Marek Veyl · Mara Ellison Thrillers

Mara Ellison Thrillers · Book one

At 03:17, a missing man’s credentials log in again.

Compliance auditor Mara Ellison knows her brother is gone. The systems around his work insist he is still there.

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A near-future technological thriller. No reviews, rankings or outcomes are claimed.

Cover of Signal Black by Marek Veyl
01 / PERSON

Daniel is missing.

A municipal systems engineer disappears without a clean explanation.

02 / RECORD

His credential stays active.

The same pattern returns at 03:17, precise enough to look normal.

03 / INVESTIGATION

Mara follows the mismatch.

Every clean record puts more distance between institutional truth and lived reality.

Systems mystery · human stakes

What if a copied routine became proof that a person was present?

Mara’s search cuts through Chicago infrastructure, corporate controls and a workforce algorithm whose records are cleaner than reality.

Every answer widens the conspiracy. Every shortcut risks turning Mara into the next person the system quietly removes.

The technology is grounded in human choices, loyalties and risk—not gadget spectacle.

Signal Black

A complete investigation. The beginning of a series.

The central mystery reaches a complete resolution while opening the wider world of the Mara Ellison Thrillers.

  • Near-future technological suspense
  • Chicago infrastructure and institutional control
  • A compliance auditor at the center
  • No conscious or magical AI

The English Kindle ebook is available on Amazon. Spanish and German editions remain in editorial preparation.