Grace Brown, who was killed at Big Moose Lake, inspired Roberta Alden, who drowns in his "An American Tragedy"
Occurring mostly in the resort of Big Moose Lake, N.Y. during 
the hey-day of... [DOC] [TLE] An American Tragedy [PAR] Jan 21, 2016 ... At 49, he was at a low point in his career, His last novel, The Genius, ... One July 
day he took her out in a rowboat on Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks, struck 
her with an oar and overturned the boat, leaving her to drown.