# Now, Appalachia Interview with author Robin Yocum

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Published: 2026-01-21T03:39:49+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eliot-parker/episodes/Now--Appalachia-Interview-with-author-Robin-Yocum-e3dv8a8
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## Resource

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Robin Yocum about his latest thriller THE LAST HITMAN. Robin is known for his fiction set in the Ohio River Valley. He has authored two nonfiction books and six novels. His most recent novel, The Sacrifice of Lester Yates, was released in April of 2021 by Arcade CrimeWise, and was a finalist for the 2021 Dashiell Hammett Award for outstanding crime writing. 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 both the 2017 Edgar Award and the Silver Falchion Award for best adult mystery. Yocum is also the host of the true-crime podcast, Dead Before Deadline, which features stories he covered when he was a police and investigative reporter for the Columbus Dispatch.

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