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Private investigator Milan Jacovich is assigned to find the person responsible for a low-level scam involving the sale of business ads in a magazine that does not exist and finds himself being followed by Buddy, who is a mob kingpin's enforcer, and as Milan questions the kingpin's interest in his case he begins to warm to Buddy, but he remains aware of his deadly nature.Tags
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I once got to hear Les Roberts speak to a group of writers. One of the topics he touched on was his Milan Jacovich series. The title of this books seems to come from a 1970s fashion that's worn by one of the characters in this book--polyester suit, white shoes and belt. I remember the style, but I never heard it called that.
Unfortunately, I was probably too young to remember most of the places Roberts lists in this novel. Roads are still around, but I suspect many of the businesses are no more (or they were made up by Roberts and never existed at all).
Milan is a complicated character--imperfect, but trying to better himself. Buddy is thrust upon Milan by the local mob. At first he's just there, then I grew to like him, but he also was show more a bit of an annoying character with his simpleness, his bottomless-pit stomach, and a few other character traits.
In the end, the perpetrators were a mix of who I thought they were and a surprise that I'd never considered. show less
Unfortunately, I was probably too young to remember most of the places Roberts lists in this novel. Roads are still around, but I suspect many of the businesses are no more (or they were made up by Roberts and never existed at all).
Milan is a complicated character--imperfect, but trying to better himself. Buddy is thrust upon Milan by the local mob. At first he's just there, then I grew to like him, but he also was show more a bit of an annoying character with his simpleness, his bottomless-pit stomach, and a few other character traits.
In the end, the perpetrators were a mix of who I thought they were and a surprise that I'd never considered. show less
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- Canonical title
- Full Cleveland
- Original publication date
- 1989 (Gray & Company, Publishers, Cleveland, OH) (Gray & Company, Publishers, Cleveland, OH)
- People/Characters
- Milan Jacovich; Buddy Bustamente; Greg Shane "Harvey Sweet, Harvey Schoenstein"; Jay Adams; Victor Gaimari; Mary Soderberg (show all 16); Richardson Hippsley-Tate "Richie Hips"; Earl Faggerty; Marko "Mark" Meglich; Milan Jacovich, Jr.; Merlys Mercer; Ms. Menafee; Edith Warriner; Dan Mulkey; Ed Stahl; Leonard Pursglove
- Important places
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Ohio, USA
- Dedication
- To Judith Garwood, who convinced me to go for it, and to Dr. Tom Johnson, who taught me how to keep it.
- First words
- In blue-collar towns such as Cleveland you don't often run into guys with names like Richardson Hippsley-Tate.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And then I brushed my teeth.
- Original language
- English US
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- 70
- Popularity
- 446,790
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.53)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 4
- UPCs
- 1
