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West Bloomfield Author
Writes New Thriller
est Bloomfield author
Robert Edward Levin
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Levin will be at several local Barnes
& Noble stores in the coming weeks.
He will be at the Utica store, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5; in Troy, 2 p.m. Jan.
9; in Okemos, 7 p.m. Jan. 14; and in
Rochester, 2 p.m. Jan. 23.
recent Barnes & Noble
book signing for his suspense novel
The Lizard and the Fly. Not only was
there quite a crowd to see him, but
he'd just found out that his book was
nominated for the 1998 best suspense
Columist's Note: I usually do not per-
thriller of the year by Barnes & Noble.
sonalize items in my column; however, I
Although Levin will not divulge
was Robert Levin eighth grade Spanish
who is the lizard or the fly for
teacher at Thompson Junior
fear of disclosing the story, he
High, during my first year of
says that his book is about a
teaching. At that time, Levin
serial killer who blends easily
was not a stellar student. I
into society. "He could be the
know now that grades don't
boy next door," says Levin,
always predict success.
adding "it's really a book
about the friendship between
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$200,000 for the museum.
Levin, 42, began writing
The theme of the evening was "20th
poetry in the tenth grade at Southfield
Century Art,"and the new modern and
High School. After graduating from
contemporary art galleries were open for
Michigan State University with an
all to admire. More than 650 guests
English degree, he earned a law degree
attended the benefit. Some of the sup-
from Cooley Law School. His first
porters included Gilbert and Lila Silver-
book, American Meat, a collection of
man, Jack and Aviva Robinson, Alan E.
poems published in 1997, actually was
written during his college years.
He describes the novel he is work-
ing on now as mainstream fiction. It's
not yet ready for publication, as he is
still in the process of writing and hon-
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Robert Edward Levin;- book "The
Lizard and the Fly" was recently nomi-
nated for the best thriller of the year by
Barnes & Noble
Art collectors Marianne and Alan E.
Schwartz always attend the Under
the Stars event.