“At once comic, heart-breaking, and life-affirming.” —Tish Cohen, author of Town House
“Imagine if Bridget Jones fell into a million little pieces, flew over the cuckoo’s nest, and befriended Lindsay Lohan along the way, and you are beginning to grasp the literary roller coaster ride that is Catherine McKenzie’s Spin.” —Leah McLaren, author of The Continuity Girl
How far would you go to get what you wanted? That’s the question author Catherine McKenzie addresses in Spin—a delectable debut novel that takes readers into the connected worlds of pop culture, tabloid journalism, and celebrity rehab. The story of a newbie undercover gossip reporter who follows a troubled starlet into a rehab clinic intending to dig up all the dirt she possibly can, Spin is smart, hip, utterly engaging contemporary fiction in the vein of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin.

Spin: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

McKenzie, Catherine

Dramas & Plays

William Morrow Paperbacks

“Catherine McKenzie’s Arranged is a rare book: smart, funny, honest, and absorbing.” —Therese Walsh, author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy
“A satisfying and entertaining romantic tale that puts a contemporary twist on old-fashioned ideas about marriage. I inhaled it in an afternoon, rooting for its heroine to find the love she longs for.” —Leah Stewart, author of Husband and Wife
In Arranged, author Catherine McKenzie (Spin) looks at love and marriage from a whole new perspective—telling the story of a successful, popular, but somewhat romantically desperate young woman who agrees to let a highly secretive arranged marriage service help her marry a perfect stranger. An original tale of risky contemporary romance and unconventional matchmaking, Arranged is delightful fiction from a fresh and fun new voice.

Arranged: A Novel

“For fans of The Good Wife, Catherine McKenzie’s Forgotten is a pure, page-turning pleasure.” —Gwendolen Gross, author of The Orphan Sister
“By turns hilarious and heart-tugging….A thoroughly enjoyable read!” —Juliette Fay, author of Deep Down True
If your old life vanished completely, should you try to get it back or create a whole new one? That’s the intriguing question at the heart of Catherine McKenzie’s Forgotten. The smart, funny, and provocative story of a woman who returns home after being stranded for months in Africa by an earthquake only to find that everyone in her life believed she was dead and moved on, Forgotten is captivating and thought-provoking contemporary women’s fiction from the author of Arranged and Spin—a fresh and witty tale that will not be soon forgotten.

Forgotten: A Novel

Hidden

While walking home from work one evening, Jeff Manning is struck by a car and killed. Two women fall to pieces at the news: his wife, Claire, and his co-worker Tish. Reeling from her loss, Claire must comfort her grieving son as well as contend with funeral arrangements, well-meaning family members, and the arrival of Jeff’s estranged brother, who was her ex-boyfriend. Tish volunteers to attend the funeral on her company’s behalf, but only she knows the true risk of inserting herself into the wreckage of Jeff’s life. Told through the three voices of Jeff, Tish, and Claire, Hidden explores the complexity of relationships, the repercussions of our personal choices, and the responsibilities we have to the ones we love.

United States

New Harvest

When a married man suffers a sudden fatal accident, two women are shattered — his wife and his mistress — and past secrets, desires, and regrets are brought to light. While walking home from work one evening, Jeff Manning is struck by a car and killed. Two women fall to pieces at the news: his wife, Claire, and his co-worker Tish. Reeling from her loss, Claire must comfort her grieving son as well as contend with funeral arrangements, well-meaning family members, and the arrival of Jeff’s estranged brother, who was her ex-boyfriend. Tish volunteers to attend the funeral on her company’s behalf, but only she knows the true risk of inserting herself into the wreckage of Jeff’s life. Told through the three voices of Jeff, Tish, and Claire, Hidden explores the complexity of relationships, the repercussions of our personal choices, and the responsibilities we have to the ones we love.

In this funny and touching novella, bestselling author Catherine McKenzie returns to the story of Amber Sheppard, It Girl and celebrity train wreck from McKenzie’s reader-favourite novel, Spin. Life has been rough for starlet Amber since leaving rehab. She’s been two years sober, but no one seems to believe her -- not the gossip media, not casting agents, and most certainly not her spotlight-loving parents. With her friendships ruined by betrayal and her career at a standstill, Amber’s just trying to get her life back on track. It doesn’t help that her former love, movie star Connor Parks, keeps trying to draw Amber back in, not just to their relationship but to his hard-partying ways. One fateful night, Amber breaks down and agrees to join him on board his private jet as it readies for take-off -- a decision that will change her life forever and expose her to a whole new level of scrutiny and heartbreak.

