A Shoot in Cleveland: A Milan Jacovich Mystery: 9 (Milan Jacovich Mysteries) - Softcover

Roberts, Les

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598510096 ISBN 13: 9781598510096

Publisher: Gray and Company, Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

#9 in the Milan Jacovich mystery series …

“Intriguing plot, provocative philosophical dilemmas, and strong Travis McGee-like hero … This is a series that gets better and better, and is strongly recommended for those who like their detectives cut from the classic mold.” — Booklist

Hollywood producer Sidney Friedman has chosen Cleveland as the location for his new hope-to-be-blockbuster film, Street Games.

The “shoot” is just getting underway, and the film’s star is the movie industry’s most notorious bad boy, Darren Anderson. Friedman hires Cleveland private investigator Milan Jacovich (it’s pronounced MY-lan YOCK-ovich) to watch over the unruly young actor and keep him out of trouble. Milan, still suffering from the tragic loss of his friend, has no interest in moviemaking but signs on just to keep himself from going crazy brooding.

Keeping Darren Anderson out of trouble is like keeping your hat dry during a downpour. He’s too rich, too famous, too good-looking, and too young to handle it responsibly. When he’s accused of seducing the fifteen-year-old daughter of a local furniture mogul, Milan gets disgusted and quits the job.

But murder isn’t far behind—and suddenly Milan is elbow-deep in all sorts of things that have nothing to do with a Saturday afternoon at the movies.

“Roberts puts his story through its paces with vigor and heart.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Roberts makes fine narrative use of the unlikely mix of Cleveland's blue-collar ethnic traditions with the fairy tale world of a movie shoot … His Cleveland stories get better and better, offering far more than regional insights and pleasures.” — Publishers Weekly

About this title

About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

#9 in the Milan Jacovich mystery series . . .

The "shoot" is just getting underway, and the film's star is the movie industry's most notorious bad boy, Darren Anderson. Friedman hires Cleveland private investigator Milan Jacovich (it's pronounced MY-lan YOCK-ovich) to watch over the unruly young actor and keep him out of trouble. Milan, still suffering from the tragic loss of his friend, has no interest in moviemaking but signs on just to keep himself from going crazy brooding.

Keeping Darren Anderson out of trouble is like keeping your hat dry during a downpour. He's too rich, too famous, too good-looking, and too young to handle it responsibly. When he's accused of seducing the fifteen-year-old daughter of a local furniture mogul, Milan gets disgusted and quits the job.

But murder isn't far behind and suddenly Milan is elbow-deep in all sorts of things that have nothing to do with a Saturday afternoon at the movies.

From the Inside Flap

Hollywood producer Sidney Friedman has chosen Cleveland as the location for his new hope-to-be-blockbuster film, Street Games.The shoot is just getting underway, and the film s star is the movie industry s most notorious bad boy, Darren Anderson. Friedman hires Cleveland private investigator Milan Jacovich (it s pronounced My-lan Yock-ovich) to watch over the unruly young actor and keep him out of trouble. Milan, still suffering from the tragic loss of his friend, has no interest in moviemaking but signs on just to keep himself from going crazy brooding.Keeping Darren Anderson out of trouble is like keeping your hat dry during a downpour. He s too rich, too famous, too good-looking, and too young to handle it responsibly. When he s accused of seducing the fifteen-year-old daughter of a local furniture mogul, Milan gets disgusted and quits the job. But murder isn t far behind and suddenly Milan is elbow-deep in all sorts of things that have nothing to do with a Saturday afternoon at the movies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gray and Company, Publishers
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598510096
• ISBN 13: 9781598510096
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286