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The Orphanage By The Lake

The Orphanage By The Lake

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  • Author：Daniel G. Miller
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Summary

A MISSING GIRL

AN ORPHANAGE FULL OF SECRETS

Hazel wants a new life。

She’s thirty years old， single， and her private investigation business is months away from folding。

Her luck takes a turn when Madeline Hemsley， a mysterious socialite， pays Hazel a visit with an offer too enticing to resist。 An orphan girl has disappeared from a children’s home—The Orphanage By The Lake， as the locals call it—and Madeline wants Hazel to find her。

At first glance， it appears to be a standard runaway case， but as Hazel plunges into the investigation， she finds signs of something more: unexplained blood stains， cryptic symbols， sinister figures shadowing her every move。 The more she digs， the more she realizes that The Orphanage By The Lake holds terrifying secrets， and even worse…

…so does Madeline。

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Reviews

Sandra Pipitone ，

TriP？Wow what a strange ride。 First An Asian PI ， then a private school， missing girl！ Wonderful read。 Have to finish before you sleep！ Enjoy！！！

Taylor Jengo ，

It was written well but very easily predictable

Cherie Williams ，

Great readKept you guessing。。。 From start to finish。。 But I think we should have gotten the reaction of the girl being told that she had a mother and what that mother had done to find her

Jaymie Popcheff ，

Loved this book and already pre-ordered his next book， The Red Letter！

Jeffrey Prescott ，

ShockingVery well written， well articulated。 It was definitely a page turner， I was on the edge of my seat， thoroughly e joyed it

Esme Merrily （using 10-stars scale） ，

6，5/10

Katelyn ，

The ending was a great conclusion while setting it up to be a great series simultaneously。 Can't wait for book two next year。 The ending was a great conclusion while setting it up to be a great series simultaneously。 Can't wait for book two next year。 。。。more

Darya Henry ，

Truly kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time！ Such a good read- especially if you like twists！

Emma Ounsworth ，

What a great book， very detective noir。 I loved Hazel Cho and enjoyed learning more about her throughout the intriguing plot。The book was steadily paced， with a few curveballs thrown in to send you off the track and the storyline was immersive and drew me in。The normalised setting against such a horrific backdrop was well worked and the characters were written perfectly， to the point where I needed to know more about them， even the bad ones。 Would love to see how Hazels agency pans out and I can What a great book， very detective noir。 I loved Hazel Cho and enjoyed learning more about her throughout the intriguing plot。The book was steadily paced， with a few curveballs thrown in to send you off the track and the storyline was immersive and drew me in。The normalised setting against such a horrific backdrop was well worked and the characters were written perfectly， to the point where I needed to know more about them， even the bad ones。 Would love to see how Hazels agency pans out and I can’t wait to read more。 。。。more

Heathers_reads ，

I read this book in one sitting， I could not put it down and I just wanted to keep going until I could see what happened at the end！ I love books like this that hook you and keep you addicted and interested to the point where you can’t stop reading！ The orphanage by the lake follows Hazel Cho， a private investigator living in NYC who needs a big win and a stack load of cash to keep business afloat。 Enter Madeline who wants to hire her services to find her god daughter who went missing from an or I read this book in one sitting， I could not put it down and I just wanted to keep going until I could see what happened at the end！ I love books like this that hook you and keep you addicted and interested to the point where you can’t stop reading！ The orphanage by the lake follows Hazel Cho， a private investigator living in NYC who needs a big win and a stack load of cash to keep business afloat。 Enter Madeline who wants to hire her services to find her god daughter who went missing from an orphanage six months ago。 Although it’s still an active police investigation， no new leads have come up in a long time and it’s clear they aren’t invested in finding answers。I really enjoyed reading the behind the scenes investigative work， following the threads until new leads come up， interviewing people who don’t want to talk and what their motives may be for potentially helping to cover something more sinister up。This book is action packed full of crooked cops， car chases， illegal pop up clubs， kidnapping rings and more！ I was a big fan of Hazels room mate Kenny and all the sweet things he did for her。 This is my first Daniel Miller book and definitely won’t be my last！ I would even love to hear more about Hazel and her next adventure in the PI world！ Thank you to the author， NetGalley and Houndstooth books for the ARC！ Publish date: available nowRating 5⭐️ for the vibes and the addictiveness of the plot 。。。more

