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Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

In sun-baked southern France, a modern discovery echoes a medieval woman’s quest—two timelines entwined by a symbol, a secret, and a love that defies centuries. Lush and haunting, Labyrinth is a labyrinthine tale of courage, memory, and the mysteries history can’t quite hush.

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... a dual-timeline artifact mystery that peels back layers of medieval religious history?

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

If the way Alice Tanner’s cave discovery—and that ring etched with a labyrinth—spiraled into 13th‑century secrets grabbed you, you’ll love how People of the Book follows conservator Hanna Heath as she decodes the Sarajevo Haggadah through clues like an insect wing, a wine stain, and salt crystals. Like Alais’s hidden texts during the Albigensian Crusade, each tiny detail unlocks a chain of lives across centuries, turning a single relic into a sweeping, time-leaping revelation.

... a centuries-spanning pursuit where letters and archives guide a perilous historical hunt?

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

If the vast reach of Labyrinth—from Alais safeguarding a secret in 1209 Carcassonne to Alice chasing clues in the present—hooked you, The Historian delivers that same epic sprawl. A trove of letters (“My dear and unfortunate successor”) propels a hunt across libraries and monasteries from Istanbul to Eastern Europe, echoing Alice’s archival digging and fieldwork around Carcassonne. The danger coils tighter with each document, much like the Grail secret shadowing both Alais and Alice.

... rich, tactile medieval worldbuilding—sieges, crafts, faith, and daily life rendered in depth?

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

If you were immersed in Mosse’s textured Languedoc—the press of Carcassonne’s streets, the siege’s dread, the Cathar rites—The Pillars of the Earth gives that same lived-in medieval reality. You’ll walk with Tom Builder and Aliena through famine, cathedral worksites, and courtly machinations, the way Labyrinth placed you amid Alais’s perilous city. Every craft, prayer, and stone feels tangible, making the era’s faith and power struggles as gripping as any chase.

... medieval religious intrigue where heresy, scripture, and power collide in a deadly investigation?

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

If Alais’s world of heresy and orthodoxy—and the lethal stakes around sacred knowledge—pulled you in, The Name of the Rose tightens that knot. Franciscan sleuth William of Baskerville and novice Adso navigate a monastery riven by doctrinal conflict, decoding murders tied to forbidden texts and a labyrinthine library. The clash of belief and power mirrors the Cathar tensions that shadow Alais and the secret Alice uncovers centuries later.

... a code-laden treasure hunt linking modern protagonists to a medieval conspiracy and legendary relic?

The Eight by Katherine Neville

If you loved how Alice’s ring and the labyrinth sigil launched a perilous puzzle tied to Alais’s hidden books, The Eight hits the same thrill. Computer expert Catherine Velis and, in an older timeline, Mireille in revolutionary France chase the Montglane Service—an ancient chess set whose ciphered clues ignite global conspiracies. Like Labyrinth, it toggles between eras as riddles and relics draw powerful enemies ever closer.

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