Carly Ruth Laden marries Dorian Shiffer, the man of her dreams. A man any woman would say yes to. A man, Carly believed was her Knight in Shining Armor. A man she trusted. After discovering Dorian's secret, Carly vanishes without a trace. No one knows where Carly is. Her parents are at odds. Older brother Decker suspects his brother-in-law of foul play. Sergeant Boils, Sheriff Rising, and Sheriff Boot join forces. Still, no one knows what happened to Carly Ruth Laden Shiffer. Dorian is a prime suspect until his body is discovered in Decker Laden's van, bludgeoned to death, throat slit open, drained of blood. Carly is never found. The only character among the strange cast of characters inside the story knows what happened to Carly, and soon you, the reader, will know in the climatic ending of a surprising twist without the fairytale ending.