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The Lost Gargoyle of Paris: An Accidental Alchemist Mystery
The Lost Gargoyle of Paris: An Accidental Alchemist Mystery
The Lost Gargoyle of Paris: An Accidental Alchemist Mystery
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The Lost Gargoyle of Paris: An Accidental Alchemist Mystery

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Alchemy and an art heist in Paris are on the menu in the new Accidental Alchemist novella from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award winning author Gigi Pandian.

Alchemist Zoe Faust and her impish gargoyle sidekick Dorian Robert-Houdin travel to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to investigate a mysterious discovery found in the wreckage of the tragic fire: a long-lost gargoyle illustration drawn by Victor Hugo himself.

When the work of art is stolen under impossible circumstances, Dorian must use his "little gray cells"—not to mention his culinary skills—to solve the crime and discover the true origins of where he came from.

Includes delicious vegan recipes!

The Lost Gargoyle of Paris is an Accidental Alchemist Mystery novella and is less than half the length of the novels in the series. It stands alone, but if you want to read more about Zoe, Dorian, and their misfit friends back in Portland, Oregon, check out The Accidental Alchemist, The Masquerading Magician, The Elusive Elixir, and The Alchemist's Illusion.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 31, 2020
ISBN9781938213045
The Lost Gargoyle of Paris: An Accidental Alchemist Mystery

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  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
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    And the author is back to writing terribly half baked books again :( I am so so disappointed with this one. I forgot it was a novella and when I saw I barely had any pages left without any explanation of the whole mystery, I was really disappointed. The end was so abrupt and so fast, that it seemed laughable. I honestly think you should skip this one. Dorian instead of being a good character is a manipulative annoying character which is so sad.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Wonderful novella! I haven't been to Paris since 2005, and prior to that trip I went several times as a student studying abroad. My first stop was always the cathedral. Seeing Notre-Dame burn in 2019 was one of the saddest things to me. I loved that Gigi Pandian used the restoration as the backdrop for this novella. I also learned more about the 19th century restoration than I knew previously, and also that Dorian is more single-minded and selfish than I realized. He drives Zoe to distraction in this story. But if you're a fan of the Accidental Alchemist, you'll enjoy this little escapade as well.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The French pronunciation is letter-perfect.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    urban-fantasy, theft, historical-figures, historical-places-events, historical-research, historical-setting, mystery, suspense, artifact, novella, Paris*****A wonderful Urban Fantasy tribute to the creative geniuses involved with the stone wonder known as the Notre Dame Cathedral (flying buttresses and all). Zoe is an alchemist and Dorian is a shape shifting gargoyle created after Victor Hugo's 1831 book was so incredibly popular. The setting is sometime after the great fire at the cathedral in Avril 2019 and this interesting pair are there to prevent some others from stealing a valuable artifact from the museum. The story is riveting yet fun and complete with literary references to classic mystery writers as well as modern social practices. Of course I loved it!

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