New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains

Episcopalian priest Clare Fergusson and married police chief Russ Van Alstyne have more to contend with than their mutual attraction when they investigate the strange disappearance of a woman in their small upstate New York town.

People die. Marriages fail. In the small Adirondack town of Millers Kill, New York, however, life doesn't stop for heartbreak.

A boy is sent to live with his grandparents in Thurman after the mysterious death of his father.

Political figures, vacationing in the Adirondacks, fall victim to robbery and murder.

While vacationing with a group of actors in an old Victorian hotel in the Adirondacks, a young actress uncovers a mystery surrounding the death of a girl who was to play the role of Ophelia in a 1943 production of "Hamlet."

After 15 years, Allie Armington returns to her aunt Sallie's cottage retreat in the Adirondacks where she spent most of her childhood summers. But instead of the happy reunion she's anticipating, she finds murder.