Mara Faye Lethem Ordre des livres (chronologique)

From a dazzling new international voice, an audacious, darkly funny novel about a young woman whose carefully crafted office persona threatens to crack when she’s forced to attend her company’s annual retreat On the surface, Marisa's life looks enviable. She lives in a beautiful apartment in the center of Madrid, she has a hot neighbor who is always around to sleep with her, and she’s quickly risen through the ranks at a successful advertising agency. And yet she’s drowning in a dark hole of existential dread induced by the banality of corporate life. Marisa hates her job and everyone at it. She spends her working hours locked in her office hiding from her coworkers, bingeing YouTube videos, and getting high on tranquilizers. When she has the time, she escapes to her favorite museum where she contemplates the meaning of life while staring at Hieronymus Bosch paintings, or trying to get hit by a car so she can go on disability. But Marisa's dubious success, which is largely built on lies and work she's stolen from other people, is in danger of being exposed when she's forced to go on her company’s team-building retreat. Isolated in the Segovia forests, haunted by the deeply buried memory of a former coworker, and surrounded by psychopathic bosses, overzealous coworkers, flirty retreat staff, and an excess of drugs, Marisa finds herself acting on her wildest impulses and is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral.

Set against the backdrop of the 1889 Paris World's Fair, this gripping tale of murder and crime-solving unfolds as the world eagerly awaits the unveiling of the Eiffel Tower. The Twelve Detectives, an elite group of the most renowned detectives globally, gather for the first time to share their insights and philosophies on catching the world's most elusive criminals. However, the legendary Renato Craig, a founding member, is absent, sending his novice assistant, Sigmundo Salvatrio, in his place. Salvatrio, a devoted student of Craig's Academy for Detectives, arrives in Paris with a secret message for Craig's best friend, the brilliant Viktor Arzaky. When a member of The Twelve is found dead at the Eiffel Tower, a series of grisly murders ensues. Arzaky and Salvatrio must race against time through the enchanting streets of fin de siècle Paris, navigating secret societies and philosophical puzzles while trying to save a dangerously beautiful woman. They quickly realize that the stakes are incredibly high; they must not only catch the murderer but also protect the future of their brotherhood. With a strikingly original voice, this narrative poignantly captures a world on the brink of losing its innocence, showcasing the early days of crime-solving where wit and intelligence were the primary tools of a detective.