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Les Roberts Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Les Roberts in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 57 books / 7 series

Les Roberts is an American author best known for the Milan Jacovich mystery series and the Saxon Saint James detective novels. A former screenwriter and Shamus Award nominee, his work has garnered critical acclaim for its gritty Cleveland setting. This page lists Les Roberts’ books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Les Roberts in Publication Order

1987 An Infinite Number of Monkeys POoSB / 1 Buy
1988 Pepper Pike POoMJB / 1 Buy
1988 Not Enough Horses POoSB / 2 Buy
1989 Full Cleveland POoMJB / 2 Buy
1989 A Carrot for the Donkey POoSB / 3 Buy
1990 Snake Oil POoSB / 4 Buy
1991 Deep Shaker POoMJB / 3 Buy
1992 Seeing the Elephant POoSB / 5 Buy
1993 The Cleveland Connection POoMJB / 4 Buy
1994 The Lake Effect POoMJB / 5 Buy
1994 The Lemon Chicken Jones POoSB / 6 Buy
1995 The Duke Of Cleveland POoMJB / 6 Buy
1996 Collision Bend POoMJB / 7 Buy
1997 The Cleveland Local POoMJB / 8 Buy
1998 A Shoot in Cleveland POoMJB / 9 Buy
1999 The Best-Kept Secret POoMJB / 10 Buy
2000 The Indian Sign POoMJB / 11 Buy
2001 The Chinese Fire Drill POoSN / 1 Buy
2001 The Dutch POoMJB / 12 Buy
2002 The Scent of Spiced Orange and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
2002 The Irish Sports Pages POoMJB / 13 Buy
2006 We'll Always Have Cleveland POoNB / 1 Buy
2008 King of the Holly Hop POoMJB / 14 Buy
2011 The Strange Death of Father Candy POoDCB / 1 Buy
2011 A Carol for Cleveland POoSN / 2 Buy
2011 The Cleveland Creep POoMJB / 15 Buy
2012 Whiskey Island POoMJB / 16 Buy
2013 Britishness, Popular Music, and National Identity(By: Irene Morra) POoRSiPMB / 1 Buy
2013 Popular Music Fandom(By: Mark Duffett) POoRSiPMB / 2 Buy
2013 Win, Place, or Die POoMJB / 17 Buy
2014 Wet Work POoDCB / 2 Buy
2014 Lady Gaga and Popular Music(By: Martin Iddon,Melanie L. Marshall) POoRSiPMB / 3 Buy
2014 Sites of Popular Music Heritage(With: Sara Cohen,Marion Leonard,Robert Knifton) POoRSiPMB / 4 Buy
2015 Queerness in Heavy Metal Music(By: Amber R. Clifford-Napoleone) POoRSiPMB / 5 Buy
2015 David Bowie(By: Eoin Devereux) POoRSiPMB / 6 Buy
2015 Globalization and Popular Music in South Korea(By: Michael Fuhr) POoRSiPMB / 7 Buy
2015 Popular Music Industries and the State(By: Shane Homan,Martin Cloonan,Jennifer Cattermole) POoRSiPMB / 8 Buy
2015 Goth Music(By: Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock) POoRSiPMB / 9 Buy
2015 Queerness in Pop Music(By: Stan Hawkins) POoRSiPMB / 10 Buy
2015 The Ashtabula Hat Trick POoMJB / 18 Buy
2016 Global Glam and Popular Music(By: Ian Chapman) POoRSiPMB / 11 Buy
2016 Global Metal Music and Culture(By: Andy R. Brown,Karl Spracklen,Keith Kahn-Harris,Niall Scott) POoRSiPMB / 12 Buy
2016 Voicing Girlhood in Popular Music(By: Jacqueline Warwick) POoRSiPMB / 13 Buy
2017 Hip-Hop Authenticity and the London Scene(By: Laura Speers) POoRSiPMB / 14 Buy
2017 Independent Music and Digital Technology in the Philippines(By: Monika E. Schoop) POoRSiPMB / 15 Buy
2017 Bruce Springsteen and Popular Music(By: William I. Wolff) POoRSiPMB / 16 Buy
2018 Rethinking Difference in Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Music(By: Gavin S.K. Lee) POoRSiPMB / 17 Buy
2018 Speaking of Murder POoMJB / 19 Buy
2019 Metal, Rap, and Electro in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia(By: Stefano Barone) POoRSiPMB / 18 Buy
2019 Aging and Popular Music in Europe(By: Ros Jennings,Abigail Gardner) POoRSiPMB / 19 Buy
2019 Radiohead and the Journey Beyond Genre(By: Julia Ehmann) POoRSiPMB / 20 Buy
2021 Reading Smile(By: Dale Carter) POoRSiPMB / 21 Buy
2021 Peak Music Experiences(By: Ben Green) POoRSiPMB / 22 Buy
2022 Sheehan's Dog POoSN / 3 Buy
2023 The C.I. POoSN / 4 Buy
2024 An Only Child POoSN / 5 Buy
2025 Sierra Bravo POoSN / 6 Buy

Complete Les Roberts Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 6 books / 2001-2025
01 The Chinese Fire Drill 2001 Buy
02 A Carol for Cleveland 2011 Buy
03 Sheehan's Dog 2022 Buy
04 The C.I. 2023 Buy
05 An Only Child 2024 Buy
06 Sierra Bravo 2025 Buy
01 We'll Always Have Cleveland 2006 Buy
Saxon Reading Order 6 books / 1987-1994
01 An Infinite Number of Monkeys 1987 Buy
02 Not Enough Horses 1988 Buy
03 A Carrot for the Donkey 1989 Buy
04 Snake Oil 1990 Buy
05 Seeing the Elephant 1992 Buy
06 The Lemon Chicken Jones 1994 Buy
Milan Jacovich Reading Order 19 books / 1988-2018
01 Pepper Pike 1988 Buy
02 Full Cleveland 1989 Buy
03 Deep Shaker 1991 Buy
04 The Cleveland Connection 1993 Buy
05 The Lake Effect 1994 Buy
06 The Duke Of Cleveland 1995 Buy
07 Collision Bend 1996 Buy
08 The Cleveland Local 1997 Buy
09 A Shoot in Cleveland 1998 Buy
10 The Best-Kept Secret 1999 Buy
11 The Indian Sign 2000 Buy
12 The Dutch 2001 Buy
13 The Irish Sports Pages 2002 Buy
14 King of the Holly Hop 2008 Buy
15 The Cleveland Creep 2011 Buy
16 Whiskey Island 2012 Buy
17 Win, Place, or Die 2013 Buy
18 The Ashtabula Hat Trick 2015 Buy
19 Speaking of Murder 2018 Buy
Dominick Candiotti Reading Order 2 books / 2011-2014
01 The Strange Death of Father Candy 2011 Buy
02 Wet Work 2014 Buy
01 The Scent of Spiced Orange and Other Stories 2002 Buy

Where to start with Les Roberts

What is the best order to read Les Roberts books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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