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The search to find the name and home of a barefoot young girl wearing a tank top and shorts on a cold March night leads Ironton, N.J., Detective Frank Nagler down the twisting, dark path of a family whose history has ensnared many victims, including a nun from Nagler's youth and Calista Knox, a companion of Nagler's best friend. The third Frank Mystery, ""The Weight of Living,"" brings Nagler and his friends dangerously face to face with an evil that knows no bounds and threatens to consume anyone in its path. It is a story with twists and turns as Nagler fights through layers of lies and half-truths and searches a sketchy past to bring the chance of healing to the damaged, and a criminal to justice. ""God has given me many tasks. This is the last."" - Sister Katherine Marie.

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""The Weight of Living by Michael Stephen Daigle balances its thriller tenets with solid characters, razor-sharp dialogue, and a breathless plot that careens from one realistic scenario to another. The narrative is a stunning and engrossing meditation on grief and survival that examines the insular world of Ironton, New Jersey. The tale unfolds as several characters ranging from our stalwart protagonist to an array of complex characters who each adds insight and ultimate resolution into the intricate and deeply troubling mystery. Daigle has provided an engrossing portrait of a town and its residents that examines the pain inflicted by long buried secrets as he couples these with tension and a pensive sadness that hooks the reader and never lets up."" Daigle hits his stride in this third Frank Nagler Mystery. The characters are strong and convincing, and the plot is unpredictable, with sudden twists that take even a careful reader by surprise. The setting is dark, unsettling and gritty, a northern NJ city caught up in the aftermath of decades-long political corruption and financial hardships. Detective Frank Nagler is the last honest man in this city, the white knight who defends the weak and downtrodden. Of the three books in the series, this is the one that pulls out all the stops and tells a story of such depravity and evil that there will be times when you pause your reading and you'll want to wash your hands. But it's in this juxtaposition of the dark and light that the exquisite tension of the story builds, the decency and strength of the Nagler character is revealed and the sordid mystery of the little girl left filthy and neglected in a dumpster unfolds.

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Michael Stephen Daigle lives in N.J. with his family. He was an award-winning journalist for more than four decades, including 30 years in New Jersey. He is the author of the award-winning Frank Nagler Mystery series: ""The Swamps of Jersey"" (2024); ""A Game Called Dead"" (2024); ""The Weight of Living"" (2025), ""The Red Hand"" (2025) and ""Dragony Rising,"" (2024). Elana Daigle is a graphic artist from Phillipsburg, NJ

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