Author Talk and Book Signing (Murder in Steuben County by Rikki Marcin)
April 18, 2026, 2 PM at Bleak House Books, Honeoye Falls, NY
On Saturday, April 18, Finger Lakes resident and author Rikki Marcin will be at Bleak House Books to talk about her new true crime book, Murder in Steuben County, published by History Press. Rikki is also the author of the 2020 true crime book, Murder and Mayhem in the Finger Lakes. If you are a local history buff, true crime aficionado, or both (!), you will not want to miss this event!
Rikki will field questions from the audience and sign copies of her book following her talk.
The event is free and open to the public. No reservations required.
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
Nestled in the heart of upstate New York, Steuben County’s rural scenery belies a sinister past.
Since the hanging of Robert Douglass in 1825, the county has been the center of a series of murders that resulted in controversial outcomes. Seaman Simons, part of an alleged love triangle, cheated his death sentence after killing his rival. “The Wayland Murderess” Mary Hess inexplicably shot her neighbor and brother within minutes of each other. David Dunn became the only person from the county to die in Auburn Prison’s electric chair, and Hugh Bray’s delusions about a young man breaking up his landlord’s home climaxed in a fatal scene.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
RIKKI MARCIN, a resident of the Finger Lakes region, studied languages at Elmira College and has a master’s degree in French literature from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Her work has appeared in Bluff & Vine, the Watkins Review & Express and The Observer. She is the author of Murder & Mayhem in the Finger Lakes (The History Press, 2020).