Cathryn Kemp's first novel, A Poisoner's Tale, won the HWA Debut Crown Award 2025 and has been published internationally in the U.S., Canada, Italy, France, Brazil and Portuguese speaking territories and globally.
Cathryn's second novel, They Can't Burn Us All, was published with Penguin Random House in August 2026.
Her personal memoir, Coming Clean (2012), won the Big Red Read Prize for Non-Fiction. Cathryn is a Sunday Times and Amazon Number 1 (in four categories) bestselling ghostwriter, with a prolific career writing celebrity, inspirational, true crime, addiction and nostalgia titles for big 5 publishers. She lives on the south coast of England with her husband, son, puppy and familiar, a ginger cat.
Cathryn's second novel, They Can't Burn Us All, was published with Penguin Random House in August 2026.
Her personal memoir, Coming Clean (2012), won the Big Red Read Prize for Non-Fiction. Cathryn is a Sunday Times and Amazon Number 1 (in four categories) bestselling ghostwriter, with a prolific career writing celebrity, inspirational, true crime, addiction and nostalgia titles for big 5 publishers. She lives on the south coast of England with her husband, son, puppy and familiar, a ginger cat.
Awards: HWA (2025)
Genres: Historical
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