Kate White
Kate White
Kate Whiteis an American writer, magazine editor, and speaker. From 1998 to 2012, she served as the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan. She is the author of ten novels: six books in the Bailey Weggins mystery series, and four stand-alone novels of suspense, including the upcoming The Wrong Man. Kate has also written four non-fiction books with business advice for women, including I Shouldn't Be Telling You This. Her books have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. She is...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth3 September 1951
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