Alma has a BA in Writing from Brandeis University (where she studied under John Irving) and an MA from the Johns Hopkins Writing Program. She works in U.S. intelligence and lives with her husband in Virginia.
The Taker is a frighteningly compelling story about those most human monsters--desire and obsession. It will curl your hair and keep you up late at night -- Keith Donohue, author of Stolen Child [An] imaginative and wholly original debut... Readers won't be able to tear their eyes away from Katsu's mesmerizing tale * Booklist * An historical novel with a difference, this is a strange but compelling read * Choice * Dark and super sexy * Cosmopolitan * Spookily captivating * Marie Claire *