Thank you, NetGalley, for this book.
I enjoyed The Hunger, and Alma Katsu is one of the best historical fiction horror writers out there. Fun fact, at this year’s StokerCon, my buddy was sitting next to her at the dinner. She didn’t want her dessert, so he brought it to me. Delicious!
This book is set during WWII and follows several characters through a mysterious disease that most people blame on the Japanese, who are imprisoned in the internment camps. Meiko and her daughter were taken from their home after Meiko’s husband enlisted in the Air Force. The disease starts much like a cold but progresses to violence and death, causing many white people to treat the Japanese even worse. Mysterious doctors arrive, but they seem even worse.
What was really great about this story was how Katsu blends the real horror of the camps with the supernatural of Japanese demons and yokai. Meiko and a few other skeptics have to figure out what the disease is, where it is coming from, and how to stop it. Really enjoyed this one!
Pleasant Nights 