Spun

Genre Fiction

Catherine McKenzie

INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Named a Most Anticipated Book by Goodreads, Frolic, and more A gripping psychological suspense novel about a woman diagnosed with cancer who sets out to discover if someone poisoned her before her time is up, from the bestselling author of the "addictive and fast-paced" (Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author) thriller You Can't Catch Me. Jennifer Barnes never expected the shocking news she received at a routine doctor's appointment: she has a terminal brain tumor--and only six weeks left to live. While stunned by the diagnosis, the forty-eight-year-old mother decides to spend what little time she has left with her family--her adult triplets and twin grandsons--close by her side. But when she realizes she was possibly poisoned a year earlier, she's determined to discover who might have tried to get rid of her before she's gone for good. Separated from her husband and with a contentious divorce in progress, Jennifer focuses her suspicions on her soon-to-be ex. Meanwhile, her daughters are each processing the news differently. Calm medical student Emily is there for whatever Jennifer needs. Moody scientist Aline, who keeps her mother at arm's length, nonetheless agrees to help with the investigation. Even imprudent Miranda, who has recently had to move back home, is being unusually solicitous. But with her daughters doubting her campaign against their father, Jennifer can't help but wonder if the poisoning is all in her head--or if there's someone else who wanted her dead.

Six Weeks to Live (Thorndike Press Large Print Thriller, Adventure, and Suspense)

Thorndike Press Large Print

Emma Tupper is a dedicated lawyer with a bright future. Butwhen she takes a month-long leave of absence to go on an African vacation, sheends up facing unexpected consequences. After she falls ill and spends sixmonths trapped in a remote village thanks to a devastating earthquake, Emmareturns home to discover that her friends, boyfriend, and colleagues thought shewas dead and that her life has moved on without her.
As she struggles to recreate her old life, throwing herselfinto solving a big case for a client and trying to reclaim her belovedapartment from the handsome photographer who’s taken over her lease, everyonearound her thinks she should take the opportunity to change. But is she willingto sacrifice the job, relationships and everything else she worked so hard tobuild?
In FORGOTTEN, Catherine McKenzie tweaks a classic tale of discovering who we really are when everything that brings meaning to our lives is lost.

Forgotten

HarperCollins, Publishers

A charming tale of discovering what really matters after everything is lost
Emma Tupper, a young lawyer with a bright future, falls ill on a trip to Africa. While recovering in a small village, a devastating earthquake hits, turning her one-month vacation into a six-month ordeal. When she’s finally able to return home, she’s shocked to find that her friends and colleagues believed she was dead and that life has gone on without her.
Can she pick up where she left off? Should she? As Emma struggles to recreate her old life, everyone around her thinks she should take the opportunity to change: her job, her relationships and even herself. But is she willing to sacrifice everything she worked so hard to build?
“An endearing story of discovery and transformation and the importance of turning lemons into lemonade.”—Booklist
“For fans of The Good Wife . . . . Forgotten is a pure page-turning pleasure.”—Gwendolen Gross, author of The Orphan Sister

HarperWeekend

When a married man suffers a sudden fatal accident, two women are shatteredhis wife and someone else'sand past secrets, desires and regrets are brought to light
While walking home from work one evening, Jeff Manning is struck by a car and killed. Not one but two women fall to pieces at the news: his wife, Claire, and his co-worker Tish. Reeling from her loss, Claire must comfort her grieving son and contend with funeral arrangements, well-meaning family members and the arrival of Jeff’s estranged brotherher ex-boyfriendTim.
With Tish’s co-workers in the dark about her connection to Jeff outside the workplace, she volunteers to attend the funeral on the company’s behalf, but only she knows the true risk of inserting herself into the wreckage of Jeff’s life. Told through the three voices of Jeff, Tish and Claire, Hidden explores the complexity of relationships, our personal choices and the responsibilities we have to the ones we love.

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Spin: A Novel

Arranged: A Novel

Forgotten: A Novel

Hidden

Hidden

Spun

Six Weeks to Live (Thorndike Press Large Print Thriller, Adventure, and Suspense)

Forgotten

Forgotten

Hidden