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.
Former television producer Roberts writes knowingly of the medium;
newscaster sleeping with sales manager makes a timely metaphor for
the ethics of broadcast journalism. Roberts affectionately weaves
in the history and rich ethnic mix of Milan Jacovich's Cleveland
turf.-- "Publishers Weekly" (1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM)
If John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee lives on, it's in Les Roberts'
Milan Jacovich. Like the legendary McGee, Jacovich is a man of
principle, a quixotic philosopher, and a gentle giant who's wise,
caring, and as confused about life as the rest of us . . . Roberts,
who writes some of today's best testosterone-laced PI stories,
offers a pithy plot, world-weary but witty dialogue, and an
appealing portrait of the rich cultural and ethnic diversity of
often-maligned Cleveland.-- "Booklist" (1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM)
Low-key perfection.-- "Kirkus Reviews" (1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM)
Roberts is a wordsmith of high order, and Collision Bend is a
terrific novel of the mean streets.-- "Meritorious Mysteries"
(1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM)
The strengths of this book lie in the simplicity of the story and
the delightful writing, plotting, and characterization skills of
Les Roberts.-- "The Plain Dealer" (1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM)
Former television producer Roberts writes knowingly of the medium;
newscaster sleeping with sales manager makes a timely metaphor for
the ethics of broadcast journalism. Roberts affectionately weaves
in the history and rich ethnic mix of Milan Jacovich's Cleveland
turf.-- "Publishers Weekly" (1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM)
If John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee lives on, it's in Les Roberts'
Milan Jacovich. Like the legendary McGee, Jacovich is a man of
principle, a quixotic philosopher, and a gentle giant who's wise,
caring, and as confused about life as the rest of us . . . Roberts,
who writes some of today's best testosterone-laced PI stories,
offers a pithy plot, world-weary but witty dialogue, and an
appealing portrait of the rich cultural and ethnic diversity of
often-maligned Cleveland.-- "Booklist" (1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM)
Low-key perfection.-- "Kirkus Reviews" (1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM)
Roberts is a wordsmith of high order, and Collision Bend is a
terrific novel of the mean streets.-- "Meritorious Mysteries"
(1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM)
The strengths of this book lie in the simplicity of the story and
the delightful writing, plotting, and characterization skills of
Les Roberts.-- "The Plain Dealer" (1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM)
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