Victim: Mary Pat Sheehan, a con- Springs when writing first book, but now lives in Cali- ■■ Of note: 1 venience store clerk in her late 20s who, the fornia and writes for TV. He has a film, “Drones,” now in Adirondack- autopsy reveals, was secretly pregnant production. resident Kirby White’s is ■■ Location: In a car crash off Harkness Road in the Victim: Francis Xerxes Ryan, fictional Adirondack town of Trout Run 6 both a murder mystery and VERMONT a Troy businessman who owns about inner-city develop- ■■ Novel: “Swallow the Hook” by S.W. Hubbard (2004) stationery stores ment. The title refers to a real ■■ Of note: The second in a series of books set in a ■■ Location: Ryan’s office in Troy staircase in Sheridan Hollow fictional Adirondack town featuring the detective Frank ■■ Novel: “The Heat of Lies” by Jonathan Stone (2001) that is “at the bottom of a Bennett; the author lives in Morristown, N.J. ravine where the city and state ■■ Of note: In this second novel featuring Julian Palmer, have been content to leave 2 Victim: Edward Maranville, an art the police lieutenant now works in Troy; in the first novel, it to deteriorate ... a dramatic expert who specializes in Georgia “The Cold Truth,” she worked in the fictional upstate symbol of what is wrong with a O’Keeffe town of Canaanville society that” ignores the poor, “The Long Stair” ■■ Location: A summer cottage a few miles north of Victim: Mrs. he writes. Lake George Village 7 by Kirby White Kravett, a retired Victim: Steven Lake George ■■ Novel: “An Affinity for Murder” by Anne White (2001) high school teacher 11 Kleckner, 24, who worked at

88 87 90 ■■ Of note: The first of a five book series, all based in ■■ Location: Carlton, a Truckey’s Disco on Western Avenue fictional suburb of Albany 1 2 Lake George and featuring writer-turned-sleuth Ellen ■■ Location: Apartment on Hudson Avenue, Albany Davies; White is a graduate of The College of Saint Rose ■■ Novel: “Death and Faxes” ■■ Novel: “Death Trick” by Richard Stevenson (1981) Victim: The by Leslie O’Kane (1996) 90 ■■ Of note: “Death Trick” introduced the gay private Farther north into 87 3 young mother of ■■ Of note: Leslie O’Kane is 88 investigator Donald Strachey, who lives and works in the Adirondacks an abandoned baby a Colorado-based author of Albany, and solves crimes with the help of his lover, 88 87 90 four mystery series, including ■■ Location: Payson’s Park, Timothy Calahan, a legislative aide for a New York state Cossayahaire, Washington seven books featuring Molly senator. “Death Trick” is the first of 13 acclaimed Stra- County (fictional location) Masters, a cartoonist and chey mysteries. The author lives in Pittsfield, Mass. Saratoga greeting card entrepreneur, in “Death and Faxes” Springs ■■ Novel: “In the Bleak the suburbs of Albany. by Leslie O’Kane Victim: An un- Greenwich Midwinter” by Julia Spencer- 12 named woman Fleming (2002) Victim: Sam

88 87 90 88 87 90 8 Tindell, poet ■■ Where: In the woods near ■■ Of note: The first of eight the home of Charly Poisson, 3 featuring Clare Fergus- and lover of Suzanne LaFleshe co-owner of La Fermette, 4 MASS. son (a priest of St. Alban’s outside the fictional Klover, Van 90 87 88 Episcopal Church) and police ■■ Where: Humanities 88 “In the Bleak Midwinter” Buren County (30 miles from 87 5 Chief Russ Van Alsyne set in Building, University at 90 Albany) the fictional Millers Kill in the by Julia Spencer-Fleming Albany, 1400 Washington real Washington County; the Ave., Albany ■■ Novel: “Appetite for Murder” Union Times / Lane Carin design Page by Cecile Lamalle (1999) 88 87 90 Schenectady author was born in Platts- ■■ Novel: “Flesh” by Hollis burgh and lives in Maine Seamon (2005) ■■ Of note: The first in a series 88 87 90 of three books set in Van Buren ■ College of Saint Victim: Lew ■ Of note: County featuring chef-owner- 4 Rose professor Hollis Sea- Ackerman, a amateur-slueth Charly Poisson “Appetite for Murder” 88 87 90 mon’s “Flesh” features the wealthy stable owner, “Flesh” and recipes. by Cecile Lamalle 88 87 90 6 is gunned down during sexy deluxe-sized graduate by Hollis Seamon 8 a routine swim student in literature turned Sources: C.J. Lais; Casey Seiler; Times Union archive; 7 sleuth; Seamon is also the author of the young adult Troy ■■ Location: Saratoga Springs Dan Wedge, Dove & Hudson Books, Albany; Alissa Albany YMCA swimming pool novel “Somebody Up There Hates You” Maynard, adult services librarian, Bethlehem Public 90

87 Library; Stopyourekillingme.com 10 ■■ Novel: “Saratoga Swimmer” Victim: Scarlet Montana, 88 9 by Stephen Dobyns (1981) 9 wife of Albany PD Detective Jake ▶▶ [email protected] ■ 518-454-5629 11 ■ Montana and lover of P.I. Dick Moonlight ■ Of note: The second book “Saratoga Swimmer” 90 87 88 in the 10-novel mystery series by Stephen Dobyns ■■ Location: Apartment in Albany N.Y. featuring ex-cop Charlie Brad- ■■ Novel: “Moonlight Falls” by Vincent Zandri (2009) shaw, all with Saratoga in the title with some or all the 90 CONN. ■■ Of note: Zandri lives in Albany, the of his 87 in the Spa City. Dobyns is also an acclaimed poet.

88 Dick Moonlight series of hard-boiled detective novels. 88 87 90 Bouchercon 88 87 90 Victim: Donald Penn, His first novel, the “As Catch Can,” was also set 5 a frustrated writer upstate. Zandri is also the drummer of the punk band the Blisterz. When: ■■ Location: Madeline’s, 350 Broadway, Saratoga Thursday through Sunday 90 Springs Victim: Jonah Lee, the leader of 87 Where: 88 87 90 10 a nonprofit housing organization Empire State Plaza 88 ■■ Novel: “Breakfast at Madeline’s” by Matt Witten Convention Center, Albany 12 (1999) ■■ Location: Neighborhood Housing Association office, ■■ Of note: The first novel in the Jacob Burns mystery Second Street, Albany Tickets: series includes real settings in the Spa City, including ■■ Novel: “The Long Stair: An Albany Mystery” by Kirby $175 for all four days Hudson the now-defunct Madeline’s. Witten lived in Saratoga White (2005) Info: http://bcon2013.com N