Created by Olesya
And wandering through it all are private eyes GINNY DUGAN and her partner, Jack Crawford. Jack is hunky but troubled, and gal-about-town Ginny, formerly an advice columnist for Photoplay, is beginning to suspect he might be more trouble than he’s worth.
Granted, it was initially his agency, and their partnership was more a matter of reluctant convenience than anything, but still…
And of course, party-hearty Ginny has a few other things to deal with, like Dottie, her disapproving showgirl sister, and the fact that Ginny is, uh, queer.
Tsk tsk…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Toronto writer Olesya Lyuzna has a passion for queer noir. Her debut novel Glitter in the Dark was selected for a 2020 Pitch Wars mentorship by Layne Fargo and Halley Sutton. She spends her free time hosting murder mystery parties and scouring the archives for unsolved crimes.
UNDER OATH
- “A colorful period debut that’s clearly laying the groundwork for a series.”
— Kirkus Reviews on Glitter in the Dark - “Lyuzna’s prose is first-rate, vividly capturing the rhythms of a lost world (while some) readers may find themselves wishing the novel took more pleasure in the louche charms of Prohibition-era New York. But this well-researched, well-written book is well worth a read.”
— Erica F. Obey on Glitter in the Dark (Historical Novel Society) - “An utterly alluring dance through Jazz Age New York City, Olesya Lyuzna’s Glitter in the Dark seduces you from the minute you meet its heroine, Ginny Dugan, the kind of intrepid, even reckless girl reporter that Barbara Stanwyck might have played. As we follow Ginny through nightclubs and alleys, rooftops and powder rooms, Lyuzna weaves a gold-threaded tale of glamour and danger. A striking debut.”
— Megan Abbott on Glitter in the Dark - “Possessing the same dark glamour and immersive period detail as its predecessor, this proves Lyuzna has the goods.”
— Publishers Weekly on Liars in Paradise
NOVELS
- Glitter in the Dark (2025) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- Liars in Paradise| Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
THE DICK OF THE DAY
- August 30, 2026
THE BOTTOM LINE: It’s the Roaring Twenties, and Prohibition can go fuck itself — New York City is still bopping. Nightclubs, gambling joints, showgirls, speakeasies… and this “reformed” party gal turned private eye is beginning to suspect that her hunky but troubled male partner may be more trouble than he’s worth.
Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.
