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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
Tag Archives: Michael Stephen Daigle
Another 5-star review for ‘Hand.’ Amazing detail in this one
Frank Nagler is a unique detective whose sleuthing is terrific to follow. This is a very fine mystery that invites the audience to capture the other volumes! I saw this today and wanted to post it. The reviewer gets to … Continue reading
Two 5-star reviews for ‘The Red Hand’
“The Red Hand” has received two 5-star reviews. Thanks Reyna and Jim. The reviews: “While reading the previous three books in this mystery series, I often wondered what the young Frank Nagler had been like. In the earlier books, I … Continue reading
‘The Weight of Living’ named Finalist in Book Excellence Awards
I got this notice today, and I’m thrilled to announce it: “It is with great pleasure to announce that THE WEIGHT OF LIVING has been selected as a Book Excellence Award Finalist for the Mystery category. There were hundreds of … Continue reading
Three days till new Frank Nagler: ‘The Red Hand,’ out July 4
Can an old-style detective story capture a modern audience? It can if it is filled with characters that resonate, has a love story for the ages, settings that carry weight and is layered with issues that raise the story above … Continue reading
Walking upright while bent over
The last thing I said to the surgical nurse was that I would be very unhappy if I awoke missing my left arm and still having a left kidney. That was said in response to the purple mark on my … Continue reading
New 5-star review for ‘The Weight of Living’
New 5-star Goodreads review of “The Weight of Living:” “What a great read! A complex plot in a gloomy setting with characters honed to perfection. Detective Frank Nagler is one of those characters that could be real; intuitive, dedicated, but … Continue reading
A new 5-star review for ‘The Swamps of Jersey’
A 5-star review for “The Swamps of Jersey” Thank you Arthur. Arthur W. Turfa 5.0 out of 5 starsRealistic, well-written mystery “Michael Daigle combines his experience as a journalist with impressive fiction-writing skills to craft something that could … Continue reading
A sample from WIP ‘Mount Jensen:’ Cooking class, a three-ooff omelet
A knife load of butter, three fingers of chopped onion, a fistful of sliced potatoes, turned twice, and then pushed to the edge of the grill, away from the main heat. Four pieces of toast, six fried eggs sunny-side-up arranged … Continue reading
The ‘official’ cover reveal for ‘The Red Hand’: Clues in plain sight
“Of course they were red, the hand prints. The color of blood, red; the color of life, dripping between the hollow cracks of the siding. Leaking, crimson, chosen carefully. I’m here, the killer said, bragging. Try to find me. – … Continue reading
The link to my interview on the Author’s Show
This is the live link (for 25 hours) to my interview with writer Linda Thompson on The Author’s Show, a web network for authors to discuss their work. Please give a listen. (Thanks!) The interview will be rebroadcast on March … Continue reading
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