The Library Game, Gigi Pandian
The Library Game, Gigi Pandian
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The Library Game
A Secret Staircase Novel

Author: Gigi Pandian

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 9 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/18/2025


Synopsis

In The Library Game, Tempest Raj and Secret Staircase Construction are renovating a classic detective fiction library that just got its first real-life mystery.

"Nankani executes a lovely Scottish lilt and makes each voice easily distinguishable in conversation." —AudioFile on Under Lock & Skeleton Key

Tempest Raj couldn’t be happier that the family business, Secret Staircase Construction, is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Known for enchanting architectural features like sliding bookshelves and secret passageways, the company is now taking on a dream project: transforming a home into a public library that celebrates history's greatest fictional detectives.

Though the work is far from done, Gray House Library’s new owner is eager to host a murder mystery dinner and literary themed escape room. But when a rehearsal ends with an actor murdered and the body vanishes, Tempest is witness to a seemingly impossible crime. Fueled by her grandfather’s Scottish and Indian meals, Tempest and the rest of the crew must figure out who is making beloved classic mystery plots come to life in a deadly game.

Multiple-award-winning author Gigi Pandian masterfully weaves wit and warmth in the Secret Staircase Mysteries. Listeners will delight in the surprises Secret Staircase Construction uncovers behind the next locked door.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

About Gigi Pandian

GIGI PANDIAN is the USA Today bestselling and multiple-award-winning author of the Secret Staircase mysteries, inspired by elements from her own family background. She is also the author of the Accidental Alchemist mysteries, the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt mysteries, and more than a dozen locked-room mystery short stories. Pandian has won Agatha, Anthony, Lefty, and Derringer awards, and was a finalist for an Edgar Award. A breast cancer survivor and accidental almost-vegan who adores cooking, she lives with her husband in Northern California.

About Soneela Nankani

Soneela is a classically trained actress with over 500 titles in many genres including her specialties: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, and Sci-Fi. She has garnered 26 Earphone awards, an Audie; and was awarded AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voice Lifetime Achievement Honor. Her audiobooks have been featured in AudioFile Magazine, The Washington Post, Audible and The New York Times.She is known for her facility with languages and accents and her flexibility to handle a range of genres and styles. She loves to inspire hope, swooning and laughter in her listeners.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on March 18, 2025

If you love to read locked room mysteries with disappearing bodies, illusionists, and libraries, then look no further than Gigi Pandian’s fourth novel in the Secret Staircase Mystery series. The Library Game features Tempest Raj and a cast of friends, family, and others. Tempest has left Las Veg......more

Goodreads review by Tonya on February 08, 2025

This was fun! This is book 4 of the Secret Staircase series but may be read as a standalone. This locked room mystery kept me guessing and was extremely entertaining. This is definitely a book for book lovers. Taking place in a library will connect with bookaholics. Tempest is a magnetic main charac......more

Goodreads review by Judy on March 13, 2025

I have been reading this Secret Staircase Mysteries series from the start, so I was happy to pick up this fourth book. Each of the books were enjoyable and I was glad to meet the characters again and see what they are up to this time. Description: In The Library Game, Tempest Raj and Secret Staircase......more

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on January 20, 2025

The Library Game is the 4th book in the Secret Staircase Mysteries by Gigi Pandian. So far, I have enjoyed reading the books, and I was looking forward to reading this one. Sadly, I have to admit that I struggled a bit with this one; it took me ages to get into it, and I felt that even though I love......more

Goodreads review by Erin on January 31, 2025

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review. Expected publication date: March 18, 2025 Tempest Raj is happily working in her family’s successful business, Secret Staircase Construction, building hidden rooms a......more


Quotes

Praise for The Library Game

“There’s welcome character development and a plot that ends with a bang, all with a touch of whimsy.” –Kirkus Review

“Pandian delights. . . Tempest remains an immensely likable heroine, and Pandian’s shrewd puzzle plot arrives at a satisfying and surprising conclusion. This will enchant fans of Golden Age mysteries.” –Publishers Weekly

Praise for The Secret Staircase Mysteries

"Wildly entertaining." –The New York Times Book Review

“Super-fun.” –The Boston Globe

"Delightful.” –Reader’s Digest