Milan Reviews

The Night at the Museum

Published in Paperback by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. (1993-09)

Author: Milan Trenc

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Other Than Being Set in a Museum Where Things Come to Life, Has Nothing to do With the Ben Stiller Movie, But Still a Good Book!

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Review Date: 2008-07-23

If you're buying this because you enjoyed the Ben Stiller movie of the same title and were looking for that story in a picturebook format you may be disappointed. There aren't really any similarities between the two other than both are based in a New York Museum (Museum of Natural History) where exhibits come to life and both have a guy called Larry who gets a job as a security guard there. In this adventure though Larry is not working alone, in fact there seem to be more security guards than exhibits. Most of the exhibits (characters) from the movie are not in this book and this earlier written book version is also a lot less realistic (overlooking the exhibits coming to life factor) than the movie was. Combined with soft non scary drawn illustrations this book definitely pretty much just appeals to a much younger audience than that which would watch the movie.

The basic plot of this picture book is Larry gets a job as security guard in the Museum of Natural History. Larry is not the brightest individual and likes his new job as he looks like an airline pilot or policeman in his suit uniform. His boss instead of giving him an induction to his new workplace and telling him what goes on there each night just assigns Larry to mind the dinosaur skeletons, telling him the other guards will look after everything else. Larry soon falls asleep and when he awakens discovers the dinosaurs have all gone, except for one bone. As he goes to report the theft he discovers all the exhibits have come to life but where have the dinosaurs he is responsible for gone?

First published in 1993 this book is still just as good today as it was back then.

The Night at the Museum

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 22 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-19

I thought the book was appropriate for a young adult. I ended up giving it to my neighbors three year old son because it was more of a toddlers picture book. I felt the book was misrepresented online.

Different from Movie but Really Good

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-06

This picture book is a great addition to those who may have seen the recent movie with Ben Stiller. The book, which the movie was LOOSELY based on, describes a newly hired night watchman's experience in a natural science museum on his first night. All the exhibits come to life!

This is a great story for the kids -- the drawings are goofy enough not to scare and the story is one of persevering and finishing the job.

A great book for your shelves.

Interesting Source Material for a Superior Motion Picture

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2007-03-20

I took my son to see the film Night at the Museum recently. The film was excellent, clean and original entertainment and my son couldn't stop talking about it. I noticed in the opening credits that the film is based on a children's book so I thought I would pick it up for him to tide him over until this movie appeared on DVD.
When the book arrived, I was pleasantly surprised that the basic premise and overall feel of the film is captured in this book. The illustrations are colorful and playful throughout. The book was written many years before the film came about but most of the main elements of the film are in there including playful dino skeletons, tricky security guards and of course the monkey.
If you enjoyed the movie then this book is a great companion piece to an outstanding family film (which is unfortunately a rare beast these days :(

Night at the Museum --a good read for all ages

Helpful Votes: 9 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-09

This book has become a family favorite. A brilliant story by Milan Trenc. We read this story to our children before and after we go to the museum. We never get tired of telling the story--its not the normal kids book. The author does not dumb down his story --very refreshing. It really brings the museum to life. I'd love to purchase other books by this author.

NYC mom (2 children under 10)

Cld: Collective Landing Detachment

Published in Paperback by Avon Books (Mm) (1995-09)

Author: Victor Milan

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Harsh and Nasty, but a great read!

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Review Date: 2005-05-06

I first read this book years ago when it first came out. I have re read it about 6 times since. I keep checking to see if a new one in this series has ever come out. Im wondering why Mr Milan has never written the next one. Please do so!

Makes David Drake seem jolly by comparison

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Review Date: 2004-04-10

This is probably the darkest, most brutal novel I've ever read. It's the story of a futuristic penal unit used as canon fodder by a brutal totalitarian regime, and then left for dead on a hostile alien world after the invasion of it goes wrong. It's extremely grim and depressing, but the story is very good, and Milan does a good job of bringing the characters to life. Highly reccomended.

