P.I. Milan Jacovich is a private investigator with a master's degree, an ex-wife, a penchant for Kolbasa sandwiches, and a habit for finding trouble. What begins as a simple bodyguard job turns into the mysterious disappearance of advertising hotshot, Richard Amber. Now Jacovich is following a trail that leads from posh private gun clubs to sleek corporate offices, political scandal - and into the heart of the Midwest Mob. And then along comes Mary, Amber's former mistress, who touches chords in Milan Jacovich he had thought were forever silenced. As he is drawn deeper and deeper into this case, he uncovers a brutal torture killing, and discovers that someone wants him off the case - and murder seems to be the easiest way.
Les Roberts is the author of 15 mystery novels featuring Cleveland detective Milan Jacovich, as well as 9 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, and a teacher. In 2003 he received the Sherwood Anderson Literary Award. A native of Chicago, he now lives in Northeast Ohio and is a film and literary critic.
Visit his web site at www.lesroberts.com.
