Hank and Lucy Dewitt are new arrivals in Jemison, Wisconsin. It is a rural town, and home to a brand-new species of mushroom, one that glows in the night, and is the subject of Lucy’s research. Settled in and ready to start a family, the couple begins searching for a place to call their own, but the town is overtaken by a high-powered land developer, who buys everything in sight, prepared to transform it into a corporate community.
As they lose house after house to the firm, they feel as though home ownership is out of their reach, until the mushrooms call Hank into the woods, where he stumbles upon an abandoned home, surrounded by the strange, glowing fungi. With a promise to the owner to never open the locked door in the basement, the home becomes theirs, to the dismay of the developer, who thought the land was already his. Moved in and ready to turn the page, they think the battle with the corporation is over, but the mushrooms appear to be more than just a simple fungus, and the developer is just getting started.
The Twilight Cap, the debut novel by Dan St. Peter, was self-published May 5, 2026. It is available on Amazon in various formats.
Full disclosure: Dan is a friend of mine and a member of the writing group I moderate at the library where I work. I was one of the beta readers for this novel in December of 2024. I was very eager to see how it might have changed getting to the final product. I know he has worked hard on getting it out into the world.
What he has published is a very enjoyable story. His novel mixes a well-rounded cast with relatable domestic details, supernatural surprises, and a clash between corporate greed and ecological preservation. The well-structured plot keeps the reader turning pages, and the writing is comfortable and effortless. It is a solid tale from start to finish.
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