The Lake Effect

By Les Roberts

Book Overview

Milan is a man who honors his commitments, even when it's the Mob from whom he was forced to ask a favor. So when Mafia heir Victor Gaimari decides to cash in his marker, the Slovenian detective can only acquiesce. To his relief, the job is a tame one. Milan is to go out to Lake Shore Estates for the conclusion of a political event, act as bodyguard for the woman who is running for mayor, and report regularly to Victor on the progress of her campaign. Small potatoes, right? Milan's first encounter with his client, Barbara Corns, makes him feel that the woman hasn't a chance even if Lake Erie does freeze over. She is a painfully shy and ineffective woman, a weak speaker who seems to have no real issue or platform. During public appearances, Evan True, her opponent and the incumbent, walks all over her. In spite of unsavory family problems, True will be a shoo-in. So why is Victor Gaimari interested? Milan doesn't know, but when there's a murder, he has to find out.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312115377
• ISBN13: 9780312115371
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The Lake Effect

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

Milan?s A Refreshing Character

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.