Vivid & Grisly

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-06-02

This isn't a happy ending, enjoyable sort of book - far from it. But after reading a lot of military SciFi, this story sticks tenaciously in my mind, whereas many others quickly fade, and to me, that by itself makes it a noteworthy accomplishment. If you aren't squeamish, and can enjoy a gritty, grisly story about an group of criminals force-drafted into a vicious, bottom-of-the-barrel military outfit, who are abandoned during a botched invasion on a hostile planet, look for this one; otherwise stay away. Personally, I wish the author had written more stories about the CLD.

Sven Hassel did it first, and better, IMO

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1997-11-21

A lot of this book seemed very familiar to me, but I was reading Sven Hassel's novels about the 20th Panzer Penal Unit in World War II years ago. In general, this book is even more of a downer than a lot of Hassel's work; these future-soldiers do their work in a society and army so degrading that Hell itself would be preferable.

Military SF with an *extremely* hard edge

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1998-06-24

This is one of the grimmest pieces of Science Fiction I have ever read. I found it to be well written and funny (in an extremely brutal and nasty way). I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys military SF.

Access Florence & Venice : Plus Tuscany and the Veneto

Published in Paperback by Collins (2000-12-01)

Author: Richard Saul Wurman

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the only travel guide we actually pack

Helpful Votes: 13 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2000-09-22

This guide series is one of the easiest to use and especially if you have never travelled to the destination before. Broken both into regions or neighborhoods and color coded to distinguish restaurants, hotels, shopping and points of interest. This is very useful when one finds themselves hungry in an unfamilair part of town. The reviews are very good, with great recomendations. You will never want to use another travel guide after this series.

There are better travel books on Florence & Venice

Helpful Votes: 14 out of 29 total.
Review Date: 1999-08-23

This book confuses succinct, targeted travel information with "informationals" about those who may have paid to get in the book. It is not a well organized book.

Great handy travel guide with terrific layout

Helpful Votes: 23 out of 23 total.
Review Date: 2000-01-30

This is a great book if you only want to pack 1 travel guide on your vacation. All points of interest are listed in the same order you would find them as you walk through each neighborhood, and they're clearly labeled on the neighborhood maps. The writing is very engaging and candid, offering just enough art historical background to get a better understanding of points of interest, while restaurant and hotel reviews offer the "inside scoop." Contrary to the previous reviewer, I liked the "personal touch" of having residents list their favorite spots - who cares if they've been paid or not - their suggestions are still good. Color-coding also makes for very handy reference. I loved this book and highly recommend it.

This one will go with me....

Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2001-02-07

This guide is a keeper, if only for the great maps! Arranged by neighborhood, I can see myself needing them when I'm in Italy. Also, I like the "day-trips" section for each city. Other city guides don't have this information, and it's really helpful for that day out. The guide is a bit long, so you have to make sure that your day trip bag is large enough for it.

What this guide does lack is depth - historical, artistic depth. If you are traveling in Venice or Florence, it is just essential that you know about what you're seeing. That's part of why we go to these amazing historic sites. I would suggest traveling with a Blue Guide for each city that you visit. They are a great packing size, and they offer so much more descriptive information. They don't offer too much practical information, so that's why I'll be taking the Access Guide with me too.

Antiques for Amateurs: Secrets to Successful Antiquing

Published in Paperback by Krause Pubns Inc (1999-05)

Author: Milan G. Vesely

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Good reading for amateur

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Review Date: 2007-08-29

This book is the first book I read about antiques. It has many insightfull tips on antique collecting as well as trading. The author try to save you from errors made by inexperienced people trying to enter the complex market of antiques. Also, he emphasize the importance of condition of antique.
Overall, nice, short, and straight to the point book.
If you planning to start antique selling, this book should be good starting.
However, as the title states "Antiques for Amateurs", if you have read some books on the subject and have some experience, this book may not be appropriate to you.
AlSallamy AlEkom.

