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THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY The Swamps of Jersey, Frank Nagler Mysteries Book One: They buried everything in the Old Iron Bog. But who buried the young woman? And why does the ring she was wearing remind Detective Frank Nagler of his old girlfriend? “You can practically smell the corruptive influences and the dank, putrid odor of the swamp in this book. A gritty crime novel that could be ripped from the headlines.” https://www.amazon.com/Swamps-Jersey-Michael-Stephen-Daigle-ebook/dp/B0DGYFCFML?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5PuY3o2z7o1AOorAzpirYsZ
Category Archives: Michael Stephen Daigle
White dress selfie
It’s what you don’t know That she wants you to learn. Her eyes as open as new sunlight yet as dark as dusk because it’s all that tricky, what you need to learn to forget The weight of resistance. It’s … Continue reading
What to do with more light
It comes back that day a second at a time; then two. Been gone for months shrinking like a heart leaking joy, A second at a time; then two. Stops, gathers, returns; then runs back to darkness A second at … Continue reading
Learning to write a sonnet, lesson two
So in an effort to teach myself sonnet writing, to write a story about a teen-ager who learns to write sonnets, I read a series of modern sonnets. Generally, modern sonneteers have altered the rhyme pattern, if they use one … Continue reading
Learning to write a sonnet
The Greater Lehigh Valley Writer’s Group has opened to members an invitation to submit short stories, essays and poems for possible inclusion in the 2027 Anthology with a theme of “Writing from the heart.” I have been fortunate to have … Continue reading
Walking through memory
They walk past the park, Down the hill where the industrial gas of the chemical plant once stained the air and burned her nose. Then a right, up the hill to the house with all the flowers. A right at … Continue reading
Festivals: Collingswood, Oct. 4; then Easton
It’s been quite a month of book festivals. A note of thanks to all who stopped by to chat, tell stories, or buy my books. Those are the moments that make the time at the events worthwhile. Thanks to Belvidere, … Continue reading
Posted in Bergen County Cooperative Library System, Fiction, Greater Lehigh Valley Writer's Group, Hackettstown Public Library, Hot in Hunterdon Georjean Trinkle, Liberty States Fiction Writers Group, Michael Stephen Daigle, New Jersey, www.michaelstephendaigle.com
Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Red Hand", "The Swamps of Jersey", "The Weight of Living", Big NYC Book Awards, Dragony Rising, Frank Nagler, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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The Ironton, N.J. conspiracy
We live in a world where that are as many conspiracies as breakfast cereals. The five-book, award-winning Frank Nagler Mysteries are no exception. A sneaky, back-room conspiracy is introduced in the first book in the series, THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY, … Continue reading
Posted in Bergen County Cooperative Library System, Fiction, Greater Lehigh Valley Writer's Group, Hackettstown Public Library, Hot in Hunterdon Georjean Trinkle, Liberty States Fiction Writers Group, Michael Stephen Daigle, Paramus Public Library, Parsippany Public Library, Sally Ember, www.michaelstephendaigle.com
Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Red Hand", "The Weight of Living", Big NYC Book Awards, Dragony Rising, Frank Nagler, Independent Press Award, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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The Frank Nagler Mysteries
The books are: THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY: Frank Nagler is called to the Old Iron Bog where the body of a young woman was found after a weeklong tropical storm flooded the City of Ironton. A gold ring suggests that … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Hot in Hunterdon Georjean Trinkle, Michael Stephen Daigle, Mystery Writers of America, New Jersey, Paramus Public Library, Parsippany Public Library, www.michaelstephendaigle.com
Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Red Hand", "The Swamps of Jersey", "The Weight of Living", Dragony Rising, Frank Nagler, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Nagler's Secret, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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What we do
We take that right turn down the puddled overgrown road, one car wide with hanging branches we have to duck that even when we do scrape along the roof like a past that never fades to pull into the barbeque … Continue reading
Passaic County Book Fest June 14 — cancelled by rain
Organizers said Friday June13 the event is cancelled because of rain. I’ll be one of 70 authors at the Passaic County Book Festival on Saturday, June 14. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Weasel Brook Park, … Continue reading
Posted in Bergen County Cooperative Library System, Greater Lehigh Valley Writer's Group, Hackettstown Public Library, Hot in Hunterdon Georjean Trinkle, http://www.sallyember.com, Michael Stephen Daigle, www.michaelstephendaigle.com
Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Red Hand", "The Swamps of Jersey", "The Weight of Living", Big NYC Book Awards, Dragony Rising, Frank Nagler, Independent Press Award, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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