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...
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 ...
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...
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, ...
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...
The Elusive Elixir is the third book in Gigi Pandian’s Accidental Alchemist Mystery series. The two previous books are The Accidental Alchemist and The Masquerading Magician. However, like I did, you can jump into the series here and still thoroughly enjoy the book. The author gives enough backgroun...
A lost work of art linking India to the Italian Renaissance. A killer hiding behind a centuries-old ghost story. And a hidden treasure in Italy’s macabre sculpture garden known as the Park of Monsters… Filled with the unexpected twists, vivid historical details, and cross-cultural connections Pandi...
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Zoe, the protagonist of this cozy mystery, is an alchemist. Three hundred years ago, she accidentally found the elixir of life and made herself immortal. Since then, she’s tried to lead a quiet life and help as many people as sh...
Zoey has travelled to Paris to try and find some answers to Dorian’s condition before the gargoyle turns completely to stone. But she finds few answers – and worse, seems to be recognised as the alchemist who lived their 70 years before Fleeing back to Portland, trouble seems to have followed her....
Jaya was somehow recruited to find a lost treasure. Her old professor starts it off by trying to get to her and with her research. Something happens that, makes Jaya, has to pick up the research after her professor dies.The author has you intrigued by wanting to know what Jaya gets an email from her...
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