Secret Staircase Mysteries
Author:
Gigi Pandian
About this Series
Multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian is one of the best locked room mystery writers working today. Known for her wonderfully addictive characters, Pandian layers stunning architecture, mouthwatering food (recipes included), and classic detective fiction together in her lighthearted Secret Staircase Mysteries.
After a disastrous stage accident derails her life, Tempest Raj heads to her childhood home in California to comfort herself with her grandfather’s Indian and Scottish home-cooked meals. She quickly finds herself working for her father’s company. Secret Staircase Construction specializes in bringing the magic of childhood to all by transforming clients’ homes with sliding bookcases, intricate locks, backyard treehouses, and hidden reading nooks. Tempest soon learns that renovations can hide things more sinister than the construction crew ever imagined. Dead bodies keep appearing in mysterious ways, and it’s up to her to solve these seemingly impossible crimes.
These puzzle plot romps are an ode to classic locked-room mysteries. This series blends traditional and cozy, with a dash of romance and gothic undertones: Impossible crimes. A family legacy. The intrigue of hidden rooms and secret staircases.
Praise for the Secret Staircase Mysteries
“Wildly entertaining.” –The New York Times Book Review
“Super-fun.” –The Boston Globe
“Delightful.” –Reader’s Digest
“[A] brilliant homage to classic golden age authors.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Pandian’s writing bursts with heart and hope.” —BookPage (starred review)
