Hi, I’m Dianne. Author, storyteller, social justice advocate.

Stories are powerful, whether written or performed. They teach us perspectives and experiences different from our own, show us new places, and they also show us how much we are alike.

The human experience is a collective and shared experience.

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My Books

Dianne L. Hagan, with her unique perspective as the white half of a decades-long interracial marriage, takes readers on a journey many have not traveled.

In her memoirs, she reveals the pain and beauty of living interracially in a racially divided America, relying on her own experiences, the history of race and racism, and socio-political consciousness to tell her story and recommend ways to eradicate racism.

Her Cadence Mystery series novels are entertaining, suspenseful, evocative, and, at times, shocking. They take on the big issues of race in America and show a potential world in which equality is the norm.

— Mark D. E. Mobley, author

Awards

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The Rightful Future – A Cadence Mystery

Located in the history-rich Finger Lakes region in New York, Cadence is a small town with a big secret.

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The Eagle Speaks – A Cadence Mystery Book 2

People go missing after Black Lives Matter protesters descend on the small town that is splintering with blame and accusations.

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The Eagle Speaks - A Cadency Mystery by Dianne L. Hagan

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Stony Place – A Cadence Mystery Book 3

As dawn breaks on July 2, 2023, two brothers steal a vintage car, load it with assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and drive two hours to Cadence, New York, to start a race war.

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Stony Place - A Cadence Mystery by Dianne L. Hagan

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Stone Coat Man – A Cadence Mystery Book 4

“What could possibly happen?” Marian Greene quips to husband Lester, as she sets out for a quiet walk in the woods. But life in Cadence, New York, is neither quiet nor easy.

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