Alma Katsu Książki

Kiedy doktor Luke Findley rozpoczyna wieczorny dyżur w szpitalu w St. Andrews, spodziewa się kolejnych pacjentów z drobnymi obrażeniami i ofiar awantur domowych. tymczasem policja przywozi młodą kobietę, Lanny. Dziewczyna jest oskarżona o zamordowanie człowieka i pozostawienie jego ciała w lesie. Lanny twierdzi, że oboje mieszkali w miasteczku dwieście lat temu... Człowiek w lesie, Jonathan, jest synem założyciela miasteczka i miłością Lanny. Dziewczyna, chcąc go zatrzymać, popełnia straszliwy występek. Wtedy na jej drodze staje uroczy, acz przerażający Adair, obdarzony ponadnaturalnymi mocami, wśród których jest też zdolność czynienia ludzi nieśmiertelnymi. Dzięki Adairowi Lanny wymyka się śmierci i wkracza w jego świat, świat niezwykłych rozkoszy zmysłowych i pozornie nieograniczonej władzy...

I turned to Luke and reached for him. My blood felt as though it had seized up in my veins. Lanny, what is it? Luke asked. I clutched his lapel desperatelyIt's Adair. He's free.FOR 200 YEARS SHE'S BEEN HIDINGHe gave her immortality. She tried to destroy him. Now he is searching for her. They must not meet. Or there will be a RECKONING

"An exhilarating spy thriller about two women CIA agents who become intertwined around a threat to the Russia Division--one that's coming from inside the agency"--

After having travelled west for weeks, the party of pioneers comes to a crossroads. It is time for their leader, George Donner, to make a choice. They face two diverging paths which lead to the same destination. One is well-documented - the other untested, but rumoured to be shorter. Donner's decision will shape the lives of everyone travelling with him. The searing heat of the desert gives way to biting winds and a bitter cold that freezes the cattle where they stand. Driven to the brink of madness, the ill-fated group struggles to survive and minor disagreements turn into violent confrontations. Then the children begin to disappear. As the survivors turn against each other, a few begin to realise that the threat they face reaches beyond the fury of the natural elements, to something more primal and far more deadly. Based on the true story of The Donner Party, The Hunger is an eerie, shiver-inducing exploration of human nature, pushed to its breaking point.

The acclaimed author of literary horror delves into the psychological and supernatural horrors of Japanese American internment camps during World War II. In 1944, as the war rages, Meiko Briggs and her daughter, Aiko, yearn to return home after being forcibly taken from Seattle to an internment camp in Idaho following Meiko's husband’s enlistment as an air force pilot. Despite being American-born, Aiko and her mother are deemed threats due to their Japanese heritage. As they cling to remnants of their former life, a mysterious disease spreads among the internees, escalating from a minor cold to violent fits and even death. When a disconcerting team of doctors arrives, more menacing than the illness itself, Meiko and Aiko join forces with a newspaper reporter and a widowed missionary to uncover the truth. They soon realize that a sinister force, inspired by Japanese yokai and the jorogumo spider demon, threatens their already precarious existence. This narrative not only explores the supernatural but also examines the dangers of demonization and contagion. Katsu crafts a chilling tale that reflects on the complexities of humanity and who gets to be considered human during times of crisis.

Shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award for the Best Novel of 2020. 'Totally terrifying.' said C. J. TUDOR, bestselling author of The Chalk Man 'Truly haunting' said SARAH PINBOROUGH, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes 'As ghostly as Gothic' said JOSH MALERMAN, bestselling author of Bird Box Bringing together Faustian pacts, the occult, tales of sirens and selkies, guilt and revenge, desire and destiny, The Deep offers a thrilling, tantalizing twist on one of the world's most famous tragedies. Someone - or something - is haunting the Titanic. Deaths and disappearances have plagued the vast liner from the moment she began her maiden voyage on 10 April 1912. Four days later, caught in what feels like an eerie, unsettling twilight zone, some passengers - including millionaire Madeleine Astor and maid Annie Hebbley - are convinced that something sinister is afoot. And then disaster strikes. Four years later and the world is at war. Having survived that fateful night, Annie is now a nurse on board the Titanic's sister ship, the Britannic, refitted as a hospital ship. And she is about to realise that those demons from her past and the terrors of that doomed voyage have not finished with her yet . . .

1944: Während der Zweite Weltkrieg tobt werden Meiko Briggs und ihre Tochter Aiko aus ihrem Haus in Seattle geholt und in eines der Internierungslager der USA gebracht. Dass Aiko in Amerika geboren wurde, spielt keine Rolle: Sie ist Japanerin und wird deshalb von der US-Regierung als Bedrohung angesehen. Mutter und Tochter versuchen die Gefangenschaft mit Würde zu überstehen. Doch als sich unter den Internierten ein tödliches Fieber ausbreitet, ändert sich alles. Jeder spürt, es geht etwas Unheimliches vor sich … Inspiriert von den japanischen Legenden über den Jorōgumo-Spinnendämon verbindet Alma Katsu die Schrecken des Übernatürlichen mit denen der japanisch-amerikanischen Internierungslager im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Publishers Weekly: »Ein starker historischer Horror-Roman ... Was Menschen einander antun, schafft einen unvergleichlichen Horror.« NPR: »Was passiert, wenn Rassismus ungehindert gedeihen darf? Eine historisch-fiktive Erzählung, die sich unglaublich aktuell anfühlt.« Booklist: »Die Geister dieser Geschichte werden die Leser noch lange verfolgen.«