Because that’s what her family builds – homes and offices with hidden doors, concealed nooks and yes – secret staircases. It’s also the story of Tempest Raj and her family’s very special construction company, Secret Staircase Construction. A hurt they’ll both have to get over in order to get this mystery-solving partnership back together. With that series title, it sounds like this should be a case for Nancy Drew – and it sorta/kinda is.Ī grown-up Nancy Drew who grew up sharing her love of puzzle solving and misdirection with her BFF. Under Lock and Skeleton Key is the first book in the author’s Secret Staircase Mystery series. But as she delves further into the mystery, Tempest can’t help but wonder if the Raj family curse that’s plagued her family for generations-something she used to swear didn’t exist-has finally come for her. Fearing she was the intended victim, it’s up to Tempest to solve this seemingly impossible crime. When Tempest visits her dad’s latest renovation project, her former stage double is discovered dead inside a wall that’s supposedly been sealed for more than a century. Secret Staircase Construction specializes in bringing the magic of childhood to all by transforming clients’ homes with sliding bookcases, intricate locks, backyard treehouses, and hidden reading nooks. Though she resists, every day brings her closer to the inevitable: working for her father’s company. The intrigue of hidden rooms and secret staircases.Īfter a disastrous accident derails Tempest Raj’s career, and life, she heads back to her childhood home in California to comfort herself with her grandfather’s Indian home-cooked meals. Under Lock & Skeleton Key layers architecture with mouthwatering food in an ode to classic locked-room mysteries.Īn impossible crime. Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo,, Better World Books
Published by Minotaur Books on March 15, 2022
Genres: cozy mystery, mystery, suspense, thriller Source: supplied by publisher via Edelweissįormats available: hardcover, ebook, audiobook Under Lock & Skeleton Key (Secret Staircase Mystery, #1) by Gigi Pandian
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