Lorena ，

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Lauren ，

Sometimes I want to read a thriller but overall， it is not my preferred genre。 I am incredibly particular about the genre and often trying to guess what will happen next either distracts me entirely or I guess it too early in and lose interest。 This was not the case with The Orphanage By The Lake。 Hazel was initially written in the way a male writer writes a female character （but without the sexualization that would cause me to DNF） but once the story sucked me in I forgot about my issues with t Sometimes I want to read a thriller but overall， it is not my preferred genre。 I am incredibly particular about the genre and often trying to guess what will happen next either distracts me entirely or I guess it too early in and lose interest。 This was not the case with The Orphanage By The Lake。 Hazel was initially written in the way a male writer writes a female character （but without the sexualization that would cause me to DNF） but once the story sucked me in I forgot about my issues with the writing of a female character。 The twists and turns of this were fantastic。 It was dark and twisty but in some ways felt lighter than many thrillers。 If you are into thrillers I imagine you will love it and if not， I bet you will still be entertained。 Thank you to NetGalley and Houndstooth Books for the eARC！ All opinions are my own。 。。。more

Lindsey ，

It starts off kind of slow， but towards the middle of the book， you don’t want to stop reading。 There are sick people in this world。 I know this is fiction， but this stuff happens all the time in our world。

Marija ，

The story kept me on the edge of my seat and I had the urge to read it in almost one sitting。 It kept me guessing and suspicious of everyone。 The writing is good and the characters are well-built， can I say that I like the cover too？ I will look into other books written by this author in the future。

Darlene Sneider ，

Great readThis was one of those books you want to keep on reading。 I will definitely read Part 2。 Definitely enjoyed the main characters and will follow their new adventures as a a team

Maegan McFall ，

The Orphanage By The Lake by Daniel G。 Millerchallenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-pacedPlot- or character-driven？ A mixStrong character development？ NoLoveable characters？ It's complicatedDiverse cast of characters？ YesFlaws of characters a main focus？ No4。0 What a brilliant book。 From start to end I was on the edge of my seat。 I devoured this book in less than 24 hours and I felt like I could read more。 That predictable in areas there were a couple of twists I didn’t see The Orphanage By The Lake by Daniel G。 Millerchallenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-pacedPlot- or character-driven？ A mixStrong character development？ NoLoveable characters？ It's complicatedDiverse cast of characters？ YesFlaws of characters a main focus？ No4。0 What a brilliant book。 From start to end I was on the edge of my seat。 I devoured this book in less than 24 hours and I felt like I could read more。 That predictable in areas there were a couple of twists I didn’t see coming。 The first book I have read by Miller but definitely won’t be the last。 You can expect a riveting， dark mystery when you pick up this book and a few moments that will make you say out loud “I knew it！” Or “what on earth？” A big thank you to NetGalley and Houndstooth books for the advanced copy in return for my honest review。 。。。more

Mandi Cruz ，

I really enjoyed this book。 It really had me hooked completely devoured it。 I wouldn’t say I was completely surprised by the end I kinda had an idea of what was going on， but that didn’t make me like the story any less。 There’s so many pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that you have to put together and possibilities。 Overall a fun， intriguing， fast read。

David C。 Neal ，

A great start to a great series。。。I enjoyed this book very much。 There's always a question when starting a new series， and in this case， an author I'm not familiar with。 Should I take a chance on this？ Will it be worth my time？ Will I want to read more of the author's work？ Well， the answer to all three questions is YES！ The story is well written and the characters are enjoyable to read about。 If you enjoy a book that keeps you turning （or scrolling） the pages， then I bet you will enjoy this one A great start to a great series。。。I enjoyed this book very much。 There's always a question when starting a new series， and in this case， an author I'm not familiar with。 Should I take a chance on this？ Will it be worth my time？ Will I want to read more of the author's work？ Well， the answer to all three questions is YES！ The story is well written and the characters are enjoyable to read about。 If you enjoy a book that keeps you turning （or scrolling） the pages， then I bet you will enjoy this one。 So， what are you waiting for？ Jump on in。 。。。more

