Description: The return of the P.I. who revealed Cleveland, Ohio, as one of the country's most interesting cities. Private eye Milan Jacovich was born in the U.S., but he considers himself a Slovene. He finds himself mixed up in ethnic tensions when he is convinced to search for a Serbian man by his beautiful granddaughter. An ominous secret and a mobster hit-man complicate the suspenseful story.
Brief description: 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.
Review Quotes: Roberts is one of the best crime writers around, and The Cleveland Connection is his best effort yet. The plot has all the right ingredients-danger, suspense, intrigue, action-in all the right amounts; Milan Jacovich is the kind of guy we want on our side when the chips are down . . . Don't miss this one. (Starred review)-- "Booklist" (1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM)