The Black Bear Inn

by P.S. Fischbach

Adeline Sinclair returns to her family’s remote cabin on Lake Superior, a place she’d sworn off for good, only to become a suspect in her friend’s murder.

When Adeline accepts a job at the Black Bear Inn, her charming manager, Val Grant, welcomes her into a close-knit friend group—something Adeline has been longing for. For the first time since leaving the Twin Cities, Adeline believes she can start over. But her new beginning unravels when a threatening package arrives at the Inn with a chilling STAY OUT OF IT. Val is cagey when pressed for answers, and days later, her body washes ashore.

With evidence pointing to Adeline, the town turns on her, leaving her isolated once again. Desperate to clear her name, she begins her own investigation, but her only lead is the guest who vanished the night Val died. As Adeline digs deeper, she realizes Val was silenced before she could expose the truth.

And someone is willing to kill to keep it buried.

319 pages, Paperback

Published June 27, 2026

About the author

P.S. Fischbach is an educator by day and a budding author by night. She resides in Minnesota with her fiance, Adam. When she’s not writing, P.S. Fischbach can be found catching a flight, hiking a summit, or hanging around a bonfire with friends. Since she was a child, P.S. Fischbach has stayed up late reading books under the covers, especially enjoying thriller and mystery novels. Writing her own novel has always been a dream, and she’s honored you’ll be a part of that journey by reading, “Your Secret Became Mine.”

Reviews

[Sarina Knaeble]

Loved that this book was based along the North Shore of Lake Superior. My family has gone up there every summer since I was a kid so I loved all of the references and could picture the scenery described perfectly. A fun murder mystery that kept me hooked and guessing, and the ending was not what I expected!

[Amber Hughes]

Loved the Northern MN vibes & murder mystery plot!

[Erayna Hackenmueller]

A good book that kept me guessing the entire time. I really liked how everything came together in the end.