Karen E. Olson presents A Defiant Woman
Schedule
Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
45 S Main St, Concord, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03301 | Concord, NH
Karen E. Olson returns to Gibson's to share the second novel in her genre-defying crime series, A Defiant Woman. She will be joined in conversation by her friend and fellow author, Sarah Stewart Taylor. https://gibsonsbookstore.com/event/defiant-woman
About the Book
Kate Tudor’s marriage to billionaire Hank Tudor continues to fray when his ex-wife resurfaces in the wake of their daughter’s kidnapping.
Eight years ago, Nan Tudor escaped her husband, billionaire businessman Hank Tudor, afraid for her life and leaving a dead body behind—but in doing so, she abandoned her three-year-old daughter, Lizzie. Still wracked with guilt for that decision, she is living a quiet life as a restaurant cook in France with her son when she receives a mysterious text: “We have your daughter.”
Lured back to the scene of the crime on Martha’s Vineyard by a threat against Lizzie’s life, Nan believes the kidnapper is exacting revenge against her, stopping at nothing to do so—and discovers that she and her daughter may not be the only targets. Kate Parker—Hank’s sixth and latest wife—is also on the island and drawn into the kidnapper’s elaborate web of retaliation.
Early Praise
“A truly engaging contemporary take on the Tudor dynasty's irresistible story. It's not only a solid twisty mystery, but this sly tale of marital deceit. manipulation, and murder is witty and clever and completely entertaining. Standing ovation for this ingenious tour de force!”
—Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author
“An unexpected and delightful surprise. Olson's modern take on the Tudor wives is refreshing and captivating.”
—Estelle Paranque, author of Thorns, Lust and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn
“Sharp, sophisticated, utterly superb. Olson’s clever Tudor series will keep you turning the pages long into the night.”
––J. T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of A Very Bad Thing
About the Author
Karen E. Olson, author of An Inconvenient Wife, is the winner of the Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award and a Shamus Award finalist. She is the author of the Annie Seymour mysteries, the Tattoo Shop mysteries, and the Black Hat thrillers. Karen was a longtime editor, both in newspapers and at Yale. She lives in North Haven, Connecticut.
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45 S Main St, Concord, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03301
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