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Karen Kijewski

カレン・キジェフスキ

Karen Kijewski

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1943 (Berkeley, California)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Berkeley, California (birth) → Massachusetts (teaching period) → Sacramento, California (residence)

Career

Occupations
High school English teacher, Novelist
Active Years
1989-1998

Education

University of California, Berkeley
Degree: BA, MA
Country: United States
Received B.A. and M.A.

Awards

Anthony Award
1990
Work: Katwalk
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention
Result: Winner
Shamus Award
1990
Work: Katwalk
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Private Eye Writers of America
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Katwalk

1989 Mystery

Katapult

1990 Mystery

Kat's Cradle

1992 Mystery

Copy Kat

1992 Mystery

Wild Kat

1994 Mystery

Bibliography

  • Katwalk
  • Katapult
  • Kat's Cradle
  • Copy Kat
  • Wild Kat
  • Alley Kat Blues
  • Honky Tonk Kat
  • Kat Scratch Fever
  • Stray Kat Waltz

Legacy

American mystery novelist known for the Kat Colorado series. Won the 1990 Anthony Award and Shamus Award.

Trivia

  • Has two daughters.