In The Elusive Elixir by Gigi Pandian, Zoe Faust sets off on another tense race to find the elixir that will save the Robert, the gargoyle. As an alchemist, Zoe Faust has tried to find the right combination to keep Robert from turning into stone to no avail.
She believes the answer to the backward alchemists lies somewhere in Notre Dame Cathedral so she speeds to Paris to try to discover the alchemy secrets that might save him. Once there she encounters a woman who threatens Zoe's own secret.
Madame Leblanc claims she knew Zoe's grandmother during the war and is struck by the resemblance she sees in Zoe. Concerned that Leblanc may discover her secret, Zoe tries to convince her the resemblance is natural, but Leblanc is not to be swayed. She swears she will find out about Zoe. Then suddenly she apologizes and offers to treat Zoe to lunch.
When a policeman appears at their table, Madame Leblanc introduces him as her grand-nephew and they tell Zoe about a body found in the 1942 fire in Elixir, the shop Zoe's "grandmother" owned. Feeling a huge amount of pressure to keep her secret, Zoe decides to leave Paris on the first plane she can reserve. With only five hours until her flight, she battles to find something that will help Robert.
The chase leads her back to Portland and connections from her past threaten everything she loves. An exciting, fast-paced adventure into a totally different world.
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