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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: New Jersey
Nagler 5: The moment is rising
This is a scene in Nagler 5 about getting to the heart of Detective Frank Nagler’s life. Lauren is Lauren Fox, his companion and the Ironton city planner who has taken steps to protect herself from the assorted criminals. This … Continue reading
NAGLER 5: Leonard, past and present
Leonard is Detective Frank Nagler oldest friend, a blind man who runs a bookstore. He has been central to three of the previous Frank Nagler Mysteries. In the quiet times sitting alone near the front window, Leonard would see them … Continue reading
Nagler 5: ‘You Were Never Here’
Frank Nagler Book 5 is on the way. This story follows THE WEIGHT OF LIVING. The key elements: A destructive fire that ruins a section of downtown Ironton, N.J. The request by a police cadet that Nagler open a cold … Continue reading
Kirkus Review campaign for THE RED HAND
Kirkus Reviews has a campaign in support of THE RED HAND, the fourth Frank Nagler Mystery, including a feature profile: The link: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/michael-stephen-daigle/. From the profile, written by Rhett Morgan: “Daigle paints such a convincing picture because in all … Continue reading
Looking ahead to Frank Nagler Mystery No. 5
With an audio book version of THE RED HAND well underway – look for it in possibly March – I’ve turned my attention to the untitled fifth book in the Frank Nagler Mystery series. I have written a few scenes, … Continue reading
Saying thanks when hard work paid off
The hardest part of writing at times is knowing too much. In the case of THE RED HAND, the Frank Nagler Mystery series prequel, that was surely the case. I had written three books about Frank Nagler, Ironton. N.J., and … Continue reading
‘The Red Hand’ named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2019 NYC Big Book Awards
THE RED HAND, my fourth Frank Nagler Mystery, was named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2019 New York City Big Book Awards contest . This is the third book in the series to honored with an award. My thanks to the … Continue reading
‘A substantial book’
A new review: Great Detective Book The Red Hand by Michael Stephen Daigle is a gritty, raw, and enticing murder mystery that features the rookie detective Frank Nagler. This is a prequel to several other books in the series and … Continue reading
‘The Red Hand’ in Martha Nagler’s own words; Two new 5-star reviews
One element of the Frank Nagler Mysteries is the strong women. Lauren Fox, Nagler’s companion in THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY, A GAME CALLED DEAD, and THE WEIGHT OF LIVING; Lt. Maria Ramirez, the do-it-all-cop in A GAME CALLED DEAD and … Continue reading
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
