Lake of Secrets

by Angela Grey, Paige Peterson

Living beside the water should be peaceful until the bodies of mystery infants wash ashore. A nightmare scenario unfolds: the third in a string of dead bodies turns up in the suburban lake, rekindling the mysterious occurrence. Each is a premature baby, and they were delivered a year apart. DNA tests show they’re all related half-siblings with no mother in sight. No one around the vicinity can venture a guess as to whose offspring they are. Disturbed by the gruesome discoveries, the residents challenge the police to find the mythical woman responsible for the serial deaths.

Moving ahead ten years and new to this department, Detective Chayse Adler is at a loss with the cold case file. Tasked with tackling the enigmatic case may unearth a deadly secret and endanger the lives of those involved. But as she wades into the investigation, the alleged accessory list grows.

Genres: Mystery

242 pages, Paperback

First published July 12, 2022

About the author

Angela Grey is an Indigenous novelist, poet, and painter whose work explores the intersections of memory, identity, and healing. She, formerly an architectural drafter, studied creative writing, as well as spirituality and healing, at the University of Minnesota, where she deepened her commitment to storytelling as both an art and a form of medicine. Alongside her writing, Angela finds balance in yoga and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), which shape the reflective quality of her work. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, with her husband, one spirited pup, and four cats. When she’s not writing, she enjoys camping, budget travel to places like Maine, Oregon, and the coastal Carolinas, and gathering with family around a BBQ grill.

Reviews

[Courtnee Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lake of Secrets is a book by Angela Grey and Paige Peterson. Detectives Darby Cooper and Chayse Adler have reopened three cold cases that have haunted their town for years. Infants were found at the edge of a lake with no one in sight. A journal provides some clues, and it points to an affluent woman in town. When her mother and stepfather are found murdered, it seems her guilt is certain. The detectives race to find out the truth as their case picks up momentum, and through a series of interviews and journal entries, they learn the terrible truth associated with the infants’ deaths.
As I was a young teen mother, I was pleased with the awareness Angela Grey and Paige Peterson raised with their story. Statistics confirmed a brighter outlook on teen pregnancy, due to better information and birth control, and the authors observed that positive movement at the end of their book. The story moved along at a fast pace, but readers should take in every word, as they don’t want to miss a clue in this thrilling novel! I wish the authors would have provided more depth to the detectives, but their banter was interesting. The story will keep readers guessing as small clues are given with each section of journal entries or every interview. The plot will pull you into the book, and you keep turning the pages as you learn about the terrible lengths people will go to keep secrets. Lake of Secrets would make a great gift for any reader who enjoys mysteries and thrillers.

[Kat M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Angela Grey has a great mystery writing style, the story was what I was hoping for when requesting this. The characters worked really well and was what I wanted from this type of book. It was a great mystery and I enjoyed trying to solve it.

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[Rob · Rating 5 out of 5]

I chose this book for the eerie image created by the authors. The book lived up to the suspense.

[MELISSA CORTEZ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story. Lots of twists and turns.

[Christy Foley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I kept wanting to keep reading, as I was eager to see how this all came together. I really enjoyed the parts with her journal.