The Glass Thief
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3.8 • 5 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A locked-room mystery at a Paris mansion. A supposed ghost haunting a French family who looted treasure from Cambodia.
A reclusive thriller author writing a novel in honor of historian Jaya Jones—is it a work of fiction or a devious device to lure Jaya into solving a chilling mystery?
Three unsolved murders spanning seventy years have befallen the same French family, each taking place two nights before Christmas at their Paris mansion—and blamed on the family ghost.
When Jaya realizes the truth hits closer to home than she realized, she must risk everything as she flees San Francisco for France and Cambodia to find a missing sculpture known as the Serpent King and stop a flesh and blood killer.
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THE GLASS THIEF by Gigi Pandian | A Henery Press Mystery. If you like one, you’ll probably like them all.
Praise:
“Exciting, engrossing, and evocative. Another amazing addition to one of my favorite series. From San Francisco to Paris and the temples of Cambodia, armchair adventurers will be on the edge of their seats.” – Ellen Byron, Agatha Award-Winning Author of Mardi Gras Murder
“Exciting, engrossing, and evocative. Armchair adventurers will be on the edge of their seats.” – Ellen Byron, Agatha Award-Winning Author of Mardi Gras Murder
Author Bio:
USA Today bestselling and multi-award-winning author Gigi Pandian is the child of cultural anthropologists from New Mexico and the southern tip of India. She spent her childhood traveling around the world on their research trips, and now lives outside San Francisco with her husband and a gargoyle who watches over the garden. Gigi writes the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt mysteries, the Accidental Alchemist mysteries, and locked-room mystery short stories. Her debut novel, Artifact, was awarded a Malice Domestic Grant and named a Best of 2012 Debut by Suspense Magazine, and her mysteries have also been awarded the Agatha, Rose, Lefty, and Derringer awards.
Customer Reviews
Are all the pieces lining up?
“I was already leading myself astray, and I knew it. By accepting Rick Coronado’s challenge, I was not only risking tenure, but opening myself up to whatever danger had nearly killed Rick seven years ago.”
Jaya Jones: How can she be so “well rounded” at her age: full professor, tabla player, mystery “junkie”, curious, as well as a great mentor to her students. Question is: where is this found letter going to take them? And why are three deceased members of the same French family pointing towards the puzzle solution?
I love Gigi Pandian. I love that this book is dedicated to “the memory of Elizabeth Peters (Barbara Mertz), whose intrepid heroines inspired Jaya Jones.” I love that this book meets and exceeds any thoughts I might have had about locked room mysteries and historical treasure puzzles. And, in my opinion as a reader first, and a reviewer second, this series is worth exploring but each can be read as a stand alone. A young woman professor who is smart, funny, talented and “Socratic”? Yes please. Highly recommended 5/5
[disclaimer: I received this book from Edelweiss and voluntarily reviewed it]