Shamus Award
3 appearances
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Edition 38 (2019) Winner
Kristen Lepionka
クリステン・レピオンカ
Kuristen Repionka
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Columbus, Ohio
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Editor
- Active Years
- 2014-2024
- Affiliations
- Betty Fedora
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Shamus Award | The Last Place You Look | Best First P.I. Novel | Private Eye Writers of America | Won |
| 2018 | Anthony Award | The Last Place You Look | Best First Novel | Bouchercon | Finalist |
| 2018 | Macavity Award | The Last Place You Look | Best First Mystery (Novel) | Mystery Readers International | Finalist |
| 2018 | Bisexual Book Awards | The Last Place You Look | Mystery | — | Nominated |
| 2019 | Shamus Award | What You Want to See | Best P.I. Hardcover Novel | Private Eye Writers of America | Won |
Shamus Award
2018
Work:
The Last Place You Look
Category:
Best First P.I. Novel
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Won
Anthony Award
2018
Work:
The Last Place You Look
Category:
Best First Novel
Organization:
Bouchercon
Result:
Finalist
Macavity Award
2018
Work:
The Last Place You Look
Category:
Best First Mystery (Novel)
Organization:
Mystery Readers International
Result:
Finalist
Bisexual Book Awards
2018
Work:
The Last Place You Look
Category:
Mystery
Result:
Nominated
Shamus Award
2019
Work:
What You Want to See
Category:
Best P.I. Hardcover Novel
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Last Place You Look
2017 Crime fiction
bisexualityprivate investigator
What You Want to See
2018 Crime fiction
bisexualityprivate investigator
The Stories You Tell
2019 Crime fiction
bisexualityprivate investigator
Once You Go This Far
2020 Crime fiction
bisexualityprivate investigator
Bibliography
- The Last Place You Look
- What You Want to See
- The Stories You Tell
- Once You Go This Far
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Praised for representation of bisexuality
- Recurring Motifs
- bisexualityprivate investigator
Legacy
American crime fiction writer known for her Roxane Weary private investigator series. The series has been praised for its representation of bisexuality. Editor of Betty Fedora since 2015.
Trivia
- She is bisexual, like her character Roxane Weary.
- Lives in Columbus, Ohio with her partner Joanna.
- Co-hosts the podcast 'Unlikeable Female Characters'.