Please Join Us: A Novel

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Named one of 2022s best and most-anticipated thrillers by Goodreads, CrimeReads, Motherly, Westport Magazine, and more!

A propulsive thriller about secret organizations, hidden agendas, and the lengths one woman will go to reclaim her life (Laura Dave, author of Reeses Book Club Pick The Last Thing He Told Me) from USA TODAY bestselling author Catherine McKenzie.

At thirty-nine, Nicole Muellers life is on the rocks. Her once brilliant law career is falling apart. She and her husband, Dan, are soon to be forced out of the apartment they love. After a warning from her firms senior partners, she receives an invitation from an exclusive womens networking group, Panthera Leo. Membership is anonymous, but every member is a successful professional. It sounds like the perfect solution to help Nicole revive her career. So, despite Dans concerns that the group might be a cult, Nicole signs up for their retreat in Colorado.

Once there, she meets the other women who will make up her Pride. A CEO, an actress, a finance whiz, a congresswoman: Nicole cant believe her luck. The founders of Panthera Leo are equally as impressive. They explain the groups core philosophy: theyre a girls club in a boys club world.

Nicole is all in. And when she gets home, she soon sees dividends. Her new network quickly provides her with clients that help her relaunch her career, and a great new apartment too. The favors she has to provide in return seem benign. But then shes called to the congresswomans apartment late at night where shes pressed into helping her cover up a crime. And suddenly, Dans concerns that something more sinister is at play seem all too relevant. Can Nicole extricate herself from the group before its too late Or will joining Panthera Leo be the biggest mistake of her life

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"Catherine McKenzie has reached new heights with Please Join Us, herpropulsive thriller about secret organizations, hidden agendas, and the lengths one woman will go to reclaim her life. You won't want to put this book down!"Laura Dave, New York Timesbestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me
"Catherine McKenzie's latest is a triumph. I was infatuated with this brilliant, tangled web of lies, cover ups and deception. Totally thrilling and empowering, Please Join Us shows how some people will stop at nothing to get what they want. McKenzie never fails to impress!" Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing
I devoured this book in one sitting!The First Wives ClubmeetsThe Firmin a chilling, serpentine ride that will leave you breathless. PleaseJoin Usbelongs at the very top of your TBR stack.
Liv Constantine, internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish
This searing take on professional networking from Catherine McKenzie is a fast-paced, intriguing, intense read that is as smart as it is suspenseful. Original and thought-provoking, it has plenty of twists and turns to satisfy even the most seasoned thriller reader, and the women of this tour de force will haunt you long after the final page is turned. Heather Gudenkauf,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Weight of SilenceandThis is How I Lied
"You can always rely on Catherine McKenzie for smart, complex, irresistible suspense. Please Join Ustakes onesinister turn after the nextjust when you think you have it all figured out, she turns the tables again. Jessica Strawser, bestselling author of Not That I Could Tell
With a scintillating, timely premise, and McKenzies signature page-turning style, Please Join Us is a winner.Robyn Harding, internationally bestselling author ofThe Perfect Family
"Another superbly-plotted thriller from Catherine McKenzie, full of signature twists and turns, where readers are invited into the warm waters of a women's group, only to find it's not all sisterhood and solidarity... Join if you dare!Roz Nay, bestselling author of Our Little Secret
Catherine McKenzies Please Join Usis her best book yet. Its a page-turning blend of corporate intrigue, secret societies, family drama, and twists galore. You wont be able to put this one down or relax until the final series of reveals and double crosses unfoldand even then, youll walk away with your heart pounding. An intelligent, captivating thriller that really thrills!
David Bell, author of Kill All Your Darlings
The claws come out!Please Join Usis a diabolical and fast-paced ride through a womens networking group. This twisty, captivating book will have you reading all night. Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author ofMy Lovely WifeandFor Your Own Good
"Stunning, propulsive, and sharp as a knife, Please Join Us is about a secret womens group and the members determined to get ahead at all costsjust like men do. With a creeping sense of paranoia and full of surprising twists, this smart, feminist thriller explores womens empowerment vs justice and the grey spaces we inhibit when success is on the line. This one's a knockout!"Christina McDonald, USA Today bestselling author
"Wholly original, utterly enthralling with gasp-worthy twist after twist, Catherine McKenzie's PLEASE JOIN US is an absolute masterpiece. This propulsive thrill-ride about an exclusive, all-female club where nothing and no one is who they seem will have you glued to its pages, bingeing until you reach the explosive conclusion. PLEASE JOIN US belongs in at the very top of your summer reading list." May Cobb, author of The Hunting Wives

Author Bio

CatherineMcKenziewas born and raised in Montreal, Canada. A graduate ofMcGillUniversity in history and law, Catherine practiced law for twenty years before leaving to write full time. An avid runner, skier, and tennis player, shes the author of numerous bestsellers includingIll Never TellandThe Good Liar. Her works have been translated into multiple languages and Ill Never Tell and Please Join Us have been optioned for development into television series.Visit her at CatherineMcKenzie.com or follow her on Twitter @CEMcKenzie1 or Instagram @CatherineMcKenzieAuthor.