The Best Kept Secret

When Jason Crowell, a freshman at nearby Sherman College, is accused of the rape of a fellow coed, Milan is called upon to investigate. A group calling itself the Women Warriors has posted signs all over campus unjustly accusing Jason of the crime. However, Milan finds right off that several things are very wrong with the case. First, no one seems to know who these women are or who the victim is. Second, he learns that Jason prefers men to women and has always exemplified only the best behavior and a quiet, easy demeanor.
The vindictive sexual harassment counselor wants to press charges, and the dean of the school wants to suspend Jason. It is up to Milan and his infallible sixth sense to prove Jason's innocence before the student's whole life is destroyed. But when the one woman who knows the truth is murdered, the Slovenian-American shamus must really put his sleuthing skills to the ultimate test before an innocent young man is unceremoniously crucified.

Les Roberts, a native Chicagoan, lives in his adopted hometown of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He moved there from Hollywood, where, among other things, he was the producer of The Hollywood Squares. Past president of the Private Eye Writers of America, Roberts won the initial St. Martin's Press/PWA Best First Private Eye Novel Contest in 1986.