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