Karen Kijewski

Karen Kijewski is an American writer of mystery novels, known for her Kat Colorado series.

Biography

Kijewski was born in Berkeley, California, the daughter of University of [California, Berkeley] 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 Sacramento, California, she made a living tending a bar while establishing herself as a novelist.
Kijewski is married and has two daughters.

Awards

Kijewski's first novel, Katwalk, received a mixed reception from reviewers; however it also won the 1990 Anthony Award and the Shamus Award the same year, both for "Best First Novel".