A Carol for Cleveland [NOOK Book]

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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.
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A Carol for Cleveland

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Overview

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.
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940013845312
  • Publisher: Gray and Company, Publishers
  • Publication date: 12/14/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 167,370
  • File size: 282 KB

Meet 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
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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 29, 2000

    Not the typical Les Roberts book

    This is a gem. While it is set in Cleveland it is less about the City than about its people. A down and outer from Pittsburgh comes to Cleveland in search of work and some modicum of success. Instead he finds himself and the values he thought he had lost.

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  • Posted January 18, 2013

    Sweet Holiday Tale

    I read the book after seeing the play that was adapted from this short story, so my reading was inevitably influenced by that fact. As a short story, the tale was a nice contemporary riff on the classic Dickens' novella,' The Christmas Carol.' The play adaptation, of which Les Roberts heartily approved, added the kind of depth that the short story form is seldom able to provide. It's a good tale to read on a cold winter's evening with a cup of cocoa right after you've decorated your tree.

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