An Only Child: A Novel of Suspense By Les Roberts
An only child often creates an
Russell Reinhart a well known author of private eye novels is released from the Illinois State Prison in Joliet after serving seven years for the involuntary manslaughter of his wife He returns to Chicago welcomed home by his top flight attorney who tucked away all his millions so no one could get hold of them while he was incarcerated and rented him an elegant apartment in the Near North neighborhood half a block from Lake Michigan Reinert was an only child adopted when an infant and now he has no one to whom he can turn His release from prison is reported by the local papers and he s contacted by a man he s never heard of named Cole Cabot A few years earlier Cabot had married Reinert s extra curricular girlfriend Aubrey who has suddenly gone missing Russ pleads he s no private eye but just writes fiction about them but worries his ex lover has disappeared so agrees to take on the case He learns Aubrey was also the mistress of one of the world s richest men in America Gaylord Ogilvie at the same time she was with him Having investigative trouble he is helped by the young son of a man who met while he was in prison a huge half illiterate black man named Denver Tolliver who saved his life behind bars several times Denver was locked up for life after killing a police officer but his college student son is brilliant loyal intelligent and wise Butting heads with Ogilvie and his minions Russ also falls heads over heels in love with Cassidy Hammond who he met while taking a Michigan Avenue Beach run for the first time in seven years His adjustment to new freedom makes life difficult than he d ever imagined When he runs into danger that might turn permanent he hadn t forgotten how Denver Tolliver had taught him to prison fight and he eventually learns he s not that much alone as he thought he was The first words of this book are identical to the last words in the book I am an only child An Only Child A Novel of SuspenseLes 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 Writers 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.
An only child fashion 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 Northeast Ohio and is a film and literary critic 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.
Only child energy 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 Northeast Ohio and is a film and literary critic site_link
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