Mongo
Created by George C. Chesbro (1940-2008)

Definitely the shortest eye this side of Inch High, DR. ROBERT "MONGO" FREDERICKSON is probably the world's only dwarf ex-circus star turned college professor turned New York private eye. But he's much more than that. He has a PhD. (in criminology), once made a living as an acrobat in the circus, has a "very" big brother, Garth, who's a NYPD lieutenant, and he's a martial arts expert. All of which come in handy in his job as a private detective whose cases frequently bring him deep into X-FILES territory. "Raymond Chandler meets Stephen King", reads the oft-mentioned Playboy quote.

Not to everyone's taste, but definitely well-written, and certainly a treat for anybody who enjoys a good, off-beat tale or two.

Recently, author Chesbro has been writing several short stories featuring Mongo's brother and sometime partner, Garth Frederickson, no longer with the NYPD, who's now working as a P.I. himself.

Although his books were out of print for years, Chesbro and Mongo have attracted quite a cult following, with first editions of some of the Mongo novels reportedly selling for hundreds of dollars.

UNDER OATH

• "Chesbro's wild roller-coaster rides mix detection with science fiction and fantasy but keep a center of humanity and rationality in the amazing Mongo, one of the greatest characters of recent mystery fiction."
  -- Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
  
  
• "Not quite science fiction and suspense make a thrilling combination, and nobody works it better than Chesbro . . . Raymond Chandler meets Stephen King by way of Alice's looking glass."
  -- Playboy

NOVELS

• Shadow of a Broken Man (1977)
• City of Whispering Stone (1978)
• An Affair of Sorcerers (1979)
• The Beasts of Valhalla (1985)
• Two Songs This Archangel Sings (1986)
• The Cold Smell of Sacred Stone (1988)
• Second Horseman Out of Eden (1989)
• The Language of Cannibals (1990)
• The Fear in Yesterday's Rings (1991)
• Dark Chant in a Crimson Key (1992)
• An Incident at Bloodtide (1993)
• Bleeding in the Eye of a Brainstorm (1995)
• Dream of a Falling Eagle (1996)

SHORT STORIES

• "The Drop" (October 1971, MSMM)
• "High Wire" March 1972, AHMM)
• "Rage" (February 1973, AHMM)
• "Country for Sale" (June 1973, MSMM)
• "Dark Hole on a Silent Planet" (November 1973, AHMM)
• "The Healer" (August 1974, AHMM)
• "Falling Star" (November 1974, AHMM)
• "Book of Shadows" (June 1975, MSMM)
• "Tiger in the Snow" (March 1976, MSMM)
• "Canadala" (1988, An Eye for Justice)

COLLECTIONS

• In the House of Secret Enemies (1990)

RELATED LINKS

• Dangerous Dwarf
  Hunter Goatley's George C. Chesbro web page.

Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.