Useful antiquing book for beginners

Helpful Votes: 10 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 1999-07-14

This book of 190 pages contains easy-to-read information and expert advice to assist new collectors in getting started in antiquing. Written by a knowledgeable collector, it takes you through all of the basics of collecting and covers the many different areas of antiquing, providing numerous tips. A helpful glossary of terminology is included. Its a book you'll refer to often.

Go elsewhere for advice on antique silver!

Helpful Votes: 12 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2000-10-11

I was browsing a bookstore when i came upon this book. Curious to see how the author advises readers relative to the subject of antique silver, I read the chapter on that subject. There were numerous cases of factual errors and misinformation. It almost seemed as if the author went to an antique show one day and scribbled down some information about silver, then considered it complete, without verifying anything with other sources. Or perhaps he took tidbits from various references and threw them all together, without including other significant facts necessary to clarify what he did include. Clearly, the information doesn't come from an expert in the field, which isn't necessarily bad, but the author to me came off trying to sound scholarly in this area. Take the phrase "American silver is very rare" (this may not be verbatim). This is particularly galling, because it is simply not true. Yes, certain pieces, styles, etc. are rare, but the book, at least at this point, appears to discourage amateurs from collecting American silver. Of course in other parts, American silver doesn't sound so rare. Then there is the phrase "Durgin pieces made in 1904 are collectible." (again, not verbatim due to my memory) D "What sorts of pieces? Who is Durgin?" an amateur might ask. I know from my own experience that Durgin was an American silver maker, based in NH, etc., and in 1904 a collectible flatware pattern called "New Art" was designed by Durgin, and that this wonderful Art Nouveau pattern is indeed very collectible. However, the book itself does not even show how to recognize a Durgin piece in general (in fact no hallmarks are illustrated, and an amateur should really know important marks, such as Gorham, Whiting, Durgin, Shiebler, and many more), let alone describe the specific pattern. This phrase is just one example; I am trying to limit my use of examples for brevity's sake, though some may say this review is already very lengthy. Sweeping generalizations also work to the detriment of amateurs. Furthermore, from the parts I read at least, the author fails to explain certain styles of silver, for instance Art Nouveau, Aesthetic Movement, Arts & Crafts, Art Deco, Rococo, Neoclassical, etc., all important to know. Please forgive this diatribe (anybody who has read this far), but advice such as this may cause many not to read the genuinely scholarly references on silver. For instance, I recommend "Silver in America 1840-1940" by Chas. Venable. This wonderful book is amply illustrated, and a very valuable reference. This is just one book which should enamor anybody of American silver of this time period. For American marks, try "Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers" by D. Rainwater, with thousands of makers listed in it, most illustrated with their mark(s). It is just very irritating to see such not necessarily false but certainly dubious information being propagated in this manner. I'll save my complaints about the jewelry section for another day...

Educational,Inspiring, and Entertaining

Helpful Votes: 12 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 1999-12-10

After reading this book I purchased a number of copies as gifts. It is the most educational book I have ever read on antiques. Not only did I learn but it also took me to far away places and I felt that it broadened my understanding of relics. Also, now I have more confidence when I search the market for old precious items and have a better understanding of their value and how it is established. I have read all three of Mr. Vesely's books and loved them. I wish I could find a copy of the one which is no longer in print. Perhaps you can help me find it.

The Story of My Life: Reminiscences of Captain Storr (Picador Books)

Published in Paperback by Picador (1990-02-09)

Author: Milan Fust

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was expecting more

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-08-23

Picked this book up a used book store thinking I would learn more about the psyche of jealous people: what makes them tick, why do they think the things they do. I was disappointed when the story didn't deliver--had to force myself to finish it.

Misogyny manifesto made magnificent.

