Lifelong Capital Region Resident Publishes Debut Novel

SARATOGA — Stephen Conroy has lived his entire life in the Capital Region. He has just published his debut novel, incorporating some local ties within the story, which he says began to form while listening to his dad tell campfire stories during the family’s summer vacations.

“Panic Through the Pines,” a 180-page psychological thriller, was published by Austin Macauley this week. 

“Watching the fog rise off the lake simultaneously with steam rising from the coffee was my once beloved morning ritual. I look out onto the lake and ask myself a simple question: What do I do next? It was a gradual transition, from being motivated to remain sociable and pleasant throughout the course of the days and weeks then the once joyous cheers by the nightly fire turned slowly into a new level of solitude and anger.”

Protagonist James Marshall rides an exciting rollercoaster through life, and his journey comes with many a twist and turns and dark tunnels. The view of the mountains and tall pines nestled in the heart of the Adirondacks become a permanent second home to create countless memories and family joy. Life in the woods brings challenges, excitement, and even murder.

For more information about “Panic Through The Pines,” go to: www.austinmacauley.com/us/book/panic-through-pines.