The Glass Thief

A locked-room mystery at a Paris mansion. A supposed ghost haunting a French family who looted treasure from Cambodia. A reclusive thriller author writing a novel in honor of historian Jaya Jones--is it a work of fiction or a devious device to lure Jaya into solving a chilling mystery? Three unsolved murders spanning seventy years have befallen the same French family, each taking place two nights before Christmas at their Paris mansion--and blamed on the family ghost. When Jaya realizes the truth hits closer to home than she realized, she must risk everything as she flees San Francisco for France and Cambodia to find a missing sculpture known as the Serpent King and stop a flesh and blood killer. - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE GLASS THIEF by Gigi Pandian - A Henery Press Mystery. If you like one, you'll probably like them all.

A DEBT IS OWED. Del Kanadis-indentured thief to the King of Fires-desires freedom above all else. When given the opportunity to repay his debt with a single job, he begrudgingly accepts, believing it to be a fool's errand. His task: infiltrate a secluded village rumoured to hold a relic capable of defeating the Fire King's enemies. Living amongst the townsfolk and gaining the trust of those in charge, Del quickly discovers they know more than they're letting on, and that perhaps the relic truly does exist. Upon discovering their ultimate secret, he realizes winning his own life back could come at the cost of everyone else losing theirs.

She's a thief caught in a net she can't escape. He's a battle-hardened warrior forced to replace his dead brother as the crown prince. Together they have a chance of saving the kingdom. Rhys was never meant to be the crown prince. Send away as a kid, he was trained to be a warrior, and all he knows is the battlefield. His comrades are his only family, and he has no need for the fineries of court. But at the first of three balls, held in his honour in the hopes that he will find a wife, he meets a mysterious woman far from repulsed by his missing manners or less-than-polished looks. Ella is the Lady of Thieves, ruler of the Rook, and the infamous Cinderella, who steals from the rich and leaves a piece of cinder behind. But even the smartest thief can be caught in a net she can't escape. Threatened to steal a magical glass slipper at the royal castle, she meets a handsome warrior who awakens feelings she didn't think she possessed. But can a love built on lies survive? And what happens when Ella's actions threaten not only those they care about but the whole kingdom? This is a stand alone novel, featuring its own set of characters, in their own unique world. The Shattered Fairytales are classic fairytales (and stories) retold. No more damsel in distress needing rescue. No more men who are about as useful as a wet rag. In these fairytales there's strength, weaknesses, and love.

It’s mid-summer’s day and thirteen-year-old Elle and her Leapling classmates are visiting the Museum of the Past, the Present and the Future. But on the day of the school trip, disaster strikes, and the most unique and valuable piece in the museum, the Infinity-Glass, is stolen! And worse still, Elle’s friend and fellow Infinite, MC2 is arrested for the crime! To prove his innocence Elle must leap back centuries in time, to a London very different from today. Along the way she will meet new friends, face dangers unlike any she has ever known, and face an old enemy who is determined to destroy her. Can Elle find the missing Infinity-Glass and return it to its rightful home before it’s too late?

Charney crafts an intellectual masterpiece--the mystery of three missing masterpieces that sends criminals and curators alike on a rollicking chase through the art galleries and auction houses of Europe.