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Michael Daigle

Michael Daigle

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Michael Stephen Daigle is the author of the award winning Frank Nagler  Mysteries. He lives in New Jersey.

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>&quot;A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style.&quot;</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></p>

Story Behind The Book

A section of downtown Ironton, N.J, is blown up. It is the first step in a series of events that leads Detective Frank Nagler to the Dragony, an ancient and sinister group whose founding traces back the early days of the city. He must answer the question: What really happened on that 2006 night at Dubin Place and why is it all coming back fifteen years later?

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<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3TE5RX2CUL47R/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B0BCNYYG4N"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars</em></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3TE5RX2CUL47R/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B0BCNYYG4N"><strong> Exceptionally Well Written Book!</strong></a></p> <p>Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2022</p> <p> </p> <p>A very well written and highly engaging book that sucked me in right away. The author masterfully crafted a fast paced and very realistic crime story. If you are into crime drama or mysteries, this book is a must! Well done...well done indeed!</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1NIJYZ8HZUX92/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B0BCNYYG4N"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars</em></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1NIJYZ8HZUX92/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B0BCNYYG4N"><strong> A detective broken by trauma. A city brought to its knees. How will they rise from the ashes?</strong></a></p> <p>Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2022</p> <p> </p> <p>After the city of Ironton is brought to its knees by a devastating explosion, Detective Frank Nagler must put aside his recovery and return to serve the city in its time of need. Broken by the trauma of witnessing the murder of his friends, Nagler struggles to keep his mind sharp as he searches for clues. Only by piecing together findings that are at once unrelated and yet intimately connected can Nagler save Ironton.<br /><br /> Daigle does it again. Don’t miss this fifth book in the Frank Nagler Mysteries -- it’s the best one yet. The story will keep you turning the pages long into the night.</p>