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Nikolas Pleiadi

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Nikolas Pleiadi is a Long Island-born author whose work explores grief, addiction, legacy, and the weight of silence. His debut novel, In Powder Blue, is a gritty, emotionally charged literary crime story set in post-9/11 Levittown — a place where loyalty runs deep, and ghosts never stay buried.

Blending the psychological depth of Mystic River with the raw tension of The Sopranos, Pleiadi writes fiction that feels personal, cinematic, and uncomfortably real. He believes in flawed characters, haunted places, and stories that hit like a fist to the chest.

When he's not writing, he's probably driving too fast down the Wantagh Parkway, lifting heavy things, or building something that hurts a little to talk about.

Visit him at: www.nikolaspleiadi.c
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Average rating: 4.9 · 1,161 ratings · 140 reviews · 2 distinct worksSimilar authors
In Powder Blue

4.88 avg rating — 970 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions
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In Powder Blue by Nikolas Pleiadi
"In Powder Blue doesn’t read like something carefully engineered in a workshop. It feels personal, raw, and slightly dangerous, like the author put real pieces of himself on the page instead of hiding behind tropes.Tonally it reminded me of The Sopran" Read more of this review »
The Car In White by Nikolas Pleiadi
"I read The Car in White as the widow of the man Jimmy was modeled after, and I’ll be honest, this one was harder for me than In Powder Blue.

This book lives in the before. Before the worst choices. Before the moment that changes everything. And knowin" Read more of this review »
The Car In White by Nikolas Pleiadi
"Okay first of all… I’ve never even heard of someone getting early access to a draft of a novel in exchange for an early review. But hey — hustle is hustle 😂

And I’m glad I said yes, because The Car in White absolutely did NOT read like a draft.

I went " Read more of this review »
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Displacement by Justin Pick
"Dragged in the beginning, and had too much detail that didn't add to the story. Once I got over that, it was suspenseful. Decent first novel. The ending was a disappointment. Overall, not a book I'd recommend."
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In Powder Blue by Nikolas Pleiadi
" Thank you so much for reading and for your amazing review. It’s people like you that keep me writing. Wishing you a wonderful new year! "
In Powder Blue by Nikolas Pleiadi
" Thank you for reading it with such open honesty. I understand what you mean by it being a tough read. It was tough to live and tough to write. But the ...more "
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