Michael Stephen Daigle
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The Red Hand: “A winning origin story for one of modern fiction’s expertly drawn detectives.” — Kirkus Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Stephen-Daigle/e/B00P5WBOQC
“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
The Frank Nagler Mysteries An Anthology https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1793859523/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i4
“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
Author Archives: michaelstephendaigle
Can not stand, brother?
Can not stand, brother? Take my hand. Can not walk. brother? Take my cane. Are you hungry sister? Take my bread. Are you thirsty, little one? Take my water. Are you cold, brother? Take my coat. Can not … Continue reading
THE RED HAND and THE WEIGHT of LIVING named Gold Star Winners in Elite Choice Book Awards
To my great astonishment, THE RED HAND and THE WEIGHT OF LIVING, both part of the Frank Nagler Mystery series, published by Imzadi Publishing, have each been named a GOLD STAR WINNER by the Elite Choice Book Awards. My thanks … Continue reading
Nagler 5: ‘You Were Never Here’
Frank Nagler Book 5 is on the way. This story follows THE WEIGHT OF LIVING. The key elements: A destructive fire that ruins a section of downtown Ironton, N.J. The request by a police cadet that Nagler open a cold … Continue reading
RED HAND interview with Steve Miletto
Thanks Steve. My interview with Steven Miletto on writing and THE RED HAND, https://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/michael-s-daigle-discusses-creating-characters-writing-and-his-latest-thriller-the-red-hand-302/ From Steve: The interview is now published on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Stitcher, the Education Podcast Network, VoicEd Radio (Canada), and a … Continue reading
Five-Star summer reading: The Frank Nagler Mysteries
Thanks to the readers and fans of the Frank Nagler Mysteries for this deluge of 5-star reviews. Kirkus Reviews: “One of modern fiction’s expertly drawn detectives.” THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY. Why are an old swamp, a burning factory and … Continue reading
A short reading of THE RED HAND (by me!?)
I was asked to record a short section from THE RED HAND for Authors Read Podcast. Thanks to the group for the opportunity. Here are the links: https://castbox.fm/episode/Episode-50%3A-Michael-Steven-Daigle-reads-from-The-Red-Hand-id1872281-id279422546?country=us https://authorsreadpodcast.wordpress.com/2020/06/26/episode-50-michael-steven-daigle-reads-from-the-red-hand/ https://www.facebook.com/Authors-Read-Podcast-264076417455140/ What I learned from this is that I won’t be … Continue reading
Review: ‘Feeding the Leopard’
I have begun reviewing books on Reedsy Discovery at the behest of my friend Arthur Turfa. https://www.amazon.com/Arthur-Turfa/e/B00YJ9LNOA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share. I receive an ARC of an upcoming work. Here is a link to my review of L.T. Kay’s “Feeding the Leopard,” an energetic … Continue reading
Five-star review for THE WEIGHT OF LIVING
Thanks, Arthur Turfa for this new 5-star review of THE WEIGHT OF LIVING A Frank Nagler Mystery. 5Stars: “The author avoids sensationalism here. As dark as the plot gets, what stands out, as usual, are the characters and dialogue. … Continue reading
Stealing tips; Boston, 1973
I was still some white guy underperforming my way through life and he was a black kid carrying more weight than I ever would. And I still had the advantage. I found myself in Boston in 1973, having turned … Continue reading
Dane Petersen’s reading of THE RED HAND: Wow
I have been asked why I don’t record audio versions of my own Frank Nagler Mysteries. It’s because of people like Dane Petersen. https://danepetersen.com/ Dane read and produced the newly released Audiobook of THE RED HAND, the fourth Frank Nagler … Continue reading