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 14 total.
Review Date: 1997-07-23

If you hate women you're gonna love this book. Fust's jealosy will leave you Hungary for mor

The Story of My Wife

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2000-07-06

The Story of My Wife is an in depth psychological exploration of an insecure character. In a few words, it is about the paralysis (or self destruction) of Captain Storr, caused by his obsessive jealousy. An interesting aspect of the book is that it is narrated by Storr himself. The reader has no direct evidence as to whether Storr's jealousy is justified or not. Storr's obsessive character, his irrationality, his mistakes (however destructive in the end) are altogether very human. I highly recommend this book!

There really is no battle of the sexes, or is there?

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2000-07-07

Basically the character study of an insecure person. I found it quite interesting. Captain Storr's obsessive jealousy is truly self-destructive. Altogether very human as well. An interesting aspect overall is that it is written from the perspective of Captain Storr himself, so the reader has no direct hint as to whether Storr's suspicions about his wife are well founded. One can only guess from what is presented about Storr's character--a simple minded, somewhat socially inept one. It seems that he is fighting a battle without a real enemy. I highly recommend it!

Turn of the Cards (Wild Cards, Book 12)

Published in Mass Market Paperback by Spectra (1993-01-01)

Authors: Victor Milan and George R. R. Martin

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Super Reader

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-01

This Wild Cards installment is a full length novel, not an anthology. The main character is Mark Meadows, an idealistic hippie. He is on the run from law enforcement types from the USA, as well as the odd ace, and is forced from place to place around the world, and finally settles in Vietnam. This country has decided to set itself up as a Wild Card refuge, where all jokers are welcome.

Mark doesn't find everything to his liking, and with the help of Belew, Croyd and others, decides to run some things on his own, or, rather, Moonchild does. When Moonchild falls for someone, will she lose her powers if she has sex?

Don't bother with this one

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-05-14

It's odd, that with all of the great SF writers who took part in the Wild Cards series--editor George R.R. Martin, Chris Claremont, Walter Jon Williams, even the late, great Roger Zelazny--the two people who got to write entire books by themselves were the two most irritating writers in the entire series, Victor Milan and Melinda Snodgrass. Both writers are technically accomplished hacks whose characters and themes echo some of the most tired cliches of science fiction and fantasy fan-written stories, aka fanfic.

Milan is one of these people who tries to come off as knowing a lot more about the world and how it works than he really does. He does this mostly by filling his stories with the sort of details that you could find by years of reading Soldier of Fortune magazine--if there is a gun in one of Milan's stories, you not only find out the make and model of the gun, but also which previous guns it was based upon--and assorted other tidbits. He also occasionally comes up with an effective line or two. Unfortunately, it is all in the service of a plot that serves mostly to emphasize the studly studliness of Milan's own personal Mary Sue (look it up on Wikipedia if you're not familiar with the term), J. Robert Belew.

J. Bob is a middle-aged soldier of fortune who makes love to college-age women like they've never been made love to before, tricks his straw-man opponents with a strategic gambit that would make the writers of Scooby-Doo would blush at, and has a plan for winning the Vietnam War, using about as many people as would fit in your living room. The spoiler ban forbids me from giving Milan's ridiculous plot away, but suffice it to say that it's based on the premise that the Vietnamese are a superstitious and cowardly lot. The saddest thing about all of this is that Mark Meadows, the only creation of Milan's that I can halfway stand, becomes a second banana in his own book.

The whole point of the Wild Cards books were to see how comic-book-style superpowers would realistically work in a world like our own, and in turn change that world. Thus, the worst parts of the entire series are those in which the writers' reach far exceed their grasp, with regards to political and social aspects. Thankfully, the mistakes of this book were somewhat corrected in later volumes.

Still good

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2003-10-21

Not the best of the Wild Card books but if you're a lover of the series, it is certainly still worth the read.

hey there, Captain Trips...

