>BOOK REVIEW: The Taker by Alma Katsu
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“Dr. Luke Findley is on the midnight shift in the emergency room when the police bring in a young woman. Few strangers come to this remote town in northernmost Maine in the winter, and this stranger is accused of a bizarre crime: killing a man and leaving his body in the Great North Woods. The young woman, Lanny, tells the doctor that she and the man in the woods lived in this town at its founding two hundred years ago, until fate sentenced them to an eternity of unhappiness until they atone for their sins.” – www.almakatsu.com
One day while I was working at the store, Alma Katsu came in to say hello and give us an advanced copy of her debut novel, “The Taker”. I started it that same night. AND I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! It is the perfect mix of mystery, suspense, romance, and the paranormal. Katsu’s use of the English language is absolutely phenomenal. Every sentence is perfectly tailored to fit the novel. Lanny’s story turns from compelling to exciting within just a few chapters. This is a book that readers of every and any genre will love.
With all of that said, I think that Alma Katsu will be one of the new writers to make it onto the bestsellers list and stay there. She has such a unique and well-cultivated voice, that I would find it easy to say that anyone who picks up this book will not be able to put it down until the last page.
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