ew ski ▁( pr on ounced ▁key - E FF - ski ) ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 3 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁writer ▁of ▁mystery ▁nov els , ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁Kat ▁Colorado ▁series . ▁ ▁Biography ▁K ij ew ski ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ber keley , ▁California , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁professor ▁Clar ence ▁G lack en , ▁and ▁received ▁B . A . ▁and ▁M . A . ▁degrees ▁from ▁U C - Ber keley . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁English ▁teacher ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁de cade ▁before ▁dedic ating ▁herself ▁to ▁writing . ▁A ▁resident ▁of ▁Sac r amento , ▁California , ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁living ▁t ending ▁a ▁bar ▁while ▁establish ing ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁novel ist . ▁ ▁K ij ew ski ▁is ▁married ▁and ▁has ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Kat walk ▁( St . ▁Martin ' s , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ). ▁ ▁Kat ap ult ▁( St . ▁Martin ' s , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ). ▁ ▁Kat ' s ▁C rad le ▁( Double day , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ). ▁ ▁Copy ▁Kat ▁( Double day , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ). ▁ ▁Wild ▁Kat ▁( Double day , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ). ▁ ▁Al ley ▁Kat ▁Blues ▁( Double day , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ). ▁ ▁Hon ky ▁Ton k ▁Kat ▁( G . P . ▁Put nam , ▁