Catherine McKenzie was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. A graduate of McGill University and McGill Law School, Catherine practices law in Montreal. An avid runner and skier, she's the author of the international bestsellers SPIN, ARRANGED, FORGOTTEN, HIDDEN and SMOKE, and the novella, SPUN. Her works have been translated into multiple languages.HIDDEN was a #1 Amazon bestseller and a Digital Bookworld bestseller for five weeks. Catherine's newest novel, SMOKE, was a top 5 Amazon bestseller, and was named as a Best Book of October (Goodreads) and One of the Top 100 Books of 2015 (Amazon).her sixth novel, FRACTURED, is slated for release on October 4, 2016.