Authors & Ales: Harry Trombitas & Robin Yocum
Friends of the Library
Monday, October 05
6:00pm - 8:00pm
80 East Bourbon & Cocktail Bar
80 E Olentangy St, Powell, OH 43065What happens when you invite a retired FBI agent and a crime thriller author to discuss their latest books? You get an exciting evening featuring Harry Trombitas and Robin Yocum.
Harry Trombitas and Robin Yocum are coming back to Delaware County on Monday, October 5, 2026 at 80 East Bourbon & Cocktail Bar in Powell from 6pm-8pm.
Enjoy nibbles and noshes along with upscale cocktails while lounging in a 1920's speakeasy-style bar and listening to two local authors' fascinating stories.
Tickets are $44.52 and include light refreshments and a drink ticket.
After the discussion and Q & A, books will also be available for purchase from Beanbag Books.
Special thanks to CME Federal Credit Union and 80 East Bourbon & Cocktail Bar in Powell.
Agenda
5:30 PM - Registration opens.
6:00 PM - Discussion and Q&A.
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Book signing.
About the Authors
Harry Trombitas
Retired FBI Special Agent | Author | Podcast Host | Keynote Speaker
Dive into the world of high-stakes investigations with Harry Trombitas, a 29-year veteran of the FBI whose career spanned some of America’s most notorious criminal cases. Harry’s stories of courage, teamwork, and justice captivate audiences worldwide, from tracking serial killers like Thomas Lee Dillon to Organized Crime figures to working on almost 1,000 bank robberies in his career. Now, as a host of the gripping true crime podcast Off the Record: An FBI Agent’s Perspective and author of the acclaimed Dark Places Series, Harry invites you to explore the cases that defined his career and the lessons that continue to shape law enforcement today.
Robin Yocum
Robin Yocum is known for his fiction set in the Ohio River Valley. His latest novel, The Last Hitman, was released in December 2025 to stellar reviews and his previous novel, The Sacrifice of Lester Yates, was a finalist for the 2021 Dashiell Hammett Award for outstanding crime writing. He is the author of five additional works of fiction, two works of non-fiction, and a host of the podcast Dead Before Deadline. While working at the Columbus Dispatch, he won more than 30 local, state and national journalism awards in categories ranging from investigative reporting to feature writing.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Friends of the Library | Author Visit |
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