Craig A. Brockman’s dark fantasy novel, “Dead of November: A Novel of Lake Superior,” is the subject of the next program of the U.P. Notable Book Club at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The Crystal Falls Community District Library, in partnership with the U.P. Publishers and Authors Association, has scheduled author events with winners of the U.P. Notable Book List. The 11th event featuring “Dead of November” evokes the spine-tingling chills reminiscent of Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes” or the “Cthulu” stories of H.P. Lovecraft, the UPPAA said.

The events are open to all Upper Peninsula residents free of charge. The Thursday program will be on Zoom. Contact Evelyn Gathu in advance at egathu@uproc.lib.mi.us 906-875-3344. The UPPAA recommends participants borrow a copy of the book from a local library or purchase from your bookseller in advance to get more out of the event.

The story follows psychologist Adam Knowles, a psychologist who returns to resolve his grief over his wife who drowned in Lake Superior, the UPPAA said in a news release.

The cover of the “Dead of November” by is pictured. (Courtesy photo)

“Soon he is embroiled in a bizarre world of Native legend and the supernatural,” it said. “From a hermit’s cabin to a rambling old inn, from a Native fishing boat to a haunted research vessel, from forests to ancient pictographs that lie on restless shores, the drum beat quickens. A young, enigmatic native woman will become the key to protecting Adam from a twisted medicine man and unraveling a nefarious scheme.”

UPPAA President Victor Volkman had this to say about the novel in the U.P. Book Review.

“Craig Brockman’s debut adult novel ‘Dead of November’ is a spine-tingling psychological and supernatural thriller which spans both American and Canadian shores of Lake Superior,” he wrote.

Brockman has a deft gift for scene-setting which creates a dense atmosphere of suspense,” Volkman said.

“Whether it is a recluse struggling to tell whether he is hallucinating or the real life terror of a snow squall whiteout on I-75, you will be on the edge of your seat,” he said.

Tyler R. Tichelaar, author of “Haunted Marquette,” said in a testimonial, “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.”

Brockman also is the author of middle-grade novel “Marty and the Far Woodchuck.” He has been a regular contributor to the U.P Reader and other publications.

Brockman already has been in the news for his outdoor pursuits. In 2017, an article in the “Ontonagon Herald” chronicled the final 140 miles of his meandering 450-mile hike across the entire U.P. from the dock at DeTour Village to a sandbar in the mouth of the Montreal River.

Brockman lives with his wife in downstate Tecumseh.

For more information, visit craigabrockman.com or email craig@craigabrockman.com.

More information about the U.P. Notable Book list, U.P. Book Review, and UPPAA can be found on www.UPNotable.com.

Christie Mastric can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 250. Her email address is cbleck@miningjournal.net.