Karen Kijewski Books in Order
Karen Kijewski has written 9 books, published between 1988 and 1998. The first book is Katwalk (1988) and the newest is Stray Kat Waltz (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1988–1998
- Total pages
- 3,006 across 9 books
- Reading time
- 50–75 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,006 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Karen Kijewski is an American mystery writer, born in 1943, known for the Kat Colorado series. Katwalk (1988) opens 9 books that end with Stray Kat Waltz (1998), every title a play on the detective's name: Copy Kat (1990), Kat's Cradle (1992), Wild Kat (1994), Honky Tonk Kat (1996). Kat Colorado is a private investigator working in Sacramento, and country music, hard-boiled crime and abused wives run through the subjects.
How many Karen Kijewski books are there?
Karen Kijewski has 9 books, released between 1988 and 1998.
Karen Kijewski Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Karen Kijewski books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119882402/4
- 219902882/4
- 319903772/4
- 419922952/4
- 519943712/4
- 619953842/4
- 719963552/4
- 819973552/4
- 919983412/4
Karen Kijewski books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Kat Colorado in order
9 books- 1. Katwalk
- 2. Katapult
- 3. Copy Kat
- 4. Kat's Cradle
- 5. Wild Kat
- 6. Alley Kat Blues
- 7. Honky Tonk Kat
- 8. Kat Scratch Fever
- 9. Stray Kat Waltz
Do you have to read Karen Kijewski books in order?
You only need to read Karen Kijewski books in order within the Kat Colorado series, which holds 9 of the 9 Karen Kijewski books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Karen Kijewski
Start with Katwalk (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Karen Kijewski book?
Stray Kat Waltz (1998) is the newest Karen Kijewski book released so far.
Is there a new Karen Kijewski book coming?
No next Karen Kijewski book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Karen Kijewski at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Karen Kijewski title on record dates from 1998, 28 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Karen Kijewski books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,006 pages across all 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 355 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Karen Kijewski books, 8 of 9, were published in the 1990s.
What the Karen Kijewski books are about
All 9 Karen Kijewski books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 7 of 9 books
- California 6 of 9 books
- Colorado, kat (fictitious character) 6 of 9 books
- Kat Colorado (Fictitious character) 6 of 9 books
- Private investigators 6 of 9 books
- Sacramento county (calif.) 6 of 9 books