Kristen Lepionka | |
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Born | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
Occupation | Novelist |
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Kristen Lepionka is an American crime fiction writer known for her Roxane Weary private investigator series.
She began a draft of The Last Place You Look in November 2014 and completed it in about six months. [1] She entered the manuscript in Pitch Wars, which gave her the opportunity to work with a mentor and eventually resulted in the book's publication. [2] The Last Place You Look was the first book starring private investigator Roxane Weary. The Roxane Weary books have been praised for their representation of bisexuality. [3] [4] [5]
Since 2015, Lepionka has been the editor of Betty Fedora, feminist crime fiction journal. [6] [2] She co-hosts a podcast called "Unlikeable Female Characters". [7]
Lepionka lives in Columbus, Ohio with her partner Joanna. Like her character, Roxane Weary, Lepionka is bisexual. [7] [8]
Year | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel | The Last Place You Look | Won | [16] |
Anthony Award for Best First Novel | Finalist | [17] | ||
Macavity Award for Best First Mystery (Novel) | Finalist | |||
Bisexual Book Awards - Mystery | Nominated | |||
2019 | Shamus Award for Best P. I. Hardcover Novel | What You Want to See | Won |
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