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2002-11-15

Dr. Mark Meadows (Captain Trips) has always been one of my favorite characters in the WC series, and in this book, he FINALLY gets the full treatment he deserves. If you like Dr. Meadows and/or any/all of his various chemical incarnations, you will thoroughly enjoy this book.

Daytrips Italy

Published in Paperback by Hastings House (2000-09)

Author: Earl Steinbicker

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Daytrips Italy

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2001-12-13

Your 4th edition of "Day Trips Italy" was
my constant companion in my recent trip
to Italy. I used Florence as my base city for day
trips to Siena, Greve in Chianti and San Gimignano.
You asked your readers to send any comments.

Page 123, you write regarding the Torre del Mangia in Siena's Piazza del Campo:
"the incomparable view presents a dramatic panorama
of the medieval city." You are so correct !!!!

Thanks again for your guide.
My next base city will be Venice, as I explore North East Italy.

-submitted to Hastings House/Daytrips Publishers on Dec. 13, 2001

Don't go to Italy without this book.

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2000-04-20

Here's the book you need to explore Italian cities on foot and maximize your travel experience. Detailed maps and directions help you get from point A to B to C etc, seeing all the key places in a logical sequence. The day trips are organized to get you to the attractions at the best times and avoiding crowds. The book could use better quality images and color. Still, it's a must for travelers.

A guide to escaping summer heat of Italian tourist cities

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2003-08-15

I used this book mainly to escape the record heat wave which hit Italy and the rest of Europe the summer I took my family there. If you are prepared to go only slightly off the beaten track of tourists, while not entirely missing the attractions of Venice, Florence, and Rome, this book will help lead you to some interesting alternatives in smaller Italian towns.

Rather than spend uncomfortable afternoons sweating through narrow streets, long lines in front of monuments in Florence and Rome, I was able to spend a good part of our time exploring the countryside in the comfort of an air-conditioned rental car.
And this did not distract from some historical and cultural experiences which the bigger and more popular large Italian cities (which I used as a base) offer in terms of museums and monuments.

The book does not cover all the smaller interesting towns, of course. I would suggest adding the town of Vinci in Tuscany, birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, which not only affords a spectacular museum on the artistic and scientific works of this man, but has several wonderful restaurants.

Use this book as a complement to more traditional guidebooks focussing on the bigger cities and major attractions -- and you might find your Italy trip even more rewarding.

La ignorancia

Published in Paperback by Tusquets (2000-10)

Author: Milan Kundera

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An essay about memory

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2001-03-22

Like most of the Kundera's books I was sticked to it until i finish the reading. It's a very struggling story about people that has been auto-exilated.

This book can be seen as an essay about memory, cause Kundera presents the remembrances and hopes of the characters are so dissimilar about reality showing differences between man and woman feelings and perceptions.

I dislike Kundera's misogyny.

Un libro sobre el sentimiento de los exiliados!

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2001-10-05

Irena salió de Praga después de la ocupación soviética de 1968 rumbo a Paris, en donde vive desde hace 20 años. Sin embargo para sus amigos franceses ella siempre ha sido una emigrante. Nadie quiere entender que sus 20 años en Paris son los años de su vida y no los años que dejó atrás en Praga en su patria perdida. Después de la caída de la cortina de hierro ella visita Praga y se da cuenta de que allí tan ella es tan sólo vista como una visita, que Paris es su nueva Patria, pero sin embargo Paris no quiere serlo. En Praga ella encuentra a su ex-marido que también ha sido emigrante, pero que había tomado camino a Dinamarca. Ellos creen crear una nueva relación basada en recuerdos pasados, más sin embargo en la vida no se puede dar un salto de veinte años. La novela trata el problema que tienen muchos emigrantes en sus países huéspedes. Para muchos pasan los años y se siguen sintiendo como extranjeros, sin embargo cuando regresan a sus paises de origen, se dan cuenta que estos se les han vuelto extraños. El libro se los recomiendo a todas las personas que viven fuera de su patria.

