The Raven Thief, Gigi Pandian
The Raven Thief, Gigi Pandian
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The Raven Thief
A Secret Staircase Novel

Author: Gigi Pandian

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 9 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2023


Synopsis

This program includes three recipes.

Multiple award–winning author Gigi Pandian is one of the best locked room mystery writers working today. Her newest heroine, Tempest Raj, returns in The Raven Thief, where sliding bookcases, trick tables, and hidden reading nooks hide something much more sinister than the Secret Staircase Construction crew ever imagined.

One murder. Four impossibilities. A fake séance hides a very real crime.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

Secret Staircase Construction just finished their first project with Tempest Raj officially a part of the team—a classic mystery novel-themed home interior. Their client is now ready to celebrate her new life without her cheating ex-husband, famous mystery author Corbin Colt. First up, a party, and Tempest and Grandpa Ash are invited to the exclusive mock séance to remove any trace of Corbin from the property—for good. It's all lighthearted fun until Corbin's dead body crashes the party.

The only possible suspects are the eight people around the séance table—a circle of clasped hands that wasn't broken. Suspicion quickly falls on Grandpa Ash, the only one with actual blood on him. To prove her beloved grandfather’s innocence, Tempest must figure out what really happened—and how—or Ash will be cooking his delectable Indian and Scottish creations nevermore.

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.


Reviews

This second installment of the Secret Staircase Mystery series is another fun cozy-style mystery. Although it isn't critical to read the first book in the series before this one, you will get more of a background of Tempest, her family, and their backgrounds if you read Under Lock & Skeleton Key fir......more

Goodreads review by Karen

This is the second in the Secret Staircase Mystery series. The first, Under Lock & Skeleton Key review is here: [URL not allowed] Tempest Raj returns, a little more settled in to her position helping her dad in his business at the Secret Staircase Construction company. And… The......more

Goodreads review by Maxine

When Tempest Raj is asked to assist her friend, magician Sanjay, to perform a fake seance to rid Lavinia Kingsley’s house of any last vestiges of her soon-to-be ex- husband, Corbin Colt, how can she say no? But when things go horribly wrong and the soon-to-be ex is now the late soon-to-be ex, and, w......more

Goodreads review by Jeanne

3.75 stars......more


Quotes

Advance Praise for The Raven Thief

“Excellent. . . Pandian’s clever solution matches the challenge she sets for her endearingly imperfect lead. This brilliant homage to classic golden age authors such as John Dickson Carr augurs well for a long series run.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Tempest applies her knowledge of the tricks of the trade to the puzzle of Corbin’s death, highlighting the howdunit as much as the whodunit.” –Kirkus Reviews

"A true standout. . . Pandian has done it again: The Raven Thief conjures up the perfect balance of magic, mystery, and mayhem. I couldn't stop reading!" —Juliet Blackwell

"An enchanting locked room mystery with a delightfully unique premise." —Elle Cosimano

"Both Pandian and her protagonist, Tempest Raj, are forces to be reckoned with." —Mia P. Manansala

Praise for Under Lock & Skeleton Key

“Wildly entertaining. . . [Tempest Raj] is fully realized, a brilliant and talented young woman.” —The New York Times Book Review