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"Clever sleuthing...a great setup...Kijewski writes with wit and fine pacing, and Kat remains invigorating company". -- Publishers WeeklyA Sacramento attorney commits suicide -- and Kat finds a video suggesting heal been blackmailed. But as Kat investigates, she discovers that the extortionist has a charitable streak, ordering victims to make their payments to an organization that helps handicapped kids.Kijewski fans will love this thrilling new entry in the series that features show more tough-talking Kat Colorado."The quintessential female P.I". -- Booklist show lessTags
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A good adventure with lots of interesting characters. Kat is trying to help a childhood friend who is making good in Nashville, and getting anonymous threats. The mystery plays itself out with a moderate twist at the end. The main character, Cody (stage name Dakota) is well-written and I cared about her. I also enjoyed the "back stage, on the bus" moments that seemed to ring true.
I couldn't stand the way the author portrayed southerners. Any true southerner would know that one never addresses a single person as "y'all." We all know that "y'all" is plural.
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I couldn't stand the way the author portrayed southerners. Any true southerner would know that one never addresses a single person as "y'all." We all know that "y'all" is plural.
I couldn't stand the way the author portrayed southerners. Any true southerner would know that one never addresses a single person as "y'all." We all know that "y'all" is plural.
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Karen Kijewski grew up in Berkeley, California, surrounded by books. Her earliest memories were of toddling behind her mother as they headed to the library. Kijewski majored in English in college and then went on to teach English at Brookline High School in Massachusetts, but she eventually left teaching to fulfill her lifelong calling as a show more writer. For eight years after becoming a full-time writer, Kijewski worked as a bartender at night to supplement her income. During this period, she completed four manuscripts, all of which she submitted to New York publishing houses, but it was with her fifth manuscript that Kijewski became a published author. The winner of St Martin's "The Best First Private Eye Novel of the Year Contest," Kijewski's first book, Katwalk, was the basis for her successful Kat Colorado Series thrillers. The principal character in Kijewski's nine-book series, Kat Colorado, is a private detective in Sacramento, California. Some of the books in the series include Katwalk, Katapult, Kat's Cradle, and Stray Kat Waltz. Kijewski uses real-life experiences, past and present, to make her novels realistic and identifiable. Kijewski's seventh novel in the series, Honky Tonk Kat, is set in Nashville and California and was researched in Nashville and on tour with country music star Lari White. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Honky Tonk Kat
- Original publication date
- 1996
- People/Characters
- Kat Colorado; Dakota Jones
- Important places
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee, USA
- Dedication
- For Deborah Schneider, my agent and my friend
- First words
- The sound of heels on concrete was loud.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe and Lew Archer? They didn't know everything.
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- Reviews
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- (3.35)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 2
