George C. Chesbro

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  • Bibliography:
    26 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    December 1976
  • Latest Book:
    May 2018
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Full Series List in Order

A Mongo Mystery

1 - Shadow of a Broken Man (1977)
2 - City of Whispering Stone (Jul-1978)
3 - An Affair of Sorcerers (1979)
4 - Beasts of Valhalla (1985)
5 - Two Songs This Archangel Sings (Oct-1986)
6 - The Cold Smell of Sacred Stone (1988)
7 - Second Horseman Out of Eden (Apr-1990)
8 - The Language of Cannibals (Mar-1990)
9 - In the House of Secret Enemies (Sep-1990)
10 - The Fear in Yesterday's Rings (Mar-1991)
11 - Dark Chant in a Crimson Key (Apr-1992)
12 - An Incident at Bloodtide (May-1993)
13 - Bleeding in the Eye of a Brainstorm (Oct-1995)
14 - Dream of a Falling Eagle (Oct-1996)

Book List in Order: 26 titles

  • King's Gambit

    Chess, espionage, and redemption are the themes of "King's Gambit", the novel that began a remarkable career. "Chesbro writes wonderfully strange mystery novels. . . . In Chesbro's hands (the events) are not only possible but real enough to make you ...

  • Shadow of a Broken Man

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    A Mongo Mystery - 1

    Meet Dr. Robert Frederickson, a.k.a. Mongo. He has a Ph.D. in criminology and a black belt in karate. He teaches at a university, and is a private detective who specializes in solving cases that Sam Spade would have found too kinky to cope with. And,...

  • City of Whispering Stone

    A Mongo Mystery - 2

    MONGO CASTS A LONG SHADOW Can a dwarf be the super-sleuth of the decade? If his name is Dr. Robert Frederickson, formerly Mongo the Magnificent... if a search for a missing circus strongman leads him on a blood-slick trail from the dressing roo...

  • An Affair of Sorcerers

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    A Mongo Mystery - 3

    WHEN DANGER LOOMS, MONGO STANDS TALL An angelic little girl lay writhing in hellish agony...a rock superstar was pumping damnation into his veins...a master magician was under a curse more powerful than he...and Mongo himself was assailed by every...

  • Turn Loose the Dragon

    THE $2 MILLION HIT TEAM HE is the bitter, deadly efficient ex-CIA assassin. SHE is his beautiful and reluctant partner -- and one-time lover. FOR HIM, it is the chance to strike it very rich and settle a highly personal score. FOR HER, it is a ma...

  • Beasts of Valhalla

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    A Mongo Mystery - 4

    He's an ex-circus performer turned hard-nosed New York private eye -- with a Ph.D. in criminology and a black belt to boot. He's also a dwarf -- which creates some problems even as it gives him special insight into the slings and arrows that pierce t...

  • Veil

    When Veil Kendry was born, a brain infection almost ended his life. That illness has left him with a supernatural power that is both a blessing and a curse. Veil dreams with a clarity unknown to nature; his dreams bring him to the edges of time and i...

  • Two Songs This Archangel Sings

    A Mongo Mystery - 5

    Mongo and his brother Garth are changed forever, as is their view of the world, because they possess a secret that must never be told. Here the epic adventure continues as the brothers become fugitives and outcasts struggling to solve the puzzle of a...

  • The Golden Child

    In the tranquil cloister of a Tibetan monastery sits the Golden Child, a magical boy of such purity and goodness that everyone he touches is imbued with his mystic grace. Down the mean streets of Los Angeles, Chandler Jarrell patrols, a wisecrackin...



  • The Cold Smell of Sacred Stone

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    A Mongo Mystery - 6

    He's an ex-circus performer turned hard-boiled New York private eye - with a Ph.D. in criminology and a black belt to boot. He's also a dwarf - which creates some curious problems even as it gives him special insight into the slings and arrows that p...

  • Jungle of Steel and Stone

    JUNGLE OF STEEL AND STONE, the second in the 'Veil' series, was based on a true story, an incident reported in The New York Times about a tribe in the Kalahari desert that was disintegrating, physically and morally, as a result of its idol/god being ...

  • Bone

    While the Human Resources Administration tries to aid the homeless, a psychopath beheads hopeless derelicts on the streets of New York. A man called Bone, himself a street person, becomes the prime suspect: the period of his amnesia coincides with th...

  • The Language of Cannibals

    A Mongo Mystery - 8

    While investigating the death of a friend in a small village in the Hudson River Valley, Mongo must unexpectedly duel with an old enemy as well as a right-wing conspiracy....

  • Second Horseman Out of Eden

    A Mongo Mystery - 7

    Christmas time usually finds Mongo in a jolly mood; he and his brother Garth customarily celebrate the season by granting the wishes of needy children. But there is no joy in this year's task - the Frederickson brothers must race the clock to bestow ...

  • In the House of Secret Enemies

    A Mongo Mystery - 9

    Dr. Robert Frederickson ('Mongo' to his friends), dwarf, private detective, criminology Ph.D., martial arts expert, ex-circus headliner, cult hero of such crime thrillers as Shadow of a Broken Man, Second Horseman Out of Eden and The Language of Cann...

  • The Fear in Yesterday's