Empty Boxes

By

Robin Acton
Pittsburgh crime reporter Rita Locke is investigating the murder of a funeral director when she uncovers a deadly scheme of international proportions.
Empty Boxes

By

Robin Acton

Pittsburgh crime reporter Rita Locke is investigating the murder of a funeral director when she uncovers a deadly scheme of international proportions.

Pittsburgh crime reporter Rita Locke is investigating the murder of a local funeral director when she learns he’d been burying empty coffins. Delving into his secrets, she uncovers a sinister plot of international proportions that takes her from western Pennsylvania to an offshore Caribbean medical school, where she becomes entangled in a web of deception that leaves her fighting for her life.

About the Author

Award winning author and journalist Robin Acton is known for her work in covering crime, courts and investigative projects for western Pennsylvania newspapers. She has written extensively about politics, government bureaucracy, terrorism, crime, and both natural and man-made disasters. Her debut novel, The Taker, won an International Impact Book Award in the Mystery category and was a Best Mystery finalist for the Silver Falchion Award given by the Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference. Her second book, Empty Boxes, was released in November 2025 by Amphorae Publishing Group. Look for her third book, The Last Obituary, in 2027.

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