“Caught in a Trap” can refer to several different works, but the best‑known usage is as part of the song “Suspicious Minds,” written by American songwriter Mark James and made famous by Elvis Presley, where the chorus begins “We’re caught in a trap.”

Main answer

  • The phrase “caught in a trap” is most widely recognized from the lyrics of the song “Suspicious Minds,” written by Mark James in 1968.
  • Elvis Presley’s hit recording of “Suspicious Minds” (with the “caught in a trap” line repeated in the chorus) popularized the phrase globally.

So if the question “who wrote caught in a trap” is about the famous song line, the answer is Mark James , the writer of “Suspicious Minds.”

Other works titled “Caught in a Trap”

There are also books actually titled Caught in a Trap by different authors, including:

  • Elvis Presley: Caught in a Trap by Spencer Leigh, a detailed biography of Elvis.
  • A novel simply titled Caught in a Trap in some library catalogs, attributed to other authors such as Beth Adams in series fiction.

If you meant one of these books rather than the song line, specifying the medium (song, novel, biography) or the author’s first name would help narrow it down.