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 novel 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 novels 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 setting of his 87 action 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 thriller “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.