Karen Kijewski (pronounced ''key-EFF-ski'') (born 1943) is an

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writer of

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novels, known for her Kat Colorado series.

Biography

Kijewski was born in

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, the daughter of

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professor Clarence Glacken, and received B.A. and M.A. degrees from UC-Berkeley. She was a high school English teacher in Massachusetts for almost a decade before dedicating herself to writing. A resident of

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, she made a living tending a bar while establishing herself as a novelist. Kijewski is married and has two daughters.

Bibliography

*'' Katwalk'' (St. Martin's, 1989). *''Katapult'' (St. Martin's, 1990). *''Kat's Cradle'' (Doubleday, 1992). *''Copy Kat'' (Doubleday, 1992). *''Wild Kat'' (Doubleday, 1994). *''Alley Kat Blues'' (Doubleday, 1995). *''Honky Tonk Kat'' (G.P. Putnam, 1996). *''Kat Scratch Fever'' (G.P. Putnam, 1997). *''Stray Kat Waltz'' (G.P. Putnam, 1998).

Awards

Kijewski's first novel, ''Katwalk'', received a mixed reception from reviewers; however it also won the

1990 Anthony Award Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction. It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher; also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards, which have been issued at the conve ...

and the

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the same year, both for "Best First Novel".

References

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