Robin Yocum is known for his fiction set in the Ohio River Valley. His latest novel, The Last Hitman, was released Dec. 2, 2025, by Crooked Lane Books. He is the author of six additional works of fiction: Favorite Sons was named the 2011 Book of the Year for Mystery/Suspense by USA Book News. A Brilliant Death was a Barnes & Noble No. 1 bestseller and a finalist for the 2017 Edgar Allan Poe Award. The Sacrifice of Lester Yates was a finalist for the 2021 Dashiell Hammett Award for outstanding crime writing. He has written two works of non-fiction.