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Kristen Lepionka


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Kristen Lepionka grew up mostly in her local public library, where she could be found with a big stack of adult mysteries before she was out of middle school. In the name of writing research, she has gone on multiple police ride-alongs, taken a lock-picking class, trespassed through an abandoned granary, and hiked inside an Icelandic volcano. Her writing has been selected for McSweeneys Internet Tendency, Grift, and Black Elephant. She is also the editor of Betty Fedora, a semi-annual journal that publishes feminist crime fiction and lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her partner and two cats.
 

Awards: Shamus (2019)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Roxane Weary
   1. The Last Place You Look (2017)
   2. What You Want to See (2018)
   3. The Stories You Tell (2019)
   4. Once You Go This Far (2020)
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Books containing stories by Kristen Lepionka
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Edgar & Shamus Go Golden (2022)
Twelve Tales of Murder, Mystery, and Master Detection from the Golden Age of Mystery and Beyond
edited by
Gay Toltl Kinman and Andrew McAleer
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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022 (2022)
(Best American Mystery Stories)
edited by
Jess Walter
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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021 (2021)
(Best American Mystery Stories)
edited by
Alafair Burke

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Awards
2019 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel : What You Want to See
2018 Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel : The Last Place You Look

Award nominations
2018 Macavity Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Last Place You Look
2018 Anthony Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Last Place You Look


Kristen Lepionka recommends
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Secret Identity (2022)
(Secret Identity , book 1)
Alex Segura
"A cleverly-plotted mystery meets the vibrant setting of the 1970s New York comics scene in Secret Identity. Alex Segura's new novel explores the masks people wear in exquisite detail, and I loved everything about it."
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Derailed (2020)
(Kelly Pruett Mystery, book 1)
Mary Keliikoa
"DERAILED has it all: an engaging heroine, a twisty, twisted crime, and plenty of food for thought about families and their secrets. I loved this debut and can't wait to read about Kelly Pruett's next case."
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Trace of Evil (2019)
(Natalie Lockhart, book 1)
Alice Blanchard
"Layered with old wounds, new secrets, and tension that starts on the first page and never lets up."

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