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A close-up of Jeffrey D. Boldt against a city skyline.

Jeffrey D. Boldt

Good news for avid readers: With each passing month, more authors are returning to in-person events. Madison’s Jeffrey D. Boldt — a former Wisconsin administrative law judge who received a master of fine arts degree in fiction three years ago — will launch his debut novel, Blue Lake, at Madison’s newest book store. This timely and highly readable environmental legal thriller, set in Wisconsin, has drawn comparisons to John Grisham’s work, and the rich descriptions of the Upper Midwest will resonate with readers. Boldt decided environmental cases in this state for 25 years, and his passion for the earth and our state seeps through every chapter.

media release: Join local author Jeffrey Boldt for the launch of his book Blue Lake, an environmental legal thriller set in Wisconsin.

Purchase a signed copy of the book, grab a drink, and mingle with the author. He will also give a short introduction to the book and answer questions from the crowd!

More info on the book here: https://www.jeffreydboldt.net/

Advance praise for Blue Lake:

“Blue Lake is at once a legal thriller, a romance, a mystery, and a poignant defense of the waters, woods and wildlife of the Upper Midwest. Warm and generous, serious and comic, eloquent and thoughtful, the novel underscores the ongoing tension between humans and our environment and ultimately celebrates the natural beauty we continue to take for granted.” Lindsay Starck, author, Noah's Wife (And 2022 Pushcart Prize Winner in Fiction)

“The personal meets the political in spectacular fashion in Jeffrey Boldt's suspenseful tale about the lengths people will go to exploit and protect natural resources. Boldt's experience as an attorney and judge informs this taut, well-crafted legal thriller, and he provides an inside look at how competing interests duke it out while climate change looms, and the stakes couldn't be higher.” Christina Clancy, author of Shoulder Season and The Second Home

“Part love story, courtroom drama, and thoughtful meditation on pressing environmental concerns, Blue Lake is also a well-observed and stirring love letter to the Upper Midwest.” Ted Thompson, author, The Land of Steady Habits. His novel was adapted into a film for Netflix by Nicole Holofcener.

"A smart legal thriller. Boldt does for the wilds of the Upper Midwest what Grisham did to the backwoods of the Deep South." Stephan Eirik Clark, author of Sweetness #9

“Blue Lake is a thoughtful, entertaining, and insightful novel featuring refreshingly grownup characters who deal with complex, real-life issues of love and loss, set against a backdrop of murder, mystery, intrigue, and climate change. The novel’s Wisconsin setting is beautifully rendered with lovely, evocative descriptions of the state’s small towns, rural idylls, and natural attractions.” Elizabeth Ridley, author, Searching for Celia