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An unforgettable debut for the TWILIGHT / INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE market

About the Author

A graduate of the Masters writing program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Alma Katsu worked briefly in advertising and PR before moving into the intelligence world, working as a senior analyst for several US agencies, including the CIA and the American equivalent of GCHQ. She was also a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. Alma Katsu lives in the Washington, DC area. To find out more, visit her website almakatsubooks.com

Reviews

Spookily captivating
*Marie Claire*

Dark and super sexy
*Cosmopolitan*

An historical novel with a difference, this is a strange but compelling read
*Choice*

[An] imaginative and wholly original debut... Readers won't be able to tear their eyes away from Katsu's mesmerizing tale
*Booklist*

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*

Alchemy and love prove a volatile mix in Katsu's vividly imagined first novel, which toggles between the present and the past. While working the graveyard shift at a rural Maine hospital, Dr. Luke Findley discovers that patient Lanny McIlvrae has miraculous self-healing powers. Lanny then relates the incredible tale of her life: sent packing to Boston by her family in 1817 to give birth to her illegitimate child, she fell in with the entourage of Count Adair, a centuries-old alchemist who saved her life with an elixir of immortality. Decadent and domineering, Adair took Lanny as his mistress-a role she accepted until Adair's scheme to use her true love, Jonathan, to perpetuate his unnatural existence forced her to a desperate ruse to thwart his formidable magic powers. Katsu shows considerable skill in rendering a world where Adair's unspeakable evilness and Lanny's wild passion make the supernatural seem possible. The result is a novel full of surprises and a powerful evocation of the dark side of romantic love. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Spookily captivating * Marie Claire *
Dark and super sexy * Cosmopolitan *
An historical novel with a difference, this is a strange but compelling read * Choice *
[An] imaginative and wholly original debut... Readers won't be able to tear their eyes away from Katsu's mesmerizing tale * Booklist *
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