Publication date: June 2025. An 8” x 5” novella. Items ordered with a pre-ordered title will ship when the pre-order becomes available.

Meet Dizzy Carter: private investigator/blues enthusiast/deadwalker witch. In this sapphic paranormal neo-noir, we follow her exploits in the neon-drenched desert city of San Guin as a break in the cold case of her wife’s murder leads to her stepping on the toes of some ambitious demons.

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PRAISE

"The Dead Withheld is a dazzling noir from a master of world building. L.D. Lewis stirs her novella with vengeance and grief and serves it deliciously queer to her lucky readers. Broken-hearted Dizzy Carter will capture your own heart. You will root for her on her dogged quest for justice through San Guin’s colourful underbelly. Filled with hot succubi girlfriends, adorably damned henchmen, and soul sucking demons, this is a must read for fans of wounded, badass, lesbian investigators. Go buy this book. Now.
—Suzan Palumbo, author of Countess and Skin Thief

"As alluring, high-classed and sexy as the best jazz songs, The Dead Withheld moves with undeniable, intoxicating rhythm. Dizzy Carter brings a 'tired of your shit' edge to supernatural noir that sits on the palette like a good whiskey. Elegant prose and intensely driven characters—what's not to love!"
—Brent Lambert, author of A Necessary Chaos

“Not even the dead can stop Dizzy Carter from solving her wife's murder, and there is nothing more compelling than a grieving badass's relentless search for her own closure. The Dead Withheld is a perfect noir infused with magic, secrets, and all the tantalizing trappings of a night out in the underworld.”
—Ladz, author of Ice Upon a Pier

"The Dead Within by LD Lewis will leave you breathless, exhilarated, and as dizzy as our so-named heroine as she haunts the streets of San Guin, searching for the soul of her dead lover. At turns terrifying, explosive, joyous, and bittersweet, Lewis's novella of ghosts, demons, and the damned truly has a beating heart of humanity at its core."
—Martin Cahill, author of Audition For The Fox