers: hard-to-explain bloodstains, strange symbols, and unknown figures watching her every move. The Orphanage by the Lake is hiding dark secrets. And so is Madeline.

Hazel finds herself in a dangerous game where nothing is as it seems—and where the truth could be deadly.