From left, mixologist Jamielynn Brydalski and author Sharon Linnea hold the newly released novel “Death in Tranquility,” the first book in “The Bartender’s Guide to Murder” series, on Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Crowne Plaza. (News photo — Andy Flynn)

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed author Sharon Linnea about her new book, “Death in Tranquility,” and local bartender Jamielynn Brydalski, who created some of the cocktail recipes at the end of each chapter, on Oct. 1 about this first of three mystery novels in the series, “The Bartender’s Guide to Murder.” The fictional town of Tranquility was modeled after Lake Placid.