Description: #13 in the Milan Jacovich mystery series. Milan is hired by a wealthy judge who has a serious problem that she wants kept quiet. Things get noisy when a dead body turns up, and Milan finds himself tangled in the world of a local Irish godfather who is connected with the IRA--and face to face with an old flame.
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: [A] roller coaster ride of a mystery . . . Roberts speeds the reader through an investigation offering plenty of delicious twists and turns without ever compromising credibility.-- "Publishers Weekly" (1/1/2002 12:00:00 AM)