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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
Tag Archives: Ironton
Cassini
What sparks, the flicker of your heart, the detritus of hope and hurt left in a distant burning trail. Signals bouncing off unseen waves, surprising strong, sneaking past defenses, nets cast to repel the unwanted, troubling thoughts, dormant desires, sparked … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County, New Jersey
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The Great Blueberry Strike
We just wanted a fair wage for our blueberry picking. Little did we know how our struggles would fit in to the grand global struggle between labor and management, the haves and the have-nots, and supply and demand. Some of … Continue reading
Creating Frank Nagler; ‘Just Come Home’ the prequel
With a character like Ironton, N.J.’s Detective Frank Nagler, the subject of three books, the question is how did he get to the spot he is in? That what I’m try to answer in the prequel to the three mysteries so … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "Just Come Home", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County
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A thousand years of drought
Thunder rumbles like distant gun fire, The echoes of endless battle. The statues all have swords, Huzzahs not to sacrifices, but to campaigns for glory forgotten. Let the metal rust and the stone melt. Remember the faces and tears, Not … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Resurrection of Leo, "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County
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Making ‘The Weight of Living’ local news
Trying a little local online advertising. Testing, testing, testing. The fun part is getting to interview myself. And we reporters used to accuse politicians of making up quotes. Ha! http://tapinto.net/towns/morristown/articles/new-jersey-author-releases-new-mystery http://tapinto.net/towns/bridgewater-slash-raritan/articles/new-jersey-author-releases-new-mystery-1
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County, New Jersey
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New Nagler: ‘Just Come Home’: Who is Martha?
One question that lingers through the three Frank Nagler mysteries, is who is his wife Martha. She is described as his great love. But what did that mean? As I write the prequel to the series, called JUST COME HOME, … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "Just Come Home", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County, New Jersey
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A mechanical murder
A Facebook discussion about Alexa linked appliances led to this. I couldn’t help it. “May…I…help…you?” Detective Ironman scowled. I hate computer generated voices, he thought. Somewhere in that house is a laser reader pointed at the door connected to an … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County, New Jersey
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An old story with meaning
I was poking around my computer and came upon this story. It’s four years old. But it seemed to carry meaning in these days of have and have-nots. It’s called “The Rhythm of Difference.” A sample: I was born into … Continue reading
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Tagged " "The Summer of the Homerun", "A Game Called Dead", "The Resurrection of Leo, "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Buzzards Bay, Fiction, Ironton, Morris County, New Jersey, whaling
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The start of a new Nagler book. Maybe. Possibly. It’s a mystery.
I think this is the opening to the next Frank Nagler book, the one after “The Weight of Living.” I’ve been struggling with how to get into the next one, and after some false starts, this seems to work. Maybe. Things change, … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County, New Jersey
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An audience of one
Her name was Sandy and she was the only other person in the room. This was the Mountainside Public Library on Saturday where the kind folks who run the library has scheduled a reading for me. They had placed a … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County, New Jersey
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