Pirate Vishnu

A Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, Book 2

By: Gigi Pandian

Narrated by: Allyson Ryan

Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

1906.

Shortly before the Great San Francisco Earthquake, Pirate Vishnu strikes the San Francisco Bay. An ancestor of Jaya's who came to the US from India draws a treasure map.

Present day.

Over a century later, the cryptic treasure map remains undeciphered. From San Francisco to the southern tip of India, Jaya pieces together her ancestor's secrets, maneuvers a complicated love life she didn't count on, and puts herself in the path of a killer to restore a revered treasure.

©2013 Gigi Pandian (P)2015 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Through her effective use of a parallel historical narrative, the author streamlines an intricate plot." ( Library Journal)

mostly good but slightly unexplored

I want to start with a response to a review i read beforehand about her being too trusting and them being tired of it. There really isn't a person she trusted that later came under suspicion that wouldn't be normal to trust. Especially since her first experience with the darker things outside the death of a family member only happened within the last year. Not to mention that despite her trusting people she is also always ready to throw someone over her shoulder or stab a person with her heels so she does have a level of insurance to safeguard that trust. I will say her rejection to see blatant affection for her as what it was is something that does annoy me. As for the rest of my review it may involve some spoilers, but for u to get what they mean you'd have to be pretty far in with most of the puzzle revealed already. mainly I want to know more about May's letter to her descendants. what did it actually say. for it to mean what the writer implies seems like it would betray her love and what his wishes were. that seems unlikely to me at least she would behave like that. I also want the author to explore the dad more, it feels like everything we knew about her parents came from this book and it wasn't much so I hope we delve deeper in the future. I was also confused why she didn't seek her brother for translation. I thought in the first book he spoke exclusively in their language though maybe it was more a common Indian language rather than tammel. she obviously is annoyed by her brother but given the two option, if the brother does speak tammel, I think it would be more likely she'd go to her brother because he annoys her less and because it is a family matter. granted as she pointed out tammel was spoken but at the time of her uncles they would have been more proficient at English writing than their native language so just because the brother could speak it doesn't mean he could read it. idk maybe I just want her to explore her family more and that would have been a good way to do it. Also sorry if I spelled the language wrong. Without the physical book I haven't seen it written out before.

Fun listen!

Great story, interesting mystery, tons of fun history to boot. I enjoyed Pirate Vishnu very much The story moves along at a good pace, with no boring bits in between. The characters were engaging and entertaining.. It had the right amount of fun, suspense and intrigue. Jaya Jones is a very capable heroine. I am really enjoying this series.

If there is one drawback, it is that the narrator used the same Scottish accent used in Artifact (the first book) for the Irish character. If someone can't do accents well, it's best to avoid them. I kept getting confused as to why the Irish character was speaking with a Scottish accent.

MYSTERY, HISTORY, GREAT SCENERY, WHAT FUN!

I started this book not 5 minutes after book one, because it had been so much fun, I didn't want the adventure to end.
I was so glad I did, because it picked up right where #1 left off!
Fascinating peak into San Fransisco"s and some of India"s history sprinkled in along the roller coaster ride that always
delights in a Gigi Pandian book, with scenes that make you feel you're right there, all the time. The narration really brings the book to life!

Okay for a simple listen

Interesting details around historical aspects but character development is a little weak leaving unnecessary questions.

I really liked it!

I may have been just a bit generous with 5 stars, but 4.5 wasn't a choice. Surprisingly (to me), I truly enjoy Jaya Jones mysteries. Not too heavy, not too light, just a fun read.

h is a bit dumb imo, but make up your own mind

I am not a fan of this plot device for making a cosy mystery h a bit stupid to prevent the plot from being resolved too quickly, but the clever use of history almost compensates for this (and seriously!? we're supposed to believe this clever university professor is this dumb? but letting it go - it's FICTION after all). Overall this was an enjoyable book but I think I preferred the first book (not fussed about the love triangle bit either - over-complicates matters imo).
Will check out the next book but not excited

Great novel with fabulous narration

I’ve seen a lot of negativity around the narrator and I just have to say I think she does a great job with inflection and characterization. She really moved the characters forward showing the beauty of the story.

Enjoyed this book

I really enjoyed this book. It been that most of the books you can figure out the person that did it but not with this one that made it so refreshing.

So so good!

Ugh! I love this series! This story was so so good. Very different from the first story which is good. I liked the first book but this story has really taken this series to a new level. Intricate and heart warming while still keeping me guessing the whole time. The Evolution for the characters was well done, especially Jaya. I’m looking forests to the next book in the series!

Pirate Vishnu: A Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery,

This was a thrilling Treasure Hunt that Jaya was presented with. Finding a long lost treasure and restoring the reputation of her family's hero were impossible to resist.

I enjoyed the alternating POV(Points of View) between Jaya and her great-granduncle Anand.

While understanding why he did it, I was sad that Lane left Jaya for her own good. I was tickled that he couldn't help but want to protect her afterwards. I loved the way that Jaya put him told him exactly what she thought of his unilateral decision to end their relationship. These two are an entertaining pair.

I really enjoyed the narrator!