Author launches new Vermont mystery series Author Stephen Seitz book launch in Ludlow Stephen Seitz Photo courtesy of Amazon.com By Louis Varricchio As of Thursday, July 25, 2013 -1:02 p.m. #Ludlow — Based on a few anecdotal comments heard from three area bookstores, Vermont readers love a good mystery; the fiction genre remains a strong sales indicator for many independent booksellers. #For example, award-winning Vermont author Archer Mayor—whose popular Joe Gunther mystery series are a statewide favorite among readers who like their fiction set in familiar places—has been a consist bestseller here. #Now, Springfield-based author Stephen Seitz–no stranger to the mystery genre—is getting into the Vermont-placed mystery act, too. #Seitz penned the popular 2012 novel “Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula”, which matches Holmes’ wit against the infamous vampire’s, has branched out into new territory with his latest novel, “Secrets Can’t Be Kept Forever”. #For those under-paid, under-appreciated journalists toiling away in ho-hum rural towns covering church suppers and Little League games, Seitz’s new mystery series’ main character, Ace Herron—a crime reporter for a Vermont weekly newspaper—is a Jimmy Breslin wanna be’s daydream come true. #Bookseller Scott Stearns—who, along with Pat Greenwood, is an owner of the Book Nook on Main Street in Ludlow—is Seitz’s friend. He believes the series will hit it out of the park. #“In this debut mystery,” Stearns said, “Ace follows developments concerning the disappearance of a radio-station sales manager who appears to have embezzled a large sum of money from his employer (and then vanishes). Ace digs into the case and finds much more than a man on the run.” #Seitz ought to know the smarmy goings on in small Vermont towns well enough to generate some terrific storylines. He has made his professional reputable reputation covering local news in the Upper Connecticut Valley since 1997, where he wrote for the Eagle Times (no relation) and the New Hampshire Union Leader. #According to Seitz, “I have been able to bring a more honest portrayal of what it’s like to work at a newspaper than the endless clichés seen in movies and on television.” Amen. #The first appearance of “Secrets Can’t Be Kept Forever” will be at the Book Nook in Ludlow with the world premiere book launch set for Thursday Aug. 1, 4-6 p.m. #Seitz said he will be available to sign copies of his books and he plans to read a few white-knuckle pages from this, the first Ace Herron mystery.
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