Accidental Alchemist Mystery Series

Book 1

"Unpacking her belongings in her new hometown of Portland, Oregon, herbalist and reformed alchemist Zoe Faust can't help but notice she's picked up a stowaway. Dorian Robert-Houdin is a living, breathing three-and-half-foot gargoyle--not to mention a master of French cuisine--and he needs Zoe's expertise to decipher a centuries-old text. Zoe, who's trying to put her old life behind her, isn't so sure she wants to reopen her alchemical past...until the dead man on her porch leaves her no choice."--

Book 2

Masquerading Magician

by Gigi Pandian

Published 8 January 2016

Deciphering an ancient alchemy book is more difficult than Zoe Faust bargained for. She’d much rather be gardening and exploring her new home of Portland, Oregon—but time is running out for living gargoyle Dorian Robert-Houdin. If Zoe isn’t able to unlock the alchemy book’s secrets soon, the French gargoyle will remain awake but trapped in stone forever.

Book 3

The Elusive Elixir

by Gigi Pandian

Published 8 January 2017

Book 4

The Alchemist's Illusion

by Gigi Pandian

Published 1 February 2019

A perilous painting leads Zoe Faust and Dorian Robert-Houdin on an audacious alchemical adventure in Portland, Oregon, in search of Zoe's old mentor Nicolas Flamel.

Book 4.5

The Lost Gargoyle of Paris

by Gigi Pandian

Published 31 March 2020

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.

Book 6