The Alchemist of Monsters and Mayhem

Accidental Alchemist Mysteries, Book 7

By: Gigi Pandian

Narrated by: Julia Motyka

Murder in a conservatory of carnivorous plants. Bewitching topiary terrors. A sabotaged tea shop. Can Zoe untangle the truth before someone close to her takes the blame?

Alchemist Zoe Faust is no stranger to magical mayhem, but when her boyfriend's new tea shop is vandalized and his special tea blends stolen, she plunges into a baffling mystery to save him. The clues lead Zoe and her gargoyle sidekick Dorian to an eerie mansion high in the Portland hills, filled with creeping carnivorous plants and enigmatic topiary monsters.

When they stumble across a corpse in the conservatory that appears to have been killed by sinister shrubbery, an estranged member of the family is implicated in the murder. Can Zoe use her alchemical skills to catch the real killer while navigating crafty alchemists and killer plants?

The seventh installment in the multi-award-winning Accidental Alchemist Mystery series finds Zoe and Dorian battling carnivorous plants and a killer hiding in the wicked weeds of this closed circle whodunit. Full of laugh-out-loud humor and spine-tingling fantasy elements, this lighthearted mystery will leave listeners racing through the conservatory’s vines to the end of this killer story.

Buy The Alchemist of Monsters and Mayhem to unearth the secrets of the conservatory today!

©2023 Gigi Pandian (P)2023 Audible, Inc.

Another great add

Loved this add to the series. I Would recommend, it was good. Enjoyed the character development and the narrator

Too Much Tea

I liked this one more than the last book, but the plot revolving around tea was just too much "tea talk" for me. I enjoyed the rest of the plot and the family drama. I missed Brixton and all his spunkyness.

Another fun story laced with alchemy.

If you have truly studied alchemy you would discover its presence everywhere in this book. It does not need to be spelled out step by step. The author does a wonderful job lacing alchemy through this book. Well done.

Love this series!

Dorian is so funny and I would love to have him chef for me. His culinary creations always sound amazing (I might have to allow him a bit of freedom with a bit of meat from time to time - LOL)
Zoe and Max are wonderful together - love their ability to share truths and support one another.
It was great to learn more about Max and get to know his mom and meet his dad - all while hearing the family history. (a possible mystery to come with his Grandmothers history - a possible future story. Maybe and maybe not.
While I missed some of the usual characters, you knew they were still around.
The way Gigi weaves the storyline - nothing is left aside nor a detail forgotten. There are moments in the story when a character’s background is repeated a few times — even though it may be shared with a few different words, it felt a little overdone. No complaints, I cannot wait to read the next Accidental Alchemist!!

At the end, Gigi gives some historical connections - truths and possibilities. That was just as interesting as the story told.

Here’s to the next book in the series - yes!!

The series just keeps getting better!

Again, well done! I can't wait for the next book to come out. 😍 Thank you for creating this world for us to enjoy.

Nice continuation

I’m glad max and Dorian have finally met. I do feel like we keep repeating pasts facts like everyone’s origins and it’s detracting from the story.

Really good

It was a cozy, wonderful mystery. Kept my intention. The plot line was pretty good. It was so nice to revisit this world again.

Fun

As usual, a fun read. Dorian is always an interesting character. Adding the Flamels is also entertaining.

I love tea now

I can't wait for the next book. love this series! the characters are the best

Whispered voices in the narration are difficult

I love this series, even though it's a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. I do not remember volume control being an issue in the previous books; I've listened to all them. In this book, several of the characters, especially Max and Andrew, are read at such a low volume that what they say is inaudible. (Did you see what I did there?) I don't know if it's the narrator's choice or an issue with engineering, but please ensure that all the text is actually audible.