Author record · 2015 to 2025

Gigi Pandian: Awards and Best-of Lists

Gigi Pandian has won 4 awards, including the Lefty Awards (2015) for Pirate Vishnu, with 5 longlist or nominee places in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025A Midnight PuzzleAgatha Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Contemporary Novel
2024The Raven ThiefAgatha Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Contemporary Novel
2024The Raven ThiefLefty Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Mystery Novel
2023Under Lock & Skeleton KeyLefty Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Mystery Novel
2020The Alchemist’s IllusionAnthony Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Paperback Original
2020The Alchemist's IllusionEdgar Allan Poe Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Sue Grafton Memorial Award
2017Michelangelo’s GhostLefty Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Mystery Novel
2016The Accidental AlchemistLefty Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best LCC Regional Mystery
2015Pirate VishnuLefty Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Rose Award (Best Mystery Set in the LCC Region)

Books

  1. The Alchemist’s Illusion2 sources · 2020
  2. The Raven Thief2 sources · 2024
  3. A Midnight Puzzle1 source · 2025
  4. Michelangelo’s Ghost1 source · 2017
  5. Pirate Vishnu1 source · 2015
  6. The Accidental Alchemist1 source · 2016
  7. Under Lock & Skeleton Key1 source · 2023