Virgilio Krumbacher

Could be one of Kundera�s weakest, worth reading anyway

Helpful Votes: 9 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2000-10-18

In "Ignorance", Milan Kundera maintains the same line of writing he has used in his previous works. He develops interesting characters and exposes their thoughts and feelings, maybe mixing them a little bit with specific subjects such as slowness, inmortality or ignorance. He usually does this with great results, his novels are mostly very entertaining and profund in some way. I said in a previous review that when you finish a book by Kundera you feel like you just had a great conversation. However, this doesn't happen with "Ignorance", it still is entertaining and all, but in a very forgetable way.

The Lake Effect (A Milan Jacovich Mystery)

Published in Hardcover by St. Martin's Minotaur (1994-11-15)

Author: Les Roberts

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The Lake Effect

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-24

Another exciting Milan Jacovich detective novel by Les Roberts. Always keeping you on the edge. A story that I couldn't put down. With places familar in Cleveland, Ohio. Many plots, twists & suspense.
Peggy Ann Watson

Interesting read, different from the other Jacovich books

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1998-08-27

Milan Jacovich is in Lake County this time away from his turf in Cleveland Heights. Many characters revolve around a tiny, upscale Lake Erie Shores' election. While the book is a good read, the other Jacovich books read more quickly and are more intense, providing a more captivating read.

Milan�s A Refreshing Character

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2001-07-13

This is the first Milan Jacovich book of Les Roberts' that I've read and I was very happy that I gave it a try. Milan makes for an interesting protagonist. He's an ex-footballer; ex-policeman turned private investigator living in Cleveland, Ohio. While he's big and impressive in bearing, I wouldn't call him an overtly macho man, giving his character the extra bit of credence required in private investigator books, I believe.

In this particular case, Milan is asked, or more correctly, ordered by a mafia boss, to help a friend's wife in her mayoral election campaign. She is running for mayor in a small lakeside community. But Milan wonders what could possibly command the mafia's interest in a small, out of the way town. Like all stories involving election campaigns, whether big or small, political intrigue is the order of the day and the tactics can get dirty. Luckily, Milan has a cool head on his shoulders, and also the size to intimidate most opponents, ensuring there's rarely a dull moment when he's around.

I enjoyed this book, purely because the main protagonist is a very refreshing character and I'll be on the lookout for the other books in the series. Residents of Cleveland and surrounding areas would find an extra incentive to read the series because Roberts does go into quite a bit of detail when describing the city, while not exactly adding much to the story, I didn't feel as though it compromised it either.

The Cleveland Connection (A Milan Jacovich Mystery)

Published in Mass Market Paperback by St. Martin's Paperbacks (1997-06-15)

Author: Les Roberts

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Connection times two or three

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2003-07-20

I really enjoyed the Cleveland Connection. Roberts knows the city, the area, and the people well. Born and raised in NE Ohio, I really appreciated his descriptions and how true to life the characters are. My heritage is close to that of Milan and I understood the thinking of those from the old country and how they adapted to their new home. As another reviewer stated - old hates and secrets take a long time to heal - often generations.

The book is fast paced and the mystery carefully plotted. I think most mystery fans would enjoy this one - from NE Ohio or not.

A timely mystery that captures the essence of Cleveland.

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 1999-04-14

Les Roberts books about the adventures of PI Milan Jocovich are like a window to an old familiar place for me. I was raised in Shaker Heights, part Milan's city (Cleveland). I haven't been back in twenty years and I am pleased to still be able to reconize almost all his localities. I especially enjoyed the chase scene that took him around Cain Park to Taylor Rd., where I used to sled ride. His trips to restaurants on Kelly Hill, Little Italy, were so familiar. I wonder if a beer joint named "The Library", is still there?

The Mystery of who killed the Serbian immigrant is all too timely. Age old hatreds don't die, even in a free country.

I really enjoyed this book as well as all of Mr. Robert's Milan Mysteries.

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