robin acton

Award winning journalist and author Robin Acton is known for her work in covering crime, courts and investigative projects. Her 2021 debut novel, The Taker, received an International Impact Book Award in the Mystery/Thriller category in November 2025 and was a Best Mystery finalist for the 2022 Silver Falchion Award given annually by the Killer Nashville International Writers' Conference. She is represented by literary agent Dean Krystek at WordLink Inc. Her second title, Empty Boxes, was released in November 2025 by Amphorae Publishing Group's Blank Slate Press.

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Rita Locke is back!!!
In Empty Boxes, Pittsburgh journalist Rita Locke is investigating the murder of a prominent funeral director when she discovers he's been burying empty coffins. As she gets involved in the story, she uncovers secrets that thrust her deep into a sinister plot of international proportions. Her investigation exposes the victim's role in an offshore medical school and sends her to the Caribbean, where she's entangled in a web of deception and murder that leaves her fighting for her life. 

Early reviews:

"From the first page to the last, this thriller is rock solid. Great story, with amped up characters." - Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Tracy Crosswhite Series.

"With Empty Boxes, Robin Acton offers the reader a macabre and gripping page turner with a new twist around every corner. Intense and spine-tingling." - Annette Dashofy, USA Today bestselling author of the Zoe Chambers Mysteries.

Acton's award-winning debut novel, The Taker, continues to rack up five-star reviews! It's available on amazon.com, smashwords.com, and barnesandnoble.com for paperback and Kindle.
In The Taker, Pittsburgh journalist Rita Locke risks her career and her life after the pre-teen daughter of her former police detective boyfriend is abducted. In a deadly chase that takes her across the country, she joins forces with the girl's father to stop the kidnapper, but will they find him before he takes his next victim? This page-turning thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat and wanting more!

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