It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in Gigi Pandian’s mystery series, coming September 2026 and now up for preorder.

Publication Date: September 8, 2026
Series: An Accidental Alchemist Mystery, Book 10
Genre: Cozy Mystery – Cozy Fantasy – Culinary
Format: Print, Digital, Audio
Author Website: www.gigipandian.com

Book Synopsis
An eternally young alchemist. A gargoyle who fancies himself Poirot. A Murder House for sale the week before Halloween.

Zoe Faust has run from her past for centuries. She didn’t plan on settling down. She didn’t plan on falling for a mortal man. She certainly didn’t plan on the gargoyle.

Now Zoe, her fiancé, and her French chef gargoyle best friend Dorian have found an enchanting home with a hidden cottage for Dorian. It’s perfect for their little family. Except for one thing. Forty years ago, the night before Halloween, a woman was murdered in their dream house. Or was she?

When an enigmatic stranger arrives and insists that a mythological Irish witch holds the secret to the unsolved crime, Halloween turns deadly once more. Refusing to let Zoe lose the home she’s waited centuries for, Dorian the gargoyle sets out to crack the case.

Can an alchemist, a gargoyle, and a teashop-owning detective solve two Halloween murders before an innocent man takes the fall and their perfect home slips away?

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About the author
Gigi Pandian is a USA Today bestselling mystery author, locked-room mystery enthusiast, and fan of exploring ruined castles in the rain. She’s won Agatha, Anthony, Lefty, and Derringer awards and been a finalist for the Edgar. She writes the Accidental Alchemist mysteries, the Secret Staircase mysteries, and the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt mysteries. Gigi lives in Northern California with her husband and a gargoyle who watches over the backyard garden.