Levittown Author Turns Pain Into Debut Thriller

Levittown native Nikolas Pleiadi released his debut novel In Powder Blue, a crime thriller rooted in Long Island, addiction, and generational silence, drawing heavily from his own life experiences. 

The book follows a troubled young man shaped by loss, drugs, and crime, with Pleiadi saying he wrote it for people who’ve lived through grief, addiction, and the stories that rarely get told out loud.