THE ELUSIVE ELIXIR

By Gigi Pandian

“The Elusive Elixir” is the third in a quirky, incredible series called, An Accidental Alchemist Mystery.

The accidental alchemist is Zoe Faust, hundreds of years old and living in plain sight in Portland, Oregon. She is about to try and save her gargoyle friend, Dorian, who just happens to be a three-and-a-half-foot gargoyle chef. But cooking is not his only skill, Dorian also believes that he’s what you would call a detective, like Agatha Christie’s beloved Poirot.

Dorian needs saving because he’s slowly turning to stone, and it’s up to Zoe and her alchemical secrets to save him. Zoe goes to Paris to find help for Dorian before it’s too late. So from Portland to Paris and back again, Zoe searches for unknown facts that she must have. Unfortunately, a cold case dating back to 1942 takes her in a completely different direction.

Dorian strives to find his own magical cure-all, while Zoe is off on her hunt. But when Zoe returns home, she finds that a dangerous fellow has followed her, placing her, Dorian, and all of her friends in grave danger. Trying to save Dorian, trying to protect her friends and trying to keep all these secrets from her new boyfriend, Max, truly exhausts poor Zoe. She really cares for Max who may just be her one and only chance at love, seeing as that she’s tried for romance with no luck for many a century.

Although you do not need to read the first two in this series to absolutely enjoy this book, it would help the reader to follow along and see where certain characters first began. Besides, after reading this one you will lunge for the library in order to get the first two anyway. The characters are immensely unique and the writing is A+, so you won’t want to miss a word.