A vanished wife. A haunted director. A truth that refuses to stay buried.

Set in California wine country, Magpies & Yellow Roses is a haunting psychological mystery about legacy, silence, and the ghosts we carry. When a young actress is cast in the role of a director’s missing wife, her uncanny resemblance triggers a spiral of memory, guilt, and revelation that blurs the line between performance and possession.

Released on POW/MIA Recognition Day, this emotionally charged literary mystery honors those lost to war—and those left behind to bear the silence.