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Summary: Les Roberts just gets better and better.
Review: 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?".
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Summary: The Slovenian PI is one tough dude
Review: Being a native Clevelander, I really appreciate the references to my hometown. I love the character development, he makes you feel as if you know the characters! The plot was convoluted, it kept you guessing. The ending was unexpected.
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Summary: A SHOCK ENDING THAT WILL HAUNT YOU FOR A LONG TIME
Review: 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 is really eating in, etc.But the ending to this one stabbed me through the heart. I won't give it away, but it actually made me cry. (I guess I'm getting soft in my old age). It reminds me a little too much of what seems to have happened in Spenser's world through several of the last of those books, where major continuing characters seem to be drifting out to various exits and demises. I'd still recommend it -- it's up to Mr. Roberts' usual standards. It's just painful.
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Summary: Loved the book, hated the ending
Review: 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 is really eating in, etc. But the ending to this one stabbed me through the heart. I won't give it away, but it actually made me cry. (I guess I'm getting soft in my old age). It reminds me a little too much of what seems to have happened in Spenser's world through several of the last of those books, where major continuing characters seem to be drifting out to various exits and demises. I'd still recommend it -- it's up to Mr. Roberts' usual standards. It's just painful.
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Summary: Les Roberts gets better & better
Review: It's a shame that Les Roberts' Cleveland mysteries are not more widely available. The series is growing in complexity and depth. His detective, Milan Jackovich, is a hard-boiled detective with a heart of gold who can compete with the best of them. Best of all is his portrait of a complex city in transition. I recommend!
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Summary: A hard-hitting, plot-twisting saga
Review: Les Robert's The Cleveland Local is a deftly written, cold-blooded murder mystery. This four cassette, six hour, audiobook features Milan Jacovich, a private investigator who gets caught up among feuding families and money politics when a big-name real estate attorney is killed while on Caribbean holiday. Narrated with dramatic flair by the author, The Cleveland Local is a hard-hitting, plot-twisting saga that keeps the listener keenly interested until the very end.
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Summary: Excellent, enjoyable read!
Review: 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 country. Roberts researh is impeccable. His facts on Slovenians, their polkas, and their restaurants and areas in Cleveland are exact. Very enjoyable read for Clevelanders, in particular!
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Summary: Excellent, enjoyable read!
Review: 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 country. Roberts researh is impeccable. His facts on Slovenians, their polkas, and their restaurants and areas in Cleveland are exact. Very enjoyable read for Clevelanders, in particular!
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Summary: A SHOCK ENDING THAT WILL HAUNT YOU FOR A LONG TIME
Review: 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.
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Summary: A SHOCK ENDING THAT WILL HAUNT YOU FOR A LONG TIME
Review: 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.
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