The Library Game: A Secret Staircase Novel [Hardcover]

A Lefty Nominee for Best Mystery Novel

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

Tempest Raj couldnt 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 Librarys 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 grandfathers 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. Readers will delight in the surprises Secret Staircase Construction uncovers behind the next locked door.

Theres a body in the libraryand everyone is a suspect.GIGI PANDIAN is theUSA Todaybestselling 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.

Praise forThe Library Game

Theres welcome character development and a plot that endsl#Š