Madeline Island Book Club – Apr. 2025 – Dead of November

Haunted by the drowning of his beloved wife in the Lake Superior’s treacherous waters, psychologist Adam Knowles returns to the shores where it all happened. But as he delves deeper into his own grief, he becomes entangled in a world of Native legend and the supernatural.

Ghosts of the drowned begin to surface from Lake Superior, but they are not here to haunt the living – they are fleeing from something far more sinister.

From the remote cabin of a mysterious hermit to a sprawling old inn, from a Native fishing boat to a haunted research vessel, Adam’s journey takes him through treacherous forests and all the way to ancient pictographs etched on restless shores. And as the drumbeat of danger grows louder, a young native woman emerges as the key to protecting Adam from a twisted medicine man and unraveling a nefarious scheme. Fans of eerie tales and thrilling mysteries will be on the edge of their seats as they follow the terrifying journey through the darkness of grief and into a world of supernatural secrets.

“Dead of November embroils readers in a suspenseful, lake-churning tale of a power-hungry medicine man, an ancient Ojibwe legend, and the healing that comes with forgiveness. Brockman has a sure hit on his hands with this spellbinding yarn.”— Tyler R. Tichelaar, award-winning author of Haunted Marquette