Kayla is trying to finish her backlog of books ，

Thank you to NetGalley and Houndstooth Books for an eARC copy of The Orphanage By The Lake by Daniel G。 Miller。 While the plot （and the cover） drew me towards reading The Orphanage By The Lake， Hazel Cho was。。。honestly there is a reason why she is a struggling private investigator。 There is clearly lack of experience and lack of drive to go back to school or work for a police department to help strengthen the skills needed to be successful in her line of work。 Not to mention her roommate is in t Thank you to NetGalley and Houndstooth Books for an eARC copy of The Orphanage By The Lake by Daniel G。 Miller。 While the plot （and the cover） drew me towards reading The Orphanage By The Lake， Hazel Cho was。。。honestly there is a reason why she is a struggling private investigator。 There is clearly lack of experience and lack of drive to go back to school or work for a police department to help strengthen the skills needed to be successful in her line of work。 Not to mention her roommate is in training for the police force， so it's hard to understand why she won't allow him to help her （but he is often playing video games anyway， so is he actually training at all？） Especially if she knew that things were getting dangerous and even more so after her initial client came after her in her own office。 It felt like research for Hazel Cho as a character and who she was wasn't invested in by the author， which was disappointing。 I also agree that it's odd that a white male is writing a Korean-female character and on top of that， it's very on the verge of way too many bad things are happening to her that does not seem plausible in the time frame given for her case。 It's certainly a quick mystery read， again the premise of the plot was good， but this certainly could have used a lot more editing and revisions。 I'd also say more research as there is no way that Sonia was going to Manhattan for "weekends" when it is a 3 1/2 to 4 hour drive from NYC to Lake George and the Orphanage certainly wasn't in the town of Lake George so that also got me。 It honestly wasn't for me， but may be for someone else。 。。。more

Kandice ，

Would absolutely recommend this book！I have to say， I do a lot of ARC reviews and this one by far was my favorite read！！ I can't wait to read the next book in the series and follow author Daniel G。 Miller for more！ I fell in love with the characters and was invested in the story。 To follow along with the PI trying to figure out "Where is Mia" was a fun and thrilling ride。 The ending is was I predicted but still really good and well written。 I was pleasantly surprised to have all my questions and Would absolutely recommend this book！I have to say， I do a lot of ARC reviews and this one by far was my favorite read！！ I can't wait to read the next book in the series and follow author Daniel G。 Miller for more！ I fell in love with the characters and was invested in the story。 To follow along with the PI trying to figure out "Where is Mia" was a fun and thrilling ride。 The ending is was I predicted but still really good and well written。 I was pleasantly surprised to have all my questions and thoughts answered and wrapped up neatly at the end of the book even though it is part of a series。 Thank you Netgalley， Houndstooth Books and Daniel G。 Miller for providing me with a complimentary digital ARC of "The Orphanage By The Lake。" The opinions shared in this review are entirely my own。 This review was also posted as an Amazon review。 。。。more

Theresa LeBlanc ，

Engrossing & SuspensefulGripping & immersive。 Not super fast-paced， but not slow， either。 Just kept going at a good pace。 Love Hazel Cho！ Awesome protagonist！ The book kept me engrossed the whole way。 Some twists were a bit predictable， but others were not。 It was hard to tell who， if anyone， could be trusted。 Looking forward to book 2！

Wyatt ，

Really enjoyed this book。 Also that plot twist， I did not see that coming。 Bummed the next book isn’t out until 2025。 I will be picking it up when it comes out :）

Fannie ，

Penso sia il primo thriller che abbia mai letto， scelto totalmente a caso e mi ha preso proprio （ho fatto le 5 di mattina per finirlo 🫡）。 Mi ha tenuto in suspance fino alla fine e nonostante mi abbia triggerato un po' l'ultima parte， mi ritengo soddisfatta。 Penso sia il primo thriller che abbia mai letto， scelto totalmente a caso e mi ha preso proprio （ho fatto le 5 di mattina per finirlo 🫡）。 Mi ha tenuto in suspance fino alla fine e nonostante mi abbia triggerato un po' l'ultima parte， mi ritengo soddisfatta。 。。。more

