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
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Nagler 5 title: ‘Dwell in the places of our horrors.’ From this scene
The gray edge of dusk chased the sunlight across the grassy expanse of the Locust Street Cemetery, a burning streak of light between. Silence, windless, settled. Frank Nagler knelt to adjust the flower vase at his wife’s grave, his shoulders … Continue reading
New 5-star review for ‘The Red Hand’: ‘When you read this book you will see it play on a TV screen in your head’
5 Stars You should buy this book. Even though it’s the fourth in the series, it’s the first in the chronology of the story, so it’s a good place to start.The texture in Daigle’s writing is quite unusual. When they … Continue reading
NAGLER 5: Leonard, past and present
Leonard is Detective Frank Nagler oldest friend, a blind man who runs a bookstore. He has been central to three of the previous Frank Nagler Mysteries. In the quiet times sitting alone near the front window, Leonard would see them … Continue reading
Nagler 5: ‘Waiting for the Lies’
A new sample from Nagler 5, now called “Waiting for the Lies.” An explosion leveled two blocks of downtown Ironton. Lauren Fox, the city planner (and Frank Nagler’s companion, is charged with determining a redevelopment plan, but sees trouble … Continue reading
THE RED HAND featured on Karen’s Killer Book Bench
Read all about THE RED HAND, The award-winning Frank Nagler Mystery on Karen’s Killer Book Bench: https://wp.me/p4pimt-62W Thanks to Karen Doctor for the opportunity. THE RED HAND: It’s the time of pay phones, fax machines and piles of paperwork. And … Continue reading
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
