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Gigi Pandian is a USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning mystery author, breast cancer survivor, and accidental almost-vegan. She's the child of cultural anthropologists from New Mexico and the southern tip of India, and spent her childhood traveling around the world on their research trips. She now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and a gargoyle who watches over the garden.

Gigi's novels have been described as a cross between Indiana Jones and Agatha Christie. She writes the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt mystery series (Artifact, Pirate Vishnu, Quicksand, Michelangelo's Ghost, The Ninja's Illusion, and The Glass Thief), the Accidental Alchemist mysteries (The Accidental Alchemist, The Masquerading Magician, The Elusiv ...more

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	The Accidental Alchemist (An Accidental Alchemist Mystery, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 6,197 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under Lock & Skeleton Key (Secret Staircase Mystery, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 2,674 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Masquerading Magician (An Accidental Alchemist Mystery, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 2,237 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Elusive Elixir (An Accidental Alchemist Mystery, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 1,748 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Artifact (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 1,687 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Alchemist's Illusion (An Accidental Alchemist Mystery #4) 4.24 avg rating — 1,214 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pirate Vishnu (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 798 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Gargoyle of Paris (An Accidental Alchemist Mystery #4.5) 3.97 avg rating — 777 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Alchemist of Fire and Fortune (An Accidental Alchemist Mystery, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 634 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quicksand (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 587 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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An Accidental Alchemist Mystery (7 books)
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Secret Staircase Mystery (3 books)
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I’ve always been a huge fan of locked-room mysteries, the type of mystery where the crime looks truly impossible. The Raven Thief is my own spin on this classic mystery genre I love. The puzzle plot is the key to the story—but family, friendship, and ...more
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“If you have one teapot,” he said, pouring hot water over tea leaves, “that will do you quite well. How much does he lack himself who must have a lot of things?” “You’re quoting Sen Rikyū,”
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“Different ages, classes, languages, races, religions, nationalities, occupations, passions. The more I saw people’s superficial differences, the more I learned those things weren’t important.”
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“There’s power in words,” I said softly. “Always remember that.”
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