About the Author

Les Roberts is the author of 16 mystery novels featuring Cleveland detective Milan Jacovich, as well as 11 other books of fiction. The past president of both the Private Eye Writers of America and the American Crime Writer's League, he came to mystery writing after a 24-year career in Hollywood. He was the first producer and head writer of the Hollywood Squares and wrote for The Andy Griffith Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E., among others. He has been a professional actor, a singer, a jazz musician, a teacher, and a film critic. In 2003 he received the Sherwood Anderson Literary Award. A native of Chicago, he now lives in Northeast Ohio.

Reviews

Jacovich [is] one of the most fully-realized characters in modern crime fiction . . . Roberts is a confident writer who knows his character well and who has made him complex enough to be interesting.-- "Mostly Murder" (1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM)

Roberts certainly creates a sense of place. Cleveland rings true--and he's especially skillful in creating real moral and ethical choices for his characters.-- "The Plain Dealer" (1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM)

Jacovich [is] one of the most fully-realized characters in modern crime fiction . . . Roberts is a confident writer who knows his character well and who has made him complex enough to be interesting.-- "Mostly Murder" (1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM)
Roberts certainly creates a sense of place. Cleveland rings true--and he's especially skillful in creating real moral and ethical choices for his characters.-- "The Plain Dealer" (1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM)