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- Release date for ‘The Red Hand’: July 4
- The year of disease
- Coming soon: ‘The Red Hand,’ A New Frank Nagler Mystery
- Walking upright while bent over
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- Reading and discussion 1 p.m., May 11 at Independence library
- Not this time
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Category Archives: BooksNJ2017
Release date for ‘The Red Hand’: July 4
It’s gritty, moving, probably confounding, and it will be released July 4. “The Red Hand,” the latest Frank Nagler Mystery has a release date. Details will be available soon on how to pre-order a copy. In the meantime, catch up … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audible.com, Big NYC Book Awards, Frank Nagler. Ironton, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Lee Alan, New Jersey, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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The year of disease
The roses bloomed and died while I was gone, Dozens, a wall of glorious crimson, grabbing light; Bursting, then all at once browning, fading, but having lived. Petals drifting to the cold soil, crushed, dry bones of rebirth. We burst, … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Audio books, Big NYC Book Awards, Imzadi Publishing, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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Coming soon: ‘The Red Hand,’ A New Frank Nagler Mystery
So, it’s off the publisher after an editorial scrubbing. “The Red Hand,” the latest Frank Nagler Mystery, is now in the final steps as my publisher Imzadi Publishing, readies the manuscript for release. No publication date has been set, but … Continue reading
Posted in BooksNJ2017, Fiction, Greater Lehigh Valley Writer's Group, Hackettstown Public Library, Hot in Hunterdon; Georjean Trinkle, Imzadi Publishing LLC, Michael Stephen Daigle, Sally Ember, www.michaelstephendaigle.com
Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audible.com, Audio books, Big NYC Book Awards, Frank Nagler, Imzadi Publishing, Independent Press Award, Ironton, Kirkus Reviews, Lee Alan, New Jersey, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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Walking upright while bent over
The last thing I said to the surgical nurse was that I would be very unhappy if I awoke missing my left arm and still having a left kidney. That was said in response to the purple mark on my … Continue reading
Posted in BooksNJ2017, Fiction, Greater Lehigh Valley Writer's Group, Hot in Hunterdon; Georjean Trinkle, http://www.sallyember.com, Imzadi Publishing LLC, Michael Stephen Daigle, Mystery Writers of America, www.michaelstephendaigle.com
Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Red Hand", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audible.com, Big NYC Book Awards, Frank Nagler, Imzadi Publishing, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Michael Stephen Daigle, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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The evolution of the Frank Nagler Mysteries: A couple samples from early versions.
The Frank Nagler Mystery series began with a small police blog item in a newspaper years ago. Soon, I began to write a series of short sketches to build out the story. I must have written four or five, each … Continue reading
Posted in BooksNJ2017, Fiction, Greater Lehigh Valley Writer's Group, Hackettstown Public Library, Hot in Hunterdon; Georjean Trinkle, Imzadi Publishing LLC, Michael Stephen Daigle, Mystery Writers of America, Sally Ember, www.michaelstephendaigle.com
Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Red Hand", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audible.com, Audio books, Big NYC Book Awards, Fiction, Frank Nagler, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Lee Alan, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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Reading and discussion 1 p.m., May 11 at Independence library
I will be at the Independence branch of the Warren County Library at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11 for a reading and discussion about the Frank Nagler Mysteries and other writing topics, including the new book in the series, “The … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audible.com, Big NYC Book Awards, Fiction, Imzadi Publishing, Independent Press Award, Ironton, Kirkus Reviews, Lee Alan, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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Not this time
There is still time to tell of this. With time later to gather the paper and ink and envelopes and stamps, the formalities of the end. Because, in time, they must be gathered. Not this time. There will be time … Continue reading
New 5-star review for ‘The Weight of Living’
New 5-star Goodreads review of “The Weight of Living:” “What a great read! A complex plot in a gloomy setting with characters honed to perfection. Detective Frank Nagler is one of those characters that could be real; intuitive, dedicated, but … Continue reading
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A new 5-star review for ‘The Swamps of Jersey’
A 5-star review for “The Swamps of Jersey” Thank you Arthur. Arthur W. Turfa 5.0 out of 5 starsRealistic, well-written mystery “Michael Daigle combines his experience as a journalist with impressive fiction-writing skills to craft something that could … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audible.com, Audio books, Big NYC Book Awards, Dover, Fiction, Frank Nagler, Imzadi Publishing, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Lee Alan, Michael Stephen Daigle, Morris County, New Jersey, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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A sample from WIP ‘Mount Jensen:’ Cooking class, a three-ooff omelet
A knife load of butter, three fingers of chopped onion, a fistful of sliced potatoes, turned twice, and then pushed to the edge of the grill, away from the main heat. Four pieces of toast, six fried eggs sunny-side-up arranged … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "The year the world came to Mount Jensen, "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audible.com, Audio books, Big NYC Book Awards, Frank Nagler, Imzadi Publishing, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Lee Alan, Maine, Michael Stephen Daigle, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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