The Orphanage by the Lake

by Daniel G. Miller

It’s not that I’m unattractive, it’s just that when you used to be better, everything about you feels worse.

One of the first rules of being a private investigator is don’t trust your client. Half of what they tell you is a lie and the other half is half-true.

little Black girls like Mia, but none are from Saint Agnes.

‘To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you

something else is the greatest accomplishment.’

I’m a survivor.

You can be Sherlock Holmes, and I can be Dr. Watson.”

“To Cho and Shum.”