Kristen Lepionka


Kristen Lepionka is an American crime fiction writer known for her Roxane Weary private investigator series.

Career

She began a draft of The Last Place You Look in November 2014 and completed it in about six months. 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. 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.
Since 2015, Lepionka has been the editor of Betty Fedora, feminist crime fiction journal. She co-hosts a podcast called "Unlikeable Female Characters".

Personal life

Lepionka lives in Columbus, Ohio with her partner Joanna. Like her character, Roxane Weary, Lepionka is bisexual.

Books