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New Release Dragony Rising Recieves Rave Reviews!

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Anita Dugan-Moore
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SOCIAL DISTANCING BOOK SALE and REVIEWS!

Posted on August 21, 2020 by imzadipublishing
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NEW REVIEWS FOR IMZADI AUTHORS THIS WEEK!

Check these reviews out and then go to Amazon to purchase these titles today! All Imzadi Publishing ebooks are on sale for just .99 cents!


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Rating: 5 out of 5.

EXCELLENT – It’s a very nice detective story that kept me in suspense until the case was resolved. It presents the characters very vividly and the plot unfolds in such a way that it does not let you stop reading the book. I recommend it to all lovers of this kind of novels.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

GREAT MUSIC STORY – The story of Bobby who has made some bad choices in life. I thought this was going to the run of the mill sex, drugs and rock-and-roll story but this story goes deeper. Don’t expect a high octane page turner here, but the pace is constant. This is more of a piece of literary fiction than genre fiction, but anyone can get something from this story. I read the book in two sessions (one on the beach with my eReader) and found it very enjoyable. The only criticism I have is that the author tends to tell rather than show. Some scenes are writing in a matter-of-fact way. Like so and so went to college, etc. The story is strong, so it isn’t that much of a problem. If you ignore those parts, it is a very good story.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

LOVED THIS BOOK! – Wow, what a great book! I’m picky when it comes to books like this, but it was excellent! The conversations were real, something I rarely see in the books I’ve read lately. They were believable and realistic. It made me feel something, like intense, another quality that is lacking in most the books I read. You need to put your paragraphs together with indentations. Very descriptive and interesting book, great job Jerry!

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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Have You Seen This 5 Star Review for The Frank Nagler Mysteries?

Posted on July 16, 2020 by imzadipublishing
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ATMOSPHERIC, UNCONVENTIONAL, COMPELLING POST-INDUSTRIAL MYSTERY ANTHOLOGY – 5 STARS!!

The award-winning Frank Nagler Mysteries, books 1-3 are compiled in ‘The Frank Nagler Mysteries’. This anthology contains: ‘The Swamps of Jersey’, ‘A Game Called Dead’, and ‘The Weight of Living.’

Read the first three books in this series back-to-back. This hardback compilation is the perfect gift for the mystery lover in your life!

This anthology of the Frank Nagler Mysteries contains the first three books in the series: Swamps of New Jersey, A Game Called Dead, and The Weight of Living, as well as a bonus short story. Set in the fictional post-industrial city of Ironton, New Jersey, each novel has a different theme, giving each a distinctive feel and a new experience for the reader. Swamps of New Jersey’s theme, to me, was about decay; the corruption and decay and breaking down of post-industrial America, where the stable, blue-class way of life most people enjoyed has gone and isn’t coming back. It’s also about what lies beneath, be it beneath the murky waters of a swamp, or behind a friendly face or respectable facade. A Game Called Dead is, on the other hand, a cat and mouse game between a ruthless, ambitious murderer and the symbolic champion of law and order. The who is almost immediately apparent, but the tension is built over what they’ll do next, and how the protagonist will prevail. The Weight of Living concerns the cycle of abuse and how people live with their traumas, alone and together.

Michael Stephen Daigle’s writing style is dynamic and vivid, with long atmospheric streams of description that let you taste the grit of Ironton’s streets in your mouth. He accurately captures the simultaneous despair and defiance common to post-industrial towns, colored by Nagler’s perspective. Nagler is not a hard-boiled detective relying on his fists and his pistol. Instead, he’s a perceptive, thoughtful protagonist, whose melancholy threatens to, but never succeeds in, dampening his sense of right and wrong. His words may be cynical, but his actions belie his inner hope that no matter how bad things look, they can get better. Wounds can be healed. Wrongs can be righted. It’s this inner conflict that makes Frank Nagler a compelling protagonist.

In the interest of transparency, I should mention that I am a member of a writing group that Michael Daigle is part of, but these books were already published well before I had joined. I purchased this anthology (and the fourth novel, The Red Hand) on my own and have received no compensation of any kind for this review.


Pick up your copy of ‘The Frank Nagler Mysteries’ today!

Available in paperback, hardback and ebook formats! Then, check out ‘The Red Hand’, the prequel to this award-winning series and get to know Frank as a young detective, Martha when she was more than a memory and Charlie as he terrorizes a still thriving Ironton, NJ.

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    5 Star Review – “The Red Hand”

    Posted on July 20, 2019 by imzadipublishing
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    Posted in A Game Called Dead, book reviews, Crime, Michael Stephen Daigle, Mystery, The Red Hand, The Weight of Living | Tagged 5 star book review, 5 star review, Author, authordb, Authors, award winning books, bloggers, book bloggers, book lovers, Book reading, book reviews, bookstagram, bookworm, crime novel, Detective Frank Nagler Series, Frank Nagler Mysteries, Frank Nagler Mystery Series, Imzadi Publishing, Ironton NJ, Michael Stephen Daigle, msytery, mystery novel, new books, News!, prequel, publishing, The Red Hand | Leave a reply

    Why writing a first draft is like performing stand-up with hecklers

    Posted on December 5, 2018 by imzadipublishing
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    This was so much fun to read!

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    Nagler book four done: ‘The Red Hand’

    Posted on October 24, 2018 by imzadipublishing
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    Martha

    Posted on July 31, 2018 by imzadipublishing
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    Insights into Detective Frank Nagler’s relationship with his wife Martha.

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    The award-winning ‘Weight of Living’

    Posted on July 13, 2018 by imzadipublishing
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    ‘The Weight of Living’ named a 2018 Notable 100 Book By Shelf Unbound

    Posted on April 13, 2018 by imzadipublishing
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    We couldn’t be happier for Mike Daigle or Frank Nagler….we love this series as much as everyone else does.

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    Audiobook Now Available – The Swamps of Jersey

    Posted on April 2, 2018 by imzadipublishing
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    Imzadi publishing is pleased to announce that Michael Stephen Daigle’s, “The Swamps of Jersey” is now available in audiobook.

    Download your copy today and listen as veteran voice actor Lee Alan brings life to Detective Frank Nagler and the rest of the crew in Ironton, NJ as Frank tries to discover the identity of the decapitated and dismembered body in the bog.

    Listen to a preview now!

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