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May 17, 2025

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


Alma Katsu

Latest Title: Red London
Red London
Red London by Alma Katsu

CIA agent Lyndsey Duncan’s newest asset might just be her long-needed confidante…or her greatest betrayal.

After her role in taking down a well-placed mole inside the CIA, Agent Lyndsey Duncan arrives in London fully focused on her newest Russian asset, deadly war criminal Dmitri Tarasenko. That is until her MI6 counterpart, Davis Ranford, personally calls for her help.

Following a suspicious attack on Russian oligarch Mikhail Rotenberg’s property in a tony part of London, Davis needs Lyndsey to cozy up to the billionaire’s aristocratic British wife, Emily Rotenberg. Fortunately for Lyndsey, there’s little to dissuade Emily from taking in a much-needed confidante. Even being one of the richest women in the world is no guarantee of happiness. But before Lyndsey can cover much ground with her newfound friend, the CIA unveils a perturbing connection between Mikhail and Russia’s geoplitical past, one that could upend the world order and jeopardize Lyndsey’s longtime allegiance to the Agency.

Red London is a sharp and nuanced race-against-the-clock story ripped from today’s headlines, a testament to author Alma Katsu’s thirty-five-year career in national security. It’s a rare spy novel written by an insider that feels as prescient as it is page-turning and utterly unforgettable.

About Alma Katsu

Alma Katsu is the award-winning author of eight novels, most recently “Red London” and “The Fervor.” Prior to the publication of her first novel, she had a 35-year career as a senior intelligence analyst for CIA and NSA, as well as RAND, the global policy think tank. Alma is a graduate of the Masters writing program at Johns Hopkins University. She lives outside Washington, D.C., with her husband.

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Gertrude Stein Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:

11:15 am

Presentation End Time:

12:05 pm

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12:15 pm

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