Janus Lucky: Scandi Noir Stories with a Finnish Twist

Janus Lucky is a novelist with a flair for murder mysteries and tender coming-of-age tales. Born in Finland, based in New Zealand, and eyeing a cosy cottage in the Cotswolds, he writes with mischief, heart, and a clear love of character.

The Birthmark Murders — Death Is a Cabaret, Old Chum! introduces Pekka Wall, a wry, sixty-something editor who can’t help tripping over secrets. The Finnish summer culture festival is lethal reminder that murder never sleeps, not even during the birght summer nights.

Handful is the funny, tender prequel that follows Tuomas through first glances, bad timing, and the courage to be seen.

The Triumvirate Murders — Death as a Business Expense brings Pekka and Tuomas back to a Helsinki glittering with secrets. From upper echelons to Kreml-backed crime networks, The Triumvirate Murders is more chilling than the coldest winter in Helsinki.

The Māori Murders – Death of Dreams brings Pekka Wall and his husband and children to New Zealand, where they are thrown in the middle of a drug ring, death and life struggles instead of pleasant summer in the paradise.