It could be an artist or a writer themselves who is inspired by McKenzie. They may view death as just another part of the story, and since McKenzie's novels are so impactful to them, they express this rather unique thought about wanting their death to be like something out of those novels. Maybe they are influenced by the way McKenzie crafts characters and their fates, and they hope for a similar kind of artistic end to their own lives.
An overly dramatic person who has a very strong connection to McKenzie's writing. They might be the kind of person who often daydreams about the fictional worlds they read about and wishes to have an end that is as memorable and full of meaning as the events in a McKenzie novel. For instance, if McKenzie's novels often deal with themes of honor and sacrifice, this person may want their death to be associated with similar grand ideas.
Perhaps a die - hard fan of McKenzie's novels. Someone who is so immersed in the stories and the world created by McKenzie that they make such a strange and poetic statement.