- Hardcover: 279 pages
- Publisher: St Martins Pr; Ex-library edition (Nov 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312168012
- ISBN-13: 978-0312168018
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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The Cleveland Local (Milan Jacovich Mysteries #8)
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"Boston has Spenser. Detroit has Amos Walker. And Cleveland has Milan Jacovich." --"The Cleveland Plain Dealer"
"An exciting, hard-boiled detective story." --"Virginian-Pilot"
"Jacovich [is] one of the most fully-realized characters in modern crime fiction...Roberts is a confident writer who knows his character well and who has made him complex enough to be interesting." --"Mostly Murder"
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"An exciting, hard-boiled detective story." --"Virginian-Pilot"
"Jacovich [is] one of the most fully-realized characters in modern crime fiction...Roberts is a confident writer who knows his character well and who has made him complex enough to be interesting." --"Mostly Murder"
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
THE CLEVELAND LOCAL is perhaps the "darkest" of Les Roberts' novels about Cleveland private eye Milan Jacovich. It's about families - that of a young man shot down on a secluded Caribbean beach, of a Holocaust survivor who guards her daughter with Draconian intensity, of Jacovich's own family, the "family" of blue-collar union workers who band together in search of a better life, and the all-important extended family of friendships and loyalties.
The city of Cleveland, with its working-class milieu and its stately mansions and sweeping lawns, comes so vibrantly alive that it's almost one of the characters.
Much has been said of the shocking ending. It is unexpected, sad, and completely unforgettable. Only a writer with Les Roberts' craft, control and confidence could have carried it off. He's at the top of his form here.
Format:Hardcover
A must read for any mystery novel fan, but even more so for fans of Milan Jacovich. A Marvelous tour of Cleveland's Slavic neighborhoods and its people. Any of the characters including Milan could be in my own Slovenian family. A dramatic yet touching ending left me wondering "what next?".
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is the first Les Roberts mystery I've read, and I immediately ordered all the others available. Milan is a good hero--big, smart, and believable. Cleveland is a delightful backdrop--I guess I missed the city in toto during the four years I lived there. Now I want to go back for a visit! The novel is well researched, and provides significant insights into social behavior. The ending is disturbing, yes: but in Milan's world, nothing is easy and human life is unpredictable.
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Loved the book, hated the ending
I've enjoyed these books since the first one came out. It's fun to see your city somewhat objectively, fun to try and figure out who Roberts is parodying, what restaurants Milan... Read more
Published on 20 Nov 1998
Excellent, enjoyable read!
Les Roberts writes fun mysteries with Cleveland's Milan Jacovich, a Slovenian. The fact that he's Slovenian is a pleasure as they are a lesser well-known ethnic group in this... Read more
Published on 24 July 1998
Les Roberts gets better & better
It's a shame that Les Roberts' Cleveland mysteries are not more widely available. The series is growing in complexity and depth. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 1997
I wanted to like this one more than I did.
This is the first time i have read a book by Les Roberts. Itwas a good book in that I liked the descriptions of Cleveland and it's peoples, and make up. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 1997
An unexpected twist makes the ending one of Roberts best.
Les Roberts gets better with each new book. His descriptions of Cleveland combined with his characters tend to remind me of John D. McDonald, had Travis McGee lived in Ohio.
Published on 8 Nov 1997
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