Karen Kijewski (pronounced key-EFF-ski) (born 1943) is an American writer of mystery novels, known for her Kat Colorado series.
[1] Kijewski was born in Berkeley, California, the daughter of University of California, Berkeley professor Clarence Glacken, and received B.A.
[1] 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's first novel, Katwalk, received a mixed reception from reviewers;[2][3] however it also won the 1990 Anthony Award and the Shamus Award the same year, both for "Best First Novel".