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03783aam a22004577i 4500 001 4C880934940511EE938C1F5A49ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231206010040 008 230301t20232022nyu e 000 f eng 020 $a 1250805007 (trade paperback) 020 $a 9781250805003 (trade paperback) 035 $a (OCoLC)1371450853 040 $a NBU $b eng $e rda $c NBU $d OCLCF $d FQ2 $d SILO 050 14 $a PS3616.A367 $b U53 2023 100 1 $a Pandian, Gigi. 245 10 $a Under lock & skeleton key / $c Gigi Pandian. 246 3 $a Under lock and skeleton key 250 $a First Minotaur Signature edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Minotaur Books, $c 2023. 300 $a 358 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Secret staircase mystery ; $v bk 1. 500 $a Includes discussion questions and exceprt from "The Raven Thief" by Gigi Pandian. 520 $a "Known for her wonderfully addictive characters, multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian introduces her newest heroine in this heartfelt series debut. Under Lock & Skeleton Key layers stunning architecture with mouthwatering food in an ode to classic locked-room mysteries that will leave readers enchanted. An impossible crime. A family legacy. The intrigue of hidden rooms and secret staircases. After 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. Though she resists, every day brings her closer to the inevitable: working for her father's company. 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. 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. Fearing she was the intended victim, it's up to Tempest to solve this seemingly impossible crime. 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."-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a After a disastrous accident derails stage magician Tempest Raj's career, she heads back to her childhood home in California to comfort herself with her grandfather's Indian home-cooked meals. She resists working for her father's company. Secret Staircase Construction, which specializes in transforming clients' homes with sliding bookcases, intricate locks, and hidden reading nooks. 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. Fearing she was the intended victim, Tempest begins to wonder if the Raj family curse that's plagued her family for generations has finally come for her. -- adapted from jacket 650 0 $a Magicians $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Women detectives $z California $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Murder $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Dwellings $x Remodeling $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Blessing and cursing $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Architectural firms $v Fiction. 651 0 $a San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) $v Fiction. 651 0 $a California $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Detective and mystery fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Cozy mysteries. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Mystery and detective fiction $z San Francisco Bay Area. $z San Francisco Bay Area. $2 rbgenr 941 $a 2 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20240126010111.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206013114.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4C880934940511EE938C1F5A49ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b FQ2Initiate Another SILO Locator Search