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:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thriller!

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!

Dragony: Amazon.com: Dragony Rising: A Frank Nagler Novel – Book 5: 9781944653231: Daigle, Michael Stephen: Books

Dragony Rising: A Frank Nagler Novel – Book 5 by Michael Stephen Daigle, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

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 Weight of Living (Frank Nagler Mystery Book 3) – Kindle edition by Daigle, Michael Stephen. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

“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/