{"product_id":"deep-shaker-les-roberts-9781598510034","title":"Deep Shaker: A Milan Jacovich Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#3 in the Milan Jacovich mystery series . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Combines a strong character and a clever plot with the ethnic diversity that Cleveland provides ... Proves that Midwest private eyes can hold their own with the best ones from either coast.\u003c\/strong\u003e\" -- Des Moines Register\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one is as loyal to old friends as Cleveland private investigator Milan Jacovich (pronounced MY-lan YOCK-ovich). So when a grade school chum worries his son Paulie might be selling drugs, Milan has no choice but to help.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilan turn up Paulie's connection, a handsome Jamaican named Deshon who pals around with two baseball-bat wielding thugs and a German shepherd dog who looks like he's all business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe narcotics business makes curious bedfellows, as Milan discovers during his investigation of a particularly brutal murder; he butts heads with a wily realtor named Christmas, a flamboyant automobile dealer with lofty political ambitions, an edgy street pusher, and his old friends from the Little Italy mob, Don Giancarlo D'Allessandro and Victor Gaimari.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilan also encounters a drug gang unparalleled in their savagery, and unearths a relic from every Clevelander's childhood that proves to be deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Moves with all the skill and economy of prose that is fast becoming Roberts' trademark.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Another smooth page-turner from Roberts, who keeps the action moving and still fits in some wry observations on parenthood, teenagers, and marriage.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598510037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598510034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gray \u0026amp; Company Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.22w x 0.74d","brand":"Les Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989357428991,"sku":"9781598510034","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3a58435-5720-4f05-b875-abc650f9d3e9.jpg?v=1683299036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deep-shaker-les-roberts-9781598510034","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}