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Nikolas Pleiadi

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Born

in Levittown, The United States

Website

https://www.nikolaspleiadi.com/

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Genre

Crime, Contemporary, Fiction

Influences

Martin Scorcese, Dennis Lehane, Cormac Mccarthy, Eminem, Gillian Flynn

Member Since

May 2025

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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 ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 1,038 ratings · 111 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	In Powder Blue 4.31 avg rating — 924 ratings — published 2025 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Car In White: A Prequel to In Powder Blue 4.77 avg rating — 112 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out Of The Blue (In Powder Blue Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Nikolas Pleiadi made a comment on Bonnie Mancuso’s review of In Powder Blue " Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me. I definitely put a lot of myself into these books, probably more than most people realize. So when s ...more "
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Nikolas Pleiadi liked Bonnie Mancuso's review of In Powder Blue: "This is an exceptional story. It's raw. It's gritty and oh so intense. The writing itself is incredible. The author definitely poured his heart and soul onto the pages and it shows."
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Nikolas Pleiadi made a comment on Doug’s review of In Powder Blue " Funny, I was just thinking your review could’ve been 250 words longer and still managed to say absolutely nothing. "
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Nikolas Pleiadi liked Annemarie Pionegro's review of The Car In White: A Prequel to In Powder Blue: "Highly Recommended. Easy enjoyable reading with reoccurring characters from the authors book “ In Powder Blue”. I read both books in four days."
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Nikolas Pleiadi made a comment on Carol’s review of In Powder Blue " “Simple and straightforward” is certainly one way to read it. "
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Nikolas Pleiadi made a comment on Walter Heape’s review of In Powder Blue " It’s interesting that you call it “cliché” when a lot of what you’re calling cliché came straight out of my own life and the people I grew up around. ...more "
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“You think you’re making choices for yourself, that you’re in control. Every choice you make—makes you, but every move you make— ripples out to the people around you. And sometimes, you don’t realize how bad you’ve fucked it all up until it’s too late.”
― Nikolas Pleiadi, In Powder Blue

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“But the trick is, you get so good at disappearing, you start to wonder if you’re even there anymore.”
― Nikolas Pleiadi, In Powder Blue

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