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About michaelstephendaigle

I have been writing most of my life. I am the author of the award-winning Frank Nagler Mystery series. "The Swamps of Jersey (2014); "A Game Called Dead" (2016) -- a Runner-Up in the 2016 Shelf Unbound Indie Author Contest; and "The Weight of Living" (2017) -- First Place winner for Mysteries in the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards Contest.

DRAGONY RISING: 2023 IPA Distinguished Favorite

DRAGONY RISING, the fifth Frank Nagler Mystery has been named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Independent Press awards. In 2023, the INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD had entries worldwide.  Authors and publishers from countries such as Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, … Continue reading

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Nagler’s Secret: ‘These kids are like water, Frank’

Anna is the teen-age daughter of Leonard and Calista, Her story is central to the mystery of NAGLER’S SECRET, the work in progress Book 6 of the Frank Nagler Mysteries, published by Imzadi Publishing. Here is part of her story: … Continue reading

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Book 6: Is this Nagler’s Secret?

In this scene from Book 6 of the Frank Nagler Mysteries, Detective Nagler, his companion and acting mayor of Ironton, N.J., Lauren Fox and friends Calista and Leonard are examining the old theater that Leonard bought as an investment. Something’s … Continue reading

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Nagler Mysteries: Setting as character

In their review of the fifth Frank Nagler Mystery, the award-winning DRAGONY RISING, Kirkus Reviews said, “The decaying Ironton is as rich a character as Frank.” In the series, Ironton, N,J. Detective Frank Nagler’s hometown. His story and that of … Continue reading

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Frank Nagler — Ten years later. Wow.

Ten years ago, they said yes. They being Imzadi Publishing of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Specifically, publisher Janice Grove and graphic artist and designer Anita Dugan-Moore, who with editor Kay Springfield, have helped bring Detective Frank Nagler to life. Yeah, ten years. … Continue reading

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Review: ‘American Nightingale,’ Stunning

The end of the American Civil War in 1865 was a time of hope and heartache. The nation as trying to heal after four years of combat had divided both the country and families. That era comes to vivid life … Continue reading

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Nagler 6: Mystery by the numbers

In Book 5 of the Frank Nagler Mysteries, NAGLER’S SECRET, the mystery and the clues are more tangled than usual: Here, Nagler and Captain Ramirez sort through tiny slips of cardboard containing messages that were found in an abandoned cabin. … Continue reading

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Warren County New Jersey is asking residents to complete a survey on the quality of their broadband/internet service. Here’s the information:

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New award for Nagler Mystery DRAGONY RISING

 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 … Continue reading

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There’s more light today than yesterday

Solstice came. There’s more light today than yesterday. And tomorrow there will be more. Grab it, smell it, wear it, taste it. Share it. We all rise. Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. And know that the  Porch Guys are watching. Bless … Continue reading

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