logo
Wrong email address or username
Wrong email address or username
Incorrect verification code
Gigi Pandian
Gigi Pandian is the USA Today bestselling author of the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series (Artifact, Pirate Vishnu, and Quicksand) and the Accidental Alchemist mysteries (The Accidental Alchemist). After spending her childhood being dragged around the world by her cultural anthropologist... show more



Gigi Pandian is the USA Today bestselling author of the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series (Artifact, Pirate Vishnu, and Quicksand) and the Accidental Alchemist mysteries (The Accidental Alchemist). After spending her childhood being dragged around the world by her cultural anthropologist parents, she now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gigi's debut novel was awarded a Malice Domestic Grant and named a "Best of 2012" debut mystery novel by Suspense Magazine. She also writes locked-room "impossible crime" short stories, and her story "The Hindi Houdini" was short-listed for Agatha and Macavity awards.

show less
Gigi Pandian's Books
Recently added on shelves
Gigi Pandian's readers
Share this Author
Community Reviews
Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it 5 years ago
I never know what to say about these books. They're cozy, but with an Indiana Jones/Where in the World is Carmen Santiago mash up vibe. All the mysteries in this series are rooted in off the beaten path historical fact, usually, but not always, India's past, and always center on some type of treas...
Fangs for the Fantasy
Fangs for the Fantasy rated it 6 years ago
Zoe Faust has lived for centuries as an alchemist, wandering the world to hide who she is. But since arriving in Portland and with her new housemate, Dorian the immortal living gargoyle, she’s starting to put down roots, make friends and even a family. But one of the cornerstones of her wandering ...
Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it 7 years ago
Meh. This one took a long time to catch my interest, but that was probably equal parts slow start and my complete disinterest in the character of Jaya's best friend Sanjay, the Hindi Houdini. I love watching magic, but turn apathetic when faced with reading about it, and Sanjay has always stuck me...
Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it 7 years ago
This series started off with a chimera/gargoyle brought to life through backwards alchemy approaching the MC, pleading for help, as he was starting to revert to stone again. This book is the conclusion of that particular series plot, while at the same time introducing a couple of other mysteries, ...
Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it 8 years ago
I'm always reluctant to start these and then love them once I do. Jaya Jones is an historian specialising in Indian history (India Indian) and I admit, that's not my historical catnip. But Pandian always ties the plot to other cultures too, and then there's the female Indiana Jones vibe with a tou...
see community reviews
Need help?