Karen E. Olson, a mystery and suspense writer from North Haven, will speak Feb. 4 in Tolland as part of the Tolland Public Library Foundation’s Eaton-Dimock-King Authors Series.
The free talk and book signing will take place at 7 p.m. in Conference Room A of Tolland Town Hall at 21 Tolland Green.
Olson will be discussing her latest suspense novel, “Hidden.” The book is a departure for Olson, author of the New Haven-based Annie Seymour mystery series and the Tattoo Shop Mysteries.
In “Hidden,” Nicole Jones is a fugitive who has been hiding for 15 years when her past finally catches up to her. The book is set on idyllic Block Island. “Hidden” will be followed by a sequel, “Shadowed,” and Olson is working on a third book in the series titled, “Betrayed.”
USA Today bestselling author Alison Gaylin calls “Hidden” an “edge-of-your-seat thriller with surprises at every turn.”
Olson is the winner of the Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award and a Shamus Award finalist.
Registration is required. To register, call the Tolland Public Library at 860-871-3620 or visit www.tolland.org/library.
Since 2010, the author series, funded by the Phoebe Dimock King and Elizabeth C. King Eaton Endowment, has brought writers Caragh O’Brien, Dan Barry, Denis Horgan, Susan Campbell, Cindy Rodriguez, Susan Schoenberger, Jeff Goldberg, Lucy Anne Hurston, Jane Haddam, Ken Davis and P.W. Catanese to town.

Author Karen E. Olson