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 masters writing program at the Johns Hopkins University and received her bachelors degree from Brandeis University. She lives outside of Washington, DC, with her husband, where she is a consultant to government and private industry on future trends and analytic methods.
[The Page 69 Test: The Taker; My Book, The Movie: The Hunger; The Page 69 Test: The Hunger; The Page 69 Test: The Deep; The Page 69 Test: Red Widow; Q&A with Alma Katsu; The Page 69 Test: The Fervor; My Book, The Movie: Red London; The Page 69 Test: Red London]
At CrimeReads Katsu tagged five books that help us understand the impact of the Russian oligarchs on Great Britain, including:
The Man without a Face, Masha GessenRead about the other entries on the list.
You can’t understand modern Russia without understanding Vladimir Putin, the former KGB officer who has spent the past nearly 25 years molding the country and its people to his will. This book, also somewhat dated (2012) by National Book Award-winning author Gessen, was widely praised for its coverage of Putin’s rise to power and analysis of his tactics.
The Man without a Face is among Michael Honig's top ten books on Vladimir Putin's Russia.
--Marshal Zeringue
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