Karen Kijewski (pronouncedkey-EFF-ski) (born 1943) is anAmerican writer ofmystery novels, known for her Kat Colorado series.^[1]

Kijewski was born inBerkeley, California, the daughter ofUniversity of California, Berkeley professorClarence Glacken, and received B.A. and M.A. degrees from UC-Berkeley.^[1] She was a high school English teacher in Massachusetts for almost a decade before dedicating herself to writing. A resident ofSacramento, California, she made a living tending a bar while establishing herself as a novelist.

Kijewski is married and has two daughters.

• Katwalk (St. Martin's, 1989).ISBN 0312029691
• Katapult (St. Martin's, 1990).ISBN 0312046790
• Kat's Cradle (Doubleday, 1992).ISBN 0385420951
• Copy Kat (Doubleday, 1992).ISBN 038542096X
• Wild Kat (Doubleday, 1994).ISBN 0385468512
• Alley Kat Blues (Doubleday, 1995).ISBN 0385468520
• Honky Tonk Kat (G.P. Putnam, 1996).ISBN 0399141332
• Kat Scratch Fever (G.P. Putnam, 1997).ISBN 0399142452
• Stray Kat Waltz (G.P. Putnam, 1998).ISBN 0399143688

Kijewski's first novel,Katwalk, received a mixed reception from reviewers;^[2][3] however it also won the1990 Anthony Award and theShamus Award the same year, both for "Best First Novel".^[4][5]

• 1943 births
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• 20th-century American novelists
• American mystery writers
• Writers from Sacramento, California
• Writers from Berkeley, California
• University of California, Berkeley alumni
• Anthony Award winners
• Shamus Award winners
• American women mystery writers
• 20th-century American women novelists
• 21st-century American novelists
• 21st-century American women novelists

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