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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
Category Archives: Greater Lehigh Valley Writer’s Group
Three upcoming festivals
Festival season is off and running this week. I’ll be joining many New Jersey authors and artists, food vendors, musicians, crafters and organizations at the upcoming events. I’ll have for signing and purchase the award winning Frank Nagler Mysteries. Amazon.com: … Continue reading
THE STORY OF DEV. The end.
“This is the sun. Think of me. We are together in the sun.” This is the end of the story of Theo, Dev and the Cherry Street School, called THE STORY OF DEV. They came for Bobby Danforth and his … Continue reading
‘Love me some Frank Nagler’
Some new top reviews for the Frank Nagler Mysteries. Thanks to all the readers for taking the time to drop a review. 5 stars Love Me Some Frank Nagler! Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2020. The third book … Continue reading
DRAGONY RISING: ‘WOW! Great story! So much going on and it all ties up.’
It’s been an exciting few days as I comb through the manuscript of DRAGONY RISING, the next Frank Nagler Mystery. I got the edits back from my publisher, Imzadi Publishing, after our copy editor Katherine Tate completed her work. Kate … Continue reading
New piece: THE STORY OF DEV. Police visit Theo’s house looking for Dev
New segment of THE STORY OF DEV. Theo is plowing through his presentation on the Louisiana when he gets a visit from Office John Ellingwood. A knock at the side aluminum storm door pulled him away from the table. Theo … Continue reading
THE STORY OF DEV: What might Theo, Dev and Dimitri Yazov share?
In this segment of THE STORY OF DEV, Theo struggles to form his report on the Louisiana Purchase, but finds himself distracted by the sounds of heavy rain on the tin roof of the barn, Dev’s absence and the discovery … Continue reading
WIP: BETTING ON THEO. Dev enters the wall crawl challenge. And, um, is Theo falling for Dev?
In this scene from the WIP, BETTING ON THEO, a story about a middle school. Dev tells Theo she has entered the wall crawl challenge set up by their friend, Jacob. The scene also raises the question about how close … Continue reading
The things we hide: WIP
Years ago I started sketching out a story about a weekly Maine newspaper editor named Hadley Chandler. It was planned as an episodic story with threads that involve an old family farm, industrial pollution, the ups and downs of the … Continue reading
Who are the real heroes in the Frank Nagler Mysteries?
Growing up in Upstate New York I was under the influence of Syracuse University. That meant my sports heroes included football stars Ernie Davis and Jimmy Brown. Both were All-Americans at Syracuse and Brown later starred for the Cleveland Browns. … Continue reading
WIP: First day at Cherry Street School
In a writing group the name of Bruce Coville, the acclaimed children’s author, came up. I briefly attended elementary school with Bruce. That connection led to this work-in-progress. And no, aliens won’t eat Theo’s homework. Instead this is a story … Continue reading
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