Emerald City, P.D. "D" is for Dorothy
Emerald City, P.D. (ECPD) is a noir-fantasy crime series set in a version of Oz that never made it into the storybooks—and probably never passed a background check. This is a city where fairy-tale icons have grown older, meaner, and far more complicated, and where magic, money, and bad decisions collide on a nightly basis. Behind the glittering emerald skyline is a very real mess, and someone has to clean it up. Unfortunately, that job usually falls to the Emerald City Police Department.
Each book in the ECPD series is framed as a case file pulled straight from department archives—the ones marked classified, sealed, or OMFG. Every volume stands alone, chronicling a different investigation: a robbery that went sideways, a murder victim with too many holes, or a situation that started out as “routine” and ended with bi-curious circus clown and a complimentary subscription to the Munchkin Gazette.
The tone blends cozy detective fiction with dark fantasy and a sharp, self-aware sense of humor. The characters are painfully aware of how ridiculous their world is, and they cope the only way anyone in law enforcement ever has: sarcasm, bad jokes, and an alarming amount of enchanted ale. Familiar figures from Oz and other storybook realms appear not as heroes, but as morally flexible adults with baggage, bad habits, and very strong opinions about kale—mostly because this is Oz, and everything here is aggressively green.
While each case file tells a complete story, readers who follow the series will start to notice connections forming in the margins—recurring characters, long-running feuds, and consequences that stubbornly refuse to stay buried. Emerald City, P.D. isn’t about saving the world or restoring happily-ever-after. It’s about surviving another shift, filing the paperwork, and hoping the city doesn’t explode again.
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An electrifying blend of noir tension, romantic chaos, and deeply questionable life choices. Honestly, I wish I’d made them first. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thought-provoking. Morally complex. Deeply unsettling. I read it twice. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Imagine a crime novel, a fairy tale, and a porn movie walked into a bar… then got blackout drunk and had a threesome. That’s this. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A literary joyride with zero regard for the law, morality, or punctuation rules. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Half the book had me spellbound. The other half had me Googling “can you legally marry a fictional character?” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A steamy, sarcastic thrill ride that makes you question your moral compass—and whether you left your vault unlocked. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
At first, I was drawn in by the lyrical prose and rich world-building. By chapter three, someone was naked, things had been stolen, and I’d already pre-ordered the sequel. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Steve Margolis
Hello! Welcome to my bio.
First off, don’t let the photo fool you. I’m the kind of guy who inspires the phrase, “You clean up nice,” usually followed by a long, uncomfortable eye roll.
A lot of people also tell me I’ve “still got it,” though what “it” is remains under investigation.
Thanks for stopping by. How did you find me—bad Wi-Fi, drunk scrolling, or a series of deeply questionable life choices? Doesn’t matter. You’re here now.
Here are some fun facts about me. After exhausting my other options and burning several bridges, I turned to writing—the last refuge of the terminally unemployable. Well, maybe that’s not totally true. Actually, I’ve always wanted to be a writer.
As for my sense of humor, it peaked in middle school and never emotionally recovered. If you’re looking for highbrow wit or stylized writing, turn around. If you giggle at the word butt, congratulations—you’ve found your people.
If you’re here for top-tier writing, you’re in the wrong place. Try J.K. Rowling or Freida McFadden. I’m an octopus in a windbreaker, banging on the keyboard.
Anyway. That’s me. Please enjoy my books, or at the very least, pretend you did.