About the Book: Hazel is desperate for a fresh start—at thirty, single, and watching her private-investigation business teeter on the edge of collapse. Then socialite Madeline Hemsley presents her with an irresistible offer: locate a missing orphan girl from The Orphanage By The Lake. The task initially seems straightforward—but Hazel quickly uncovers chilling clues: cryptic symbols, dark figures tailing her, ominous blood stains. The more she probes within the orphanage’s walls, the clearer it becomes that its secrets are grotesque and that Madeline may be hiding even darker truths. Hazel’s gamble for her future may lead her into far deeper danger