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Kat Scratch Fever (Kat Colorado Mysteries)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780425163399
ISBN: 0425163393
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 355
Publication Date: June 01, 1998
Publisher: Berkley
Studio: Berkley
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Editorial Review:
The pompous lawyer Kat Colorado works for orders her into his office immediately. "Yo, Carter," she says to him on the phone. "Yesterday I found a body, dealt with a hysterical woman, searched a house, got little more than three hours of sleep on an uncomfortable couch, and you're telling me to be in your office minutes from now?" Faced with this burst of logic and attitude, the lawyer backs down. (Wouldn't you?) Karen Kijewski's latest book about the former Sacramento, California, bartender turned tough, compassionate private eye is built from these same materials--a mysterious death logically probed and eventually solved, and an attitude toward life, love, and murder that manages to be acerbic, sensible, and totally sympathetic. Other books in this pungent series available in paperback include: Alley Kat Blues, Copy Kat, Honky Tonk Kat, Kat's Cradle, Katapult, Katwalk, and Wild Kat.
A Sacramento attorney commits suicide--and Kat finds a video suggesting he'd 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 tough-talking Kat Colorado.
* A popular mystery series with excellent reviews from The New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, and major papers across the country
* Kijewski's newest hardcover, Stray Kat Waltz, will be on sale from G.P. Putnam's Sons on June 1, 1998
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - First Kat Colorado read for me...
I have a friend that runs a book store. She handed me this book, told me to read it, and if I liked it, then she had three more novels written by Kijewski. I love women P.I. stories and couldn't wait to get started. Overall, I still don't understand where reviewer, jjjax, comes off with a one-star review. But hey, to each their own. The only reason I didn't give this book a five-star rating was because I thought there were some parts she just threw in to make more words, so the plot slowed down at ... Read More
Rating:  - Welcome Back, Kat!
A wonderful return to Sacramento for Kat Colorado. Ten times better than the previous book in this series. Kat is back!
Rating: - A return to good form
While the book in the Kat Colorado series before this one was somewhat below par, this one is a return to the excellent form usually displayed by this author. The plotting is tight and compelling; the characterisations are realistic and engaging. Very highly recommended.
Rating:  - Not up to par.
I've enjoyed many of Karen Kijewski's previous novels, and I think Kat Colorado is a solid character, much more interesting than V. I. Warshawski or Kay Scarpetta. (Nobody comes close to Kinsey Millhone, of course.) But this volume in the series seemed to fall flat for me. Several times I found my attention wandering; the plot didn't keep me interested and I found myself bored.
One flaw with this book is that there are too many victims and not enough suspects. I guessed who the criminal was ... Read More
Rating:  - Do not buy this book, even if you are a Kat Colorado fan.
I am a Kat Colorado fan, and though I have never found her books particularly engrossing or frightening, she has been a good easy summer read. However, this book is one of the worst mysteries I've ever read. All of the characters, even the ones developed in earlier Karen Kijewski mysteries, have become one dimensional cliches. The characters that are new are even worse. The writing is trite, at best. Don't even get me started on what only vagely passes as a plot. It seems that she wrote this ... Read More
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