Robin Yocum isthe president of Yocum Communications, a public relations and marketing firm inWesterville, Ohio. Well known for his work as a crime and investigativereporter with the Columbus Dispatch from 1980 to 1991, he was therecipient of thirty local, state, and national journalism awards in categoriesranging from investigative reporting to feature writing. His first novel, Favorite Sons, was named USA Book News Book of the Year for Mystery/Suspense. It was selected for the Choose to ReadOhio program for 2013 14, and was a featured book of the 2012 Ohioana BookFestival.