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

A corker of a whodunit . . . Gritty, grim, humorous, sentimental--a perfect 10.-- "Chicago Sun-Times" (1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM)

Reading Les Roberts' Milan Jacovich mysteries you get to see a lot of Cleveland. The old town is looking good.-- "New York Times Book Review" (1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM)

Slovenian sleuth Milan Jacovich once again has the run of the city on Lake Erie in this warm-hearted series. Ethnic to the core, loyal to friends, beset by strong views, Jacovich is an opinionated, anachronistic soul.-- "Publishers Weekly" (1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM)

Solid entertainment . . . populated with superior characters and snappy dialogue.-- "The Plain Dealer" (1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM)

The characters are vivid, and the plot goes in unusual directions, but ultimately it's Cleveland that captures our hearts.-- "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" (1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM)

A corker of a whodunit . . . Gritty, grim, humorous, sentimental--a perfect 10.-- "Chicago Sun-Times" (1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM)
Reading Les Roberts' Milan Jacovich mysteries you get to see a lot of Cleveland. The old town is looking good.-- "New York Times Book Review" (1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM)
Slovenian sleuth Milan Jacovich once again has the run of the city on Lake Erie in this warm-hearted series. Ethnic to the core, loyal to friends, beset by strong views, Jacovich is an opinionated, anachronistic soul.-- "Publishers Weekly" (1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM)
Solid entertainment . . . populated with superior characters and snappy dialogue.-- "The Plain Dealer" (1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM)
The characters are vivid, and the plot goes in unusual directions, but ultimately it's Cleveland that captures our hearts.-- "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" (1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM)