Mongo
Created by George C. Chesbro

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 criminalogy), 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 have been 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. with this in mind, Apache Beach Publications (distributed by Ingram) is planning on reprinting most of the series in trade paperback editions.

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)
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• "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.