A Shoot in Cleveland [Paperback]

Les Roberts (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (1998)
• ASIN: B000OTI3ZQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,391,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, November 21, 1998

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E. Arthur (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Shoot in Cleveland: A Milan Jacovich Mystery (Hardcover)

I have devoured the Milan series by Les Roberts. This is the last in the series for now, and it was with regret that I read the last page. I highly recommend this entertaining PI novel, but I suggest you read them in order, if possible. Milan goes through some rough times and changes, but he keeps getting better. The one constant is the wonderful city of Cleveland in the backdrop. Great book and terrific series.

4.0 out of 5 stars Milan Regroups, July 13, 2011

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JoeV "Reader" (Arlington Hts, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Shoot in Cleveland (Milan Jacovich Mysteries #9) (Paperback)

This is the ninth adventure of Milan Jacovich, ex-Cleveland cop, now Cleveland PI. The book opens with Milan still recovering from the tragic events chronicled in the previous entry in the series. Depressed and not doing much, he's talked into a 2-week job, baby-sitting a young movie star who's in town filming a movie - and who tends to find trouble whenever on location. This type of work is not something Milan usually takes on, but it's good money and gets him working again. Without spoiling the plot, while getting an inside glimpse of Hollywood our hero soon finds himself involved in a murder case, which proves the best remedy for his current doldrums. (He also finds himself a new girlfriend which helps too.)

Milan is a black and white, blue-collar type of guy and this is a no-nonsense gumshoe PI series - much like the books of Ross McDonald, Jonathan Valin and Jeremiah Healy. Although A Shoot In Cleveland takes a bit to get started, a few of the Hollywood-types Milan encounters are a tad too stereotypical, and our hero is somewhat moralistic taking on the case - once the story gets rolling, it's a good one, and a solid entry in the series.

5.0 out of 5 stars Carry On, Milan, January 7, 2008

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Sci-Fi Fan "Vince" (Simi Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Shoot In Cleveland (Milan Jacovich Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

Milan Jacovich and the Hollywood viewpoint. Author Les Roberts draws upon his years in the glitz capital and his work in the entertainment field (Hollywood Squares) to produce a novel in this series that is different than the others in thematic appproach. Roberts always produces a good mystery novel.