Tag Archives: Morris County. NJ

When iron was king

Posted on February 28, 2020 by michaelstephendaigle

They’re not called the Iron Hills for nothing. Underneath the modern subdivisions, warehouses, shopping centers, highways and buildings that hold the companies and schools, and offices of all types, are the iron mines. And snaking through the parks and steep … Continue reading →

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Changing genres: Experimentation in writing

Posted on February 24, 2019 by michaelstephendaigle

“A chef pulls at the edges of their menus to see what new tastes can be created, a photographer tries new mediums, combining old and new, an engineer, a teacher, a social worker, turn their efforts sideways to gain new … Continue reading →

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New format for ‘The Frank Nagler Anthology’

Posted on January 15, 2019 by michaelstephendaigle

I am glad to announce new formats for the Frank Nagler Anthology, a collection of the first three Frank Nagler Mysteries. Thanks for my publisher, Imzadi Publishing.  It was first issued as a hardcover, but is now available on Amazon … Continue reading →

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“The Weight of Living” named Distinguished Favorite in NYC Big Book Award contest

Posted on November 8, 2018 by michaelstephendaigle

“The Weight of Living,” the award-winning Frank Nagler Mystery,  has been named a Distinguished Favorite in New York City Big Book Award contest. Thank you the New York City Big Book Award judges. This is the fourth award in 2017-18 … Continue reading →

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Nagler book four done: ‘The Red Hand’

Posted on October 24, 2018 by michaelstephendaigle

It’s done. The fourth Frank Nagler Mystery, called “The Red Hand.” It’s done as much as it can be before going through an editing process and revisions, and all the stuff that follows the suspected completion of a book. Before … Continue reading →

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New Nagler: Where he comes from

Posted on September 23, 2018 by michaelstephendaigle

It’s what you do in a poor town, he learned. Have hope; everything else is darkness.   The Baker Hills section of Ironton was developed by one of the city’s rich bankers more than a century ago as a swanky … Continue reading →

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Is this how the new Frank Nagler story ends?

Posted on July 24, 2018 by michaelstephendaigle

This is another piece for the new Frank Nagler story, a work in progress. This might be the end of the book, but then again it might not be. The thing about a work in progress is that things change. … Continue reading →

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The award-winning ‘Weight of Living’

Posted on July 13, 2018 by michaelstephendaigle

“Outside, a steady rain washed away all other sounds; just the splash of water on asphalt and cement, tapping on roof tops and drumming metal car roofs; a perfect wall behind which to hide. We walk through this wreckage, seeking … Continue reading →

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More New Nagler: Frank’s own darkness

Posted on June 22, 2018 by michaelstephendaigle

This story is the prequel for the other Frank Nagler books. There are events and aspects of Detective Frank Nagler’s life that must be  set up. This is one: “The cemetery hollowed out, the wind and echo of  scratching road … Continue reading →

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“The Swamps of Jersey” coming Nov. 1

Posted on October 30, 2014 by michaelstephendaigle

The bookstore in Binghamton, N.Y. was dark, dusty and overstuffed with books; books on tables in awkward piles, on the floor in uneven stacks and laid haphazardly on walls of shelves. Hazy, dusty windows filtered the sunlight. Behind a desk, … Continue reading →

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