Vicki Garthwaite ，

BESTderned book I've read in a long time。 Kept me guessin' the whole time。 Usually， I have ideas， but I had no idea who dun it till nearly the end。 BESTderned book I've read in a long time。 Kept me guessin' the whole time。 Usually， I have ideas， but I had no idea who dun it till nearly the end。 。。。more

Brittany Lynn ，

4。5/5: Huge thank you to NetGalley， Houndstooth Books and Daniel G。 Miller for the opportunity to read the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 I absolutely LOVED this book！ It only took a couple chapters to suck me in and I finished it in a day and a half。 Hazel is a struggling private investigator who is hired by a rich woman to find her goddaughter who has gone missing from an orphanage。 She’s only given 10 days to find Mia and get a large payment in return。 Classic whodunnit th 4。5/5: Huge thank you to NetGalley， Houndstooth Books and Daniel G。 Miller for the opportunity to read the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 I absolutely LOVED this book！ It only took a couple chapters to suck me in and I finished it in a day and a half。 Hazel is a struggling private investigator who is hired by a rich woman to find her goddaughter who has gone missing from an orphanage。 She’s only given 10 days to find Mia and get a large payment in return。 Classic whodunnit that keeps you guessing until the very end！ Definitely a must read if you’re a fan of psychological thrillers and I look forward to what this author releases next！ 。。。more

Maha Eshraa ，

Interesting， captivating mystery。 It was hard to put it down。 A missing girl case turns into much more。 Never trust the trustable。 Always have doubts until majorly the doubts get quenched。 Loved it and looking forward to reading more。

Barbara ，

Really liked the main character - Hazel the PI in this story。 Looking forward to the next one in the series。

Randy Ransom ，

A Page turner I couldn’t put down！Such a wonderful thrilling book。 I loved the characters and the plot。 The feisty Hazel Cho is an unlikely PI which makes the book all the more compelling。 I stayed up waaay too late to finish this book。 Great job Daniel G。 Miller！ I will find more of your books！

Kendra Allen ，

Hazel is down on her luck， her PI business is just allowing her to scrape when the mysterious and wealthy Madeline enlists Hazel to help her find a missing child at a exclusive boarding school run by a foreboding headmaster。 Hazel jumps at the chance to find out what happened to the missing kid and a cushy pay-day and eagerly accepts but no big pay day ever comes easy。The Orphanage By The Lake throws you straight into the story， all of the characters are well rounded and Hazel was by far my favo Hazel is down on her luck， her PI business is just allowing her to scrape when the mysterious and wealthy Madeline enlists Hazel to help her find a missing child at a exclusive boarding school run by a foreboding headmaster。 Hazel jumps at the chance to find out what happened to the missing kid and a cushy pay-day and eagerly accepts but no big pay day ever comes easy。The Orphanage By The Lake throws you straight into the story， all of the characters are well rounded and Hazel was by far my favorite。 Miller succeeded in breathing life into the orphanage to life itself which leads to another， almost， living character。 This novel is fast paced， twisty， and down right spooky at times。 I devoured this book in a day and a half， I really enjoyed it。 My only negative， although a minor one， was that sometimes Hazel made some really silly decisions。 She flat out refused help from her roomate （in the police academy） when she very much should have and also she took a lot of people at face value instead of doing her own research。 I felt this could have been because she was so blatantly stubborn。Thank you Netgalley and Houndstooth Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Ashlee Hadaway ，

I absolutely ate up this book！ I didn't want to put it down。 I was entertained from the first page to the last。 I never felt bored or felt like the material was too repetitive。 It was a really good read， but there was definitely some dark content。 I would normally say check trigger warnings， but unfortunately， it would spoil some of the book。 This was a 4。5⭐️ read for me。 I absolutely ate up this book！ I didn't want to put it down。 I was entertained from the first page to the last。 I never felt bored or felt like the material was too repetitive。 It was a really good read， but there was definitely some dark content。 I would normally say check trigger warnings， but unfortunately， it would spoil some of the book。 This was a 4。5⭐️ read for me。 。。。more

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