Trust
thy neighbor…Or
not? That is the question at the heart of international bestselling
author Catherine
McKenzie’s forthcoming
novel, FRACTURED
(Lake
Union Publishing; on-sale October 4, 2016; hardcover & trade
paperback), a psychological thriller about an idyllic neighborhood
rocked by tragedy and the dark truths lurking behind the drapes of
each home that questions just how well we know those that live
closest to us.
Julie
Prentice is looking for a fresh start. A novelist, Julie was launched
into the spotlight following the publication of her first book, The
Murder Game,
a bestseller with a storyline loosely drawn from her own experiences
in law school. The novel created a bit of controversy with some
speculation as to how close to fact her fiction actually was—a
theory exacerbated by a woman from Julie’s past whose obsession
with her becomes dangerous. As the obsession goes from creepy to
completely terrifying and potentially life-threatening, Julie and her
family relocate from Tacoma to the quaint and quiet Mt. Adams
community in Cincinnati in the hopes of evading her stalker once and
for all.
Settled
in her new home, she strikes up an instant connection and unexpected
friendship with her new neighbor, John Dunbar, and begins to feel a
measured sense of hope that the worst is behind her. But it doesn’t
take long for things to go south. After a series of
misunderstandings, Julie and her family become the center of negative
attention in the community, and worse, become the target of
unsettling harassment. As tension in the neighborhood mounts, no one
is safe: new friends turn into enemies, spouses begin to question one
another, and the bond between parent and child are tested.
With
FRACTURED,
McKenzie weaves a gripping, complex, and highly addictive story told
through the alternating perspectives of Julie and John and structured
around a deadly accident in the neighborhood that will keep readers
guessing until the final page is turned.
Catherine
McKenzie
is a
graduate of McGill University in History and Law, and she practices
law in Montreal, where she was born and raised. Her novels, Spin,
Arranged, Forgotten, and
Hidden
are
all international bestsellers and have been translated into numerous
languages. Her last novel Smoke
(2015),
was named a Best Book of October by Goodreads and one of the Top 100
Books of 2015 by Amazon.
“A
tightly drawn narrative that begs the question: How much can we
really know about those living closest to us? Truly riveting!”—Mary
Kubica, New
York Times
bestselling author of The
Good Girl, Pretty
Baby, and Don't You Cry
Some Q & A with Catherine:
What are some things you enjoy when not writing?
I am an avid runner and downhill skier. I love to read.
And I watch a lot of TV.
Do you have a ‘day job’ as well?
I do. I am a partner in a litigation firm here in
Montreal.
Where do you get your ideas?
The universe. All over, really. The idea for FRACTURED
came to me from a judgment I read and a newspaper article, both about crazy
neighbors in Toronto, and a few other little things here and there.
Is there a particular author or book that influenced or
inspired your writing or decision to write?
Early on in my career I was definitely trying to be the
female Nick Hornby.
Can you tell us about your challenges in getting your
first book published?
There was a lot of rejection. A lot. Like not 12, which
is the number I always hear about JK Rowling. Getting used to that – I’m still
not – is hard.
If you had to go back and do it all over, is there any
aspect of your novel or getting it published that you’d change?
A couple of things, but who wouldn’t? I think I did a lot
of things right, too, so there’s that.
Is anything in your book based on real life experiences?
No. In fact, one of the themes of the book is how readers
often expect or assume that writers base their books on their own experiences
and how that can affect the writer.
Do you have any advice for aspiring writers?
Read, read, read, write, read, read, read, write. Repeat.
What are the downfalls of your writing career? The best
parts?
The best parts is the writing and then getting positive
feedback from readers. The difficult part is the writing and the business end
of the book business. I run a company called Catherine McKenzie and I make all
the content! That can be hard sometimes.
Is there anything you’d like to say to your readers and
fans?
Thank you.
To connect with Catherine:
Website: www.catherinemckenzie.com
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Instagram: @cemckenzie1
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