Alma Katsu

Alma Katsu has been writing novels since 2011. The majority of Alma Katsu's books combine historical fiction with supernatural or horror elements. Her work has received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal; been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post; been nominated and won awards in the US and internationally; and appeared on numerous Best Books lists, including NPR, Apple Books, Goodreads, and Amazon. The Hunger (2018), a reimagining of the story of the Donner Party, was named one of NPR's 100 favorite horror stories and continues to be honored as a new classic in horror. Her most recent horror novel, The Fervor, has been nominated for the Stoker and Locus awards for best horror and for best hardcover by International Thriller Writers. She also writes spy thrillers, the logical marriage of her love of storytelling with her thirty-plus-year career in intelligence. Red Widow (2021), her first spy novel, was a New York Times Editor's Choice and nominated for International Thriller Writers' Best Novel. The second book in the series, Red London, was published March 2023 to excellent reviews and has been optioned for a TV series.