Reporter Series · File 001

What They Did to June Mercer

Everyone agreed June was dead. The evidence was persuasive. The conviction was clean. The reporter writing to you believes all three statements are wrong.

The premise

A dead woman. An imprisoned husband. A story that should have stayed buried.

Seven years after June Mercer disappeared, investigative reporter L. Marlowe receives a photograph that could dismantle the murder case that made her career. She cannot publish it. She can send it to you.

This is a complete, adult psychological crime story unfolding across eight numbered mailings. You will read the reporter’s private narrative alongside newspaper reporting, court material, interviews, photographs, handwritten correspondence, and conflicting evidence. QR access opens mobile-first audio and private case material at the exact moment the story intends.

Read content guidance

Created for adults. This story contains murder, captivity, coercive control, violence, profanity, infidelity, sexual material, abuse, and psychological manipulation. Sexuality serves the crime narrative; this is not erotica. Full spoiler-free guidance is shown before purchase.

What physically arrives

  • Eight sealed envelopes, each containing 8–16 pages
  • Reporter correspondence and serialized narrative
  • Newspaper clippings, interview excerpts, reports, photographs, maps, notes, and redacted records
  • Spoiler-locked QR access to audio and additional evidence
  • A final case closure package

How the release works

Mailing One leaves our desk within 3–5 business days. The remaining seven dispatches are scheduled approximately every ten days. Tracking is provided where the selected mail service supports it. You can pause future dispatches before they enter fulfillment.

This is for you if…

You read psychological thrillers, trade theories with friends, notice the sentence everyone else skims, and enjoy a story that trusts you to sit with uncertainty. No specialized puzzle knowledge is required. This is narrative immersion first—not a collection of arbitrary riddles.

Detailed overview of the Reporter Series envelopes and investigative materials

Notes from the publisher

New editions, before they reach the catalogue.

Publication letters, limited releases, and spoiler-safe dispatch notices. Sent only when there is something worth opening.