The Great Michigan (U.P.) Novel

My candidate for the Great Michigan (U.P.) Novel is John Smolens' Cold.The "U.P." stands for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which makes up nearly one-third of the state's land area but is home to only about 3% of the population. Residents are colloquially known as Yoopers, and they often identify first as such and second as Michiganders. I include these observations here because the setting is