I am pleased and honored to receive a First Place award in the 2022 Royal Dragonfly Indie book contest.
1st Place (ebook mystery): Dragony Rising by Michael Stephen Daigle.
Dragony Rising is the second Frank Nagler Mystery to be awarded First Place in the Royal Dragonfly Contest: “The Weight of Living” was awarded First Place for mysteries in the 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest.
This is also the second award this month for DRAGONY RISING:
Previously, Dragony Rising, book five in the Frank Nagler Mystery Series was named a 2022 Notable 100 Indie Book by Shelf Unbound. Thanks, Shelf-Unbound!
https://shelfmediagroup.com/portfolio/december-january-2023/
What makes these contest wins rewarding is that each one draws thousands of entrees from around the world, and the books are judged by genre, so a mystery writer like myself is only competing against other mystery writers.
A latest review for DRAGONY RISING:
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2022
This was such a thrill! A great detective story that made me not want to put the book down!
Read the other award-winning Frank Nagler Mysteries:
“A Game Called Dead” was named a Runner-Up in the Shelf Unbound 2016 Best Indie Book contest.
“The Weight of Living” was awarded First Place for mysteries in the 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest;
Named A Notable 100 Book, Shelf Unbound 2018 Indie Book Awards;
Named a Distinguished Favorite, 2018 Independent Press Awards.
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2018 Big NYC Book Contest.
Named a Finalist in the 2019 Book Excellence Awards.
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Named a Book Award Winner in 2021 by Maincraft Media Fiction Book Awards
“The Red Hand” was named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2019 Big NYC Book Contest
Named Second Place winner for mysteries in the 2019 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards
Named a Notable 100 Book in the 2019 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2020 Independent Press Awards
A Nominee in the 2020 TopShelf Book Awards
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Kirkus Pro Page: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/r/my-pro/
Well deserved.
Thank you!