Marleen Eijgenraam Book order (chronological)

A man travels through time to win back his lost love. A woman in Victorian London, unhappy, falls for a man from the future. Meanwhile, a police officer hunts a time-traveling murderer. Are the time travelers real, or is it all an illusion?

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.

XIV century. The city of Barcelona is at its moment of greatest prosperity; has grown towards the Ribera, the humble neighborhood of fishermen, whose inhabitants decide to build, with the money of some and the effort of others, the largest Maria cathedral ever known. A construction that moves parallel to the hazardous story of Arnau, son of a peasant serf, who flees from the abuses of his feudal lord and takes refuge in Barcelona, ​​where he becomes a citizen and, with it, a free man. While his best friend and adopted brother Joan studies to become a priest, young Arnau becomes a member of the guild of the stone-workers, soldier and moneychanger. A strenuous life which leads him from the misery of the fugitive to nobility and wealth. But with this privileged position he also gets the envy of his peers, who devise a sordid plot that puts his life in the hands of the Inquisition. He finds himself face-to-face with his own brother. Will he lose his life just as his beloved Cathedral of the Sea is finally completed?