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Katwalk by Karen Kijewski
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Katwalk (original 1988; edition 1997)

by Karen Kijewski

Series: Kat Colorado (1)

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When private eye Kat Colorado accepts a routine assignment investigating one man's finances, she never dreams that she will become embroiled in the elaborate, illegal, and dangerous scheming of a madman.
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Title:Katwalk
Authors:Karen Kijewski
Info:Avon Books (1997), Mass Market Paperback
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The 1980s and 1990s saw a surge of books featuring capable, strong, independent and immensely self-reliant female private investigators, such as Sara Paretsky’s V I Warshawki, Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone, and Linda Barnes’s Carlotta Carlyle.

A less well-known member of that group is Karen Kijewski’s Kat Colorado, based in Sacrmento. This book marked her first appearance in 1989, and followed her to Las Vegas to discover what a friend’s soon-to-be-ex-husband has done with a significant portion of her divorce settlement. Kat finds herself immersed in a world of dodgy property developments.

The plot was well put together, and included what seemed to be a very clever, and seemingly plausible, money laundering scheme (always of interest to a former tax inspector). I did feel, however, that the tone of the novel had not aged well. What might well have been seen as feistily feminist at the time now seems almost to be affirming male chauvinist views. Still, I enjoyed the story, although I doubt if I will go back to dig out any others from the series. ( )
  Eyejaybee | Oct 17, 2023 |
a divorce in Sac leads to deaths in mob construction scam in Las Vegas
  ritaer | Jun 13, 2020 |
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  don77 | Mar 2, 2008 |
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For my daughters, Sonia and Maia
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Dear Charity, What is a real friend?
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I got bored and moved on to look at another picture, one that looked like rockets on a time warp. It was in blues with vicious-looking stars in orange and yellow. I wondered what kind of person saw the world like that. I wondered if I'd want to meet the artist. I wondered if I'd been in Vegas too long.
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