Alma Katsu is the award-winning author of five novels, most recently The Deep and The Hunger. Prior to the publication of her first novel, she had a thirty-five-year career as a senior intelligence analyst for several U.S. agencies, including the CIA and NSA, as well as RAND, the global policy think tank. Katsu is a graduate of the master's writing program at the Johns Hopkins University and received her bachelor's degree from Brandeis University. She lives outside of Washington, D.C., with her husband, where she is a consultant to government and private industry on future trends and analytic methods.

BUILDING OFF HARDCOVER SUCCESS: Red Widow was well received in hardcover, was selected as a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and garnered incredible praise for critics and fellow writers alike, including Karen Cleveland, Jeffery Deaver, and Valerie Plame.

CAPTIVATING INSIDER LOOK AT THE CIA: Alma Katsu has had a 30+ year career as a senior intelligence analyst (8 years with the CIA, 24 years with NSA), and is currently an intelligence consultant for a think tank for emerging technologies. She knows the ins-and-outs of some of the most elusive agencies in the nation, and has been praised for how she writes about both the drama and the day-to-day functions of the CIA with ease.

RELATABLE FEMALE CHARACTERS, WRITTEN BY A FEMALE AUTHOR: Both Lyndsey and Theresa are multi-dimensional, intelligent, and heroic women who drive the action in Red Widow. Moreover, while many authors writing in the political and espionage thriller space feature female leads, nearly none are written by female authors. Women readers in particular will identify with and root for these smart yet sympathetic characters.

EXCITING TV ADAPATION IN THE WORKS, which has been picked up by Fox as a one-hour thriller program. It is being produced by the team behind hit shows including Bored to Death and Looking, and Katsu will serve as Executive Producer.

EXTREMELY TIMELY: With ripped-from-the-headlines details, interest is intense about Russian interests and involvement with U.S. agencies.

NOW A RED WIDOW SERIES: While Katsu is a staple in the historical supernatural horror space, she's cementing her place as an exciting new spy and thriller writer with another novel featuring the characters from Red Widow, titled Red London and set to publish in Spring 2023.