GAIL LUKASIK
Award Winning Author
The Darkness Surrounds Us
A Ghostly Window Into the Past
Nurse Nellie Lester can’t escape death. Fleeing Chicago at the height of the 1918 Spanish flu, she takes a nursing job at a decrepit mansion on a desolate Michigan island. She’s convinced the island holds the key to her mother’s murky past. The only problem? Her dead mother seems to have followed her there. Nightly she’s haunted by a ghostly presence that appears in her bedroom. But is it her mother or something more sinister? Read more
“Lukasik delivers a gripping ghost story of pandemics past in this well-crafted gothic mystery.” Publishers Weekly
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Destroying Angels
The Lost Artist
Homeless, In My Own Words
I’m a mystery author with a family mystery I was never able to solve. The mystery revolved around my maternal grandfather, Azemar Frederic. I’d never seen a photograph of him, didn’t know when he was born or died. All I knew about Azemar was that he lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was my mother’s father.
When Genealogy Roadshow announced that New Orleans was one of their Season Two cities, I was thrilled. If the show chose my story, I’d finally know the truth of my racial heritage.
Workshops and Presentations
If you’d like me to speak to your book group, library or organization, please contact me via my contact page. My teaching and public speaking experience includes writing workshops, lectures on race and racial passing, historical and Gothic fiction, research, and how to write mysteries, memoirs, and poetry.