From the outside, Olivia Brooks’s life looks cloudless and carefree: a loving husband who fulfills all her whims, three wonderful children, a comfortable home in the suburbs of Manchester. But one day Robert, Olivia’s husband, reports to the police that his wife and children have mysteriously disappeared. And yet all her personal belongings, including her wallet and mobile phone, are left exactly where they should be. But this is not the only oddity that immediately catches the police’s attention. Detective Tom Douglas remembers that Olivia Brooks’s name has repeatedly appeared in cases where, during investigations, no criminal intent was found—things turned out to be either accidents or simple misunderstandings. So what happened this time to the young woman and her children? Tom Douglas must answer the difficult question: which of the spouses wove the web of this intricate intrigue—and which one became the victim, unsuspecting and completely at a loss?