The Marriage Trap: A missing wife. A perfect diary. A coded knot.

By Emily Cross

On the night of their tenth anniversary, Clara disappears. Her Mercedes turns up with blood on the seat; a diary surfaces that points straight at her husband, Daniel. The cameras love him-so does his story of a fragile wife who "wandered." Detective Sarah won't buy tidy evidence, and Evelyn, Clara's older sister, recognizes an old code they shared as girls: follow the rope.

As the press conference turns into a stage and neighbors choose sides, Sarah dissects contradictions-a journal that's a little too perfect, timelines that almost fit-while Evelyn hunts the private language hidden in knots, loops, and ties. Each woman closes in from a different angle, forcing Daniel's carefully curated image to fray.

Is this a trap, or a plan?
In this propulsive domestic thriller, evidence can be both true and arranged-and the most ordinary object in the house might be the loudest message of all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQDMKTKV
• ISBN13: 9798264519550
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"