A Carol for Cleveland

by Les Roberts

A jobless man, in an impulsive, desperate act, steals from a charity collection at Christmas time--and his crime is witnessed by a small boy.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published December 13, 2011

About the author

Les Roberts is the author of 15 mystery novels featuring Cleveland detective Milan Jacovich, as well as 9 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, and a teacher. In 2003 he received the Sherwood Anderson Literary Award. A native of Chicago, he now lives in Northeast Ohio and is a film and literary critic."

Reviews

[Peter Bess · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly a Christmas Carol worthy of Cleveland. Rough around the edges with a big heart in the center.