REQUIEM FOR RILEY

During the 1958 World Expo in Brussels a section of the original Mozart Requiem Mass autograph containing the last four words that Mozart ever wrote was stolen. It has never been recovered. In his suspense novel, Requiem for Riley, author Roy Ziegler presents a gripping scenario about the quest to find the precious artifact involving international intrigue and a death-defying plot which unfolds in one of the most fascinating buildings in the world.

My publisher Imzadi Publishing will issue my short story "Who Shot the Smart Guy at the Blackboard" as an ebook only on Nov. 24. It will be 99 cents on Kindle Unlimited.  When we have set up the actual link, I'll publish that. This is a fun, smart, tongue-in-cheek story about an encounter between a reporter and a politician -- and a smart guy at the blackboard.

Info: www.michaelstephendaigle.com

Ezine "Military Experiences & the Arts" published my latest short story which is titled "We, the ROTC Cadets." It's a narative nonfiction account of a few days I experienced during summer camp as a US Army officer candidate. The piece is available at:  

http://militaryexperience.org/we-the-rotc-cadets/ 

"Incarceration" anthology released on May 18th, 2017. Seventeen authors including "yours truly" wrote tales of possible incarceration methods. Some offer harsh punishments for what seems only a minor infraction, but you are able to explore these methods from a safe distance. 

New member here. Hello. My 2016 mystery, "A Game Called Dead," the second Frank Nagler Mystery, was named a Runner-Up in the 2016 Shelf-Unbound Indie Book Contest. The propulsive story has Ironton, NJ detective Frank Nagler facing an internet terrorist called #ARMAGEDDON in a "game" where the one who best understands the rules, wins. Amazon, B&N, Kobo. Walmart. Imzadi Publishing.

In early March, Upon a Field of Gold will make its debut in paperback and ebook. A 60 year old Pennsylvania man acquires the soul of a 19 year old Confederate soldier who was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg. Dan Bryant seeks answers to why he has been chosen to complete a 145 year old love story so short lived by young Joshua Park from Alabama. Obsessed by authenticated flashbacks,  Dan risks losing his family, his marriage to his twenty year younger wife, as well as his own sanity. Based on true events, On a Field of Gold is a compelling story of mismatched souls that transcend time and place to fulfill a promise of eternal love.

Dawn's Eerie Light, my new novel, was featured as the Book of the Day on December 11 by the Online Book Club. As a result of the promotion, Online Book Club reported that my book skyrocketed to Number 677 on the Amazon Kindle list! I have receive more than a hundred comments and reviews from readers and authors. I have established links with writers in all parts of the country. This was a very effective and helpful promotion. 

First blog article for our 2017 WriteStuff Conference campaign is up on our Wordpress website.  We expect to post a new one every 5 days or so.  

An Interview with Michael Hauge

On November 17^th I was at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for the 2016 induction ceremony of Eta Kappa Nu, the honors society of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers). I was the evening’s speaker and I was also inducted into the Society as a “professional engineer”. The recognition was largely for my eight, recent electrical publications which included seven online courses for registered electrical engineers and a 400-page textbook for engineering students. I truly felt honored to speak to this elite group. The audience included students from the  electrical and computer engineering schools. Carnegie’s computer engineering school was named best in the Nation by US News and World Report; only one in 20 applicants is typically admitted to the School. The electrical engineering school, while not number one, was close behind. – Joseph Fleckenstein

My latest book, Sodium Balls, A Reverend's Journey, has just gone to print at Dorrance Publishing Company, Pittsburgh. It is to be released in December (2016). It chronicles my rocky road to the ministry, which took some forty years. I call it my Jonah Journey -- God called Jonah, but he ran the other way. I did too. I wanted to sing opera, which I did for over thirty years. (That story you'll find in Tales of a Tenacious Tenor, ASJ Publishing, 2014, available on Amazon, Goodreads, and other venues. And you don't have to dig opera to enjoy this rollicking adventure.)