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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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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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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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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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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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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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What’s next for Frank Nagler

Being a writer means living inside your own head. Often that impedes any progress on the actual writing. This became evident this past weekend when I spent two days at, first, Warren County’s Park Fest, and then BooksNJ2017, The Bergen … Continue reading

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New 5-star review for ‘The Weight of Living’

Five star Amazon review of “The Weight of Living”   I highly recommend them to you “I’ve read all of the Frank Nagler mysteries, they are all page turners. The Weight of Living was an even more intense page turner. … Continue reading

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A Soldier’s pride: ‘I have big shoes to fill’

The importance of his duty shined on the face of Sgt. Pablo Perez. The crisply pressed camo, the highly polished black boots, the friendly smile told the visitor that this was a man in the right place at the right … Continue reading

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Time to praise those who do

The remarkable  part about Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s  recent announcement  that his state  would sign up for the Medicaid expansion proposed in the health care reform law was not that Scott, a virulent opponent of the law, agreed to the … Continue reading

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