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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: Morris County
‘This is the time of small men:’ The battle at the heart of the Frank Nagler Mysteries
At the heart of the Frank Nagler mysteries is the battle between them that’s got and them that ain’t. Detective Frank Nagler, and his faithful crew: Lauren Fox, Jimmy Dawson, Leonard, Del Williams and the community center kids, take on … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Anita Dugan-Moore., Fiction, Frank Nagler, Morris County, New Jersey
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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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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Anita Dugan-Moore., Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County, New Jersey
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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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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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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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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Dover, Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County, New Jersey
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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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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Dover, Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County, N.J., New Jersey
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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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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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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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