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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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Transitional scenes in ‘The Weight of Living’. The next Frank Nagler Mystery
I’m about half-way through writing “The Weight of Living,” the third Frank Nagler Mystery. It has been a long haul, but to use a really bad trucking metaphor (Here’s to you, Dee Fox) I have crested the mountaintop and have … Continue reading
Up close with a Nazarath, Pa., book club
The plastic gloves filled with popcorn with a ring on one finger hanging from the fireplace was the sign that I was in the right place. So all I can say is THANK YOU to Cindy Dauscher and the other … Continue reading
Add Frank Nagler mysteries to summer reading list
Need something to red at the beach or in the backyard? Add the Frank Nagler mysteries: “The Swamps of Jersey,” And “A Game Called Dead.” The books are also available at the at the following libraries: Morris County Library; Somerset … Continue reading
The Frank Nagler novels
“A Game Called Dead:” The story of Frank Nagler picks up two years after “The Swamps of Jersey” in this sequel. Ironton, N.J., is still a city struggling with its economic and rebuilding troubles, but new heroes emerge. Meanwhile a … Continue reading
I’ve been tagged
I’ve been tagged in a blog by author and friend, Devorah Fox. She posed four questions that she had been asked. Here’s are my answers: What am I working on? With my novel, “The Swamps of Jersey” being prepped for … Continue reading
“Swamps of Jersey” 2.0 Chapters 4 to 5
Chapter 4 Ironton was a city of alleys. The big highways passed to the north and south of the city and the main local streets followed the river and the hilly terrain. What connected all of them were the alleys, … Continue reading
“Swamps of Jersey” 2.0 Chapter 6 to 8
Chapter 6 Nagler took a left from the main road, turning into the subdivision where Lauren Fox grew up. The houses were neat ranches, one and two story homes built in a neighborhood started after the war, set on large … Continue reading
