George C. Chesbro, Author Mysterious Press $17.95 (328p) ISBN 978-0-89296-292-1
Chesbro's latest thriller focuses on New York's homeless people, specifically on Bone, an amnesiac named for the one thing he clings to, a long bone. A newcomer among the dispossessed, Bone is suspected of beheading several other vagrants as well as
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George C. Chesbro, Author Atheneum Books $18.95 (248p) ISBN 978-0-689-11979-8
The seventh saga starring Dr. Frederickson (Mongo), master criminologist, equals the earlier stories in hyperbole and in terrific suspense as well. As related by Mongo, his brother Garth finds a letter to Santa Claus written by little Vicky Brown,...
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George C. Chesbro, Author Warner Books $4.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-446-40102-9
In this unsuspenseful 10th adventure of dwarf-PI Mongo Frederickson, a werewolf-like menace is linked to evil circus owners. Chesbro's new Mongo mystery, Dark Chant in a Crimson Key (Fiction Forecasts, Feb. 17), is also due in April. (Apr.)
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George C. Chesbro, Author Mysterious Press $18.95 (200p) ISBN 978-0-89296-394-2
In his latest bloodcurdling adventure, Dr. Robert Frederickson, known to fans as Mongo the dwarf detective, is investigating the purported drowning of an FBI agent in the small New York town of Cairn. Also in Cairn is Elysius Culhane, who harangues...
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George C. Chesbro, Author Warner Books $4.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-446-40043-5
``Fans of Chesbro's novels will relish these 10 stories'' that feature PI, ex-circus star and dwarf Roberto ``Mongo'' Frederickson. ``All but one of the stories are from the hero-narrator's 1970s period of straightforward action/mystery, although...
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George C. Chesbro, Author Atheneum Books $14.95 (249p) ISBN 978-0-689-11659-9
In the latest of Chesbro's esteemed series (King's Gambit, The Beasts of Valhalla, etc.), his gallant hero fights corruption against formidable odds. Dr. Frederickson, aka the dwarf Mongo, starts his search for friend Veil Hendry in Manhattan when...
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George C. Chesbro, Author Atheneum Books $0 (297p) ISBN 978-0-689-11913-2
Readers who enjoyed the first adventures (Shadow of a Broken Man, City of Whispering Stone) of professor Robert ""Mongo'' FredericksonPh.D. criminologist, ex-circus stuntman, dwarf and private eyemay be less than enchanted here. In a decade, Chesbro'
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George C. Chesbro, Author Mysterious Press $18.95 (234p) ISBN 978-0-89296-395-9
Fans of Chesbro's novels ( Shadow of a Broken Man ) will relish these 10 stories, including the 1971 debut, in ``The Drop,'' of Roberto ``Mongo'' Frederickson, Ph.D. (criminology), private eye, ex-circus star and dwarf. All but one of the stories...
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George C. Chesbro, Author Mysterious Press $18.95 (214p) ISBN 978-0-89296-396-6
Chesbro's ( The Language of Cannibals ) latest Mongo mystery is a bizarre tale featuring a canine-like menace called a lobox, a heretofore extinct species revitalized by clever genetic engineering and inbreeding. The men responsible for these mutant
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George C. Chesbro, Author Mysterious Press $18.95 (197p) ISBN 978-0-89296-464-2
Gleefully subverting most of the rules of mystery fiction, Chesbro ( Dark Chant in a Crimson Key ) once again produces an extraordinary adventure for his singularly implausible (albeit surpassingly entertaining) dwarf detective, former circus star...
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George C. Chesbro, Author Simon & Schuster $20.5 (204p) ISBN 978-0-684-81495-7
Mongo's back in his 12th novel (after An Incident at Bloodtide). The martial arts expert, PI and former circus star who happens to be a dwarf relies a bit less on gymnastics and coincidence this time, and more on his human nature. On a cold night in
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George C. Chesbro, Author Simon & Schuster $20.5 (224p) ISBN 978-0-684-83053-7
When did that shrill, self-righteous note creep into the Mongo series, which started off with such a bang? Now, with the 14th entry (after Bleeding in the Eye of a Brainstorm, 1995), Chesbro's once-fascinating mix of action, mysticism and liberal...
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