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
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
The shriek
The shriek tore open the void Like lightening rips a dark sky Like a million souls unleashing the scream of a thousand years That carries the wounded rage of us. Did you see them? The faces. Eyes teared and bloody … Continue reading
THE RED HAND now available as Audiobook
The Audiobook version of THE RED HAND is finally available. Thanks to Imzadi Publishing for, shall we say, reminding ACX (Amazon) that the book should be released. Thanks also to Dane Peterson for recording and producing this version. Here’s the … Continue reading
Chains
We locked ourselves up; always have. In ships, in ghettos, in little boxes. Small spaces in which we can not breathe Spaces in which we die. Divided by faces and beliefs, voices and dances. My people would not do that. … Continue reading
New 5-star review for THE RED HAND–Many thanks!
The prose is crisp and delectable and the overall writing featuring descriptions that pull readers into a dark wave sweeping through a city. The chilling story is fast-paced, twisty, and with the potential to hold readers awake throughout the night. … Continue reading
A newspaper life
I miss the newspaper business. I spent half my life there. So when a story as big as Covid-19 shows up, I want to be in on the reporting. I want to be leaning over a desk with three or … Continue reading
