The Labyrinth's Daughter

by Jack Mercer

The Labyrinth’s Daughter: The Ellison Files, Book Two follows Mara Ellery after a missing-person case leads to a strange carved shell that seems to have been made specifically for her. As she studies the object and the signs that someone has been inside her apartment, she is drawn into a tense investigation shaped by memory, surveillance, and questions about what can be trusted: evidence, perception, or her own mind. Working with Detective Rowan Hale, Mara confronts a case that begins with Sarah Chen’s disappearance but quickly widens into something more unsettling, rooted in patterns, precision, and a presence that leaves no ordinary trace. This novel is for readers who enjoy atmospheric crime fiction, psychological suspense, and mysteries built around a sharp, guarded investigator facing a threat that is both personal and deeply uncanny.