In Robin Yocum’s captivating new mystery, A Welcome Murder, Johnny becomes the primary suspect in the crime, but Steubenville offers plenty of other possible shooters, from a former homecoming queen to her long-suffering husband. Narrated by five of the characters, this entertaining tale offers both occasional hilarity and a realistic look at.
THE ESSAY, Robin Yocum's bootstrapping, 1970s coming-of-age tale about the obstacles faced by Jimmy Lee Hickam in his climb out of ignorance and poverty, rings true because the details are true: junkers on blocks in the front yard; slag heaps that smolder a sulfuric stench near homes; homes in disrepair; the father who would steal from his.
Born: 1955. Ohio Connection: Born. Steubenville. Robin Yocum got his first job in the newspaper business as a young child delivering for the Wheeling Intelligencer in the town of Brilliant, Ohio. Growing up the son of a steelworker, he wanted to be a fireman or the second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates.