Author Gigi Pandian

on Tour

April 20-29

with

Quicksand:
A Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery

(cozy mystery)

Release date: March 10, 2015
at Henery Press
280 pages

ISBN: 9781941962275

ADVANCE PRAISE

USA Today bestselling author Gigi Pandian
is the child of cultural anthropologists from New Mexico
and the southern tip of India.
After being dragged around the world during her childhood,
she tried to escape her fate when she left a PhD program for art school.
But adventurous academics wouldn’t stay out of her head.
Thus was born the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series
(Artifact, Pirate Vishnu, and Quicksand).
Gigi’s debut mystery novel was awarded a Malice Domestic Grant
and named a “Best of 2012” Debut Novel by Suspense Magazine.
Her short fiction has been short-listed for Agatha and Macavity awards,
and she also writes the new Accidental Alchemist mystery series.
She takes photos of gargoyles wherever she goes, and posts them on her Gargoyle Girl blog.

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TOUR QUOTATIONS

The Discerning Reader

One incredibly smart narrative with highly intelligent characters.
Fabulous historical elements cement the solidity of the storyline.
Exciting, fast paced, loads of fun. Very enjoyable sharp mystery.

For the Hook of a Book

Pandian writes well-researched historical mysteries that intertwine many cool places into a suspense mystery and an action-filled adventure.
I can fondly say that Pandian’s Quicksand had some of all the major elements of a book to love.
This book was a captivating, energized ride to historical and cultural places ripe with mystery and suspense.

View From the Birdhouse

Quicksand is an unusual, adventure-filled cozy mystery.  I found the intelligent characters and the emphasis on history very appealing.
I enjoyed Gigi Pandian’s writing style.  I look forward to reading more of her books, and recommend Quicksand to other cozy mystery fans.

It’s a Mad Mad World

This is a wonderful cozy mystery book with a fantastic main character: Jaya Jones.
Gigi Pandian has written a book that really suited me and if you like cozy mystery books, then I would recommend checking out this book and the rest of the books in the series.

Pix Me

This is the first book I’ve read by Gigi Pandian and found it to be so much fun! It was a fast-paced Indiana-Jones style story that kept me glued to the pages.
Plenty of plot twists keep you interested until the end of the book.
This series would make a great TV series!

Queen of All She Reads

If you like quirky characters, solving mysteries and a touch of romance, then you’re going to want to read this book.
The two mysteries were well developed and took plenty of twists and turns and kept things interesting.
I enjoyed it and plan to go back and read the previous books, Artifact and Pirate Vishnu to see what other adventures Jaya has gotten into.

Griperang’s Bookmarks

Even though it does read fast it is packed with plenty of adventure. I liked that there was not only mystery but some romance and history as well.
If you are a fan of cozy mysteries you will enjoy this book.

Wildmoo Books

If you’re looking for an adventure story wrapped in the fuzzy warmth of a cozy mystery Quicksand might be up your alley.
It was entertaining.
If you’re in to cozies do check out the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series.

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Jean-Philippe Blondel

on  Tour

September 14-18

with

The 6:41 to Paris

(fiction)

 Release date: November 10, 2015
at New Vessel Press

153  pages

ISBN: 978-1939931269

Website | Goodreads

SYNOPSIS

Cecile, a stylish 47-year-old, has spent the weekend visiting her parents in a provincial town southeast of Paris. By early Monday morning, she’s exhausted. These trips back home are always stressful and she settles into a train compartment with an empty seat beside her. But it’s soon occupied by a man she instantly recognizes: Philippe Leduc, with whom she had a passionate affair that ended in her brutal humiliation 30 years ago. In the fraught hour and a half that ensues, their express train hurtles towards the French capital. Cécile and Philippe undertake their own face to face journey—In silence? What could they possibly say to one another?—with the reader gaining entrée to the most private of thoughts. This is a brilliant psychological thriller, a high-wire act of emotions on rails, about past romance, with all its pain and promise. [provided by the publisher]

FEATURED
IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
SUNDAY BOOK REVIEWS!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jean-Philippe Blondel
was born in 1964 in Troyes, France
where he lives as an author and English teacher.
His novel The 6:41 to Paris
has been a bestseller in both France and Germany.

 ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, September 14
Review + Giveaway at #redhead.with.book
Review + Giveaway at Words And Peace

Tuesday, September 15
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at Fuonlyknew

Wednesday, September 16
Review + Giveaway at The Book Binder’s Daughter
Review + Giveaway at Book And Ink

Thursday, September 17
Review + Giveaway at I’d Rather Be At The Beach

Friday, September 18
Review at French Village Diaries

  

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From the book bloggers who reviewed

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Elina will receive a $15 gift card of her choice!

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Bookramblings

Very enjoyable and gripping read that kept me wanting to know what happens next.

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