Tag Archives: Ironton

‘The Weight of Living’ featured in Kirkus Reviews

The Kirkus Review of the third Frank Nagler book, “The Weight of Living” will be one of 35 Independent book reviews featured in the upcoming (March 15) issue of Kirkus Reviews magazine. The company says that fewer than 10 percent … Continue reading →

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Voice actor veteran Lee Alan to read and produce audio book of ‘The Swamps of Jersey’

In another step to place the Frank Nagler books before readers, my publisher, Imzadi Publishing of Tulsa, has engaged a voice actor to read and produce an audio  book of THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY. The book will be read and … Continue reading →

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‘Exquisite tension’: A 5-star review of ‘The Weight of Living’

My thanks to writer Reyna Favis for a penetrating 5-star review of the third Frank Nagler Mystery, “The Weight of Living.” Reyna is the author of two fun and involving thrillers about paranormal investigations conducted by the unlikely team of … Continue reading →

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‘The Weight of Living’ wins First Place in Royal Dragonfly Book Awards

“The Weight of Living” has won FIRST PLACE in the Mystery Category of the 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest.   I am amazed. Thank you to the judges at Royal Dragonfly. Congratulations to all the winners. I am honored … Continue reading →

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The anatomy of a winning book cover: ‘The Weight of Living’

What does a book cover say about the book within? The cover of my third Frank Nagler Mystery, “The Weight of Living,” created by Anita Dugan-Moore, in a simple design and color palette, captured what the title implies: That living … Continue reading →

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‘The Weight of Living’ entered in 2017 Best Books Award contest

“The Weight of Living,” the third Frank Nagler Mystery is an entry into the 14th Annual Best Books Award contest. The winners are picked by a judging panel and will be announced in mid-November. This is how “Weight is described … Continue reading →

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Something like a blues song

When my brother and his wife Judy were touring the Midwest this summer as the folk music act Andy & Judy —  http://www.andyjudysing.com —   I joked they needed another train song, and suggested the title, “Waiting on the Detroit … Continue reading →

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More Dover: Lauren Fox emerged and changed a story

Stories take odd turns before becoming whole. “The Swamps of Jersey,” the first Frank Nagler Mystery to be published, was a rewrite of an old version of “A Game Called Dead,” the second Nagler mystery to be published. But one … Continue reading →

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Inventing Ironton N.J. from Dover

In the Frank Nagler Mystery series, I reimagine Dover, N.J., a town with a rich industrial and cultural past, as the fictional city Ironton, N.J. I also expand the confines of the city to meet the fictional needs of the … Continue reading →

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New Nagler. ‘Just Come Home:’ A scene

A scene from “JUST COME HOME,” the next Frank Nagler Mystery. Detective Nagler is investigating the disappearance of two elderly women   “Nagler walked. In the dusky hours of midweek. Ironton streets bustling, shouting, sweaty dancing. Past the shuttered factories, … Continue reading →

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