The Loyal Wife

Claire Whitmore knew her husband was going to disappear. She didn't expect the police to find blood on his boat.Grant's plan was simple: leave Alder Creek by water, take the cash, and let Claire play the worried wife until she could untangle herself from his debts. But his boat is found drifting empty, and the evidence suggests someone else was there.Now a detective is asking questions Claire cannot answer honestly. Her neighbors arrive with casseroles and sympathy, yet some seem more concerned with what she might say than with finding Grant.As Claire searches for what happened that night, she uncovers the life Grant kept hidden-and the powerful people who helped him keep it that way. Someone in Alder Creek knows why his escape failed. Someone may know where he is.Claire helped her husband vanish. To find him, she may have to expose herself.The Loyal Wife is a standalone psychological thriller about a missing husband, a marriage built on lies, and a town where loyalty can be dangerous.