Janus Lucky

Janus Lucky is a novelist with a wicked eye for mystery and a warm heart for humanity. Born in Finland, seasoned by life in New Zealand, and (hopefully) soon to be settled in the UK, Janus brings a rich cultural lens to his fiction—steeped in Finnish bluntness, laced with Kiwi wit, and sharpened by decades working as a digital media consultant, producer, and executive.


His first novel, The Birthmark Murders – ‘Death Is a Cabaret, Old Chum’, marks the beginning of the Pekka Wall series and draws readers into a sharply observed, darkly humorous world, where theatre and cultural critique intertwine. World where the readers are introduces to Pekka Wall, a nearly retired editor and translator living in the Cotswolds. As a complex and eccentric gay man, life is not always straightforward, nor are the murders he must solve with his fiery young sidekick.

With a narrative voice that’s both emotionally raw and unapologetically ironic, Janus blends deep human insight with satirical bite, pulling back the curtain on art, ambition, and the absurdities of the cultural and business elite and the general public.
His second novel, Handful—A Boy at the End of a Rainbow, a coming-of-age story and poignant prequel to The Birthmark Murders, and the third in the series, The Triumvirate Murders—Death As a Business Expense, is a chilling dive into the dark and icy waters of big business and politics.