Dragony Rising A Frank Nagler Novel

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About Dragony Rising A Frank Nagler Novel

Ironton, N.J. Detective Frank Nagler climbs to a high point above the burning, smoking downtown to ponder who would want to blow up the city. And why isa yellow kitchen chair resting on the roof of the old theater? Did it get blown there during the explosion? Or did someone place it there to watch? So opens "Dragony Rising," Book Five in the Frank Nagler Mystery series. The mysteries tell the story of an old industrial city, Ironton, N.J. and the investigations of native son Detective Frank Nagler. Both are trying to recover from damaged pasts. "Dragony Rising" introduces The Dragony, a slinky organization that has been curled at the edges of Ironton's industrial history for years. They seemed to have risen from nowhere as the city struggles to recover from the explosion. But Frank Nagler learned they have been there all along, and believes he and his allies can bring them to justice. But, as Dragony leader Randall McCarroll tells Nagler: "Don't matter what you believe when it's happenin' right in front of you." Dig into a story with as many layers and deceits as there are characters. Strap in for a story with twists and turns; a story that leaves the reader awake at 3 a.m. and breathless as events unfold. A story that asks the question: What happens then you find out the explosion that levels two blocks of downtown is not the worst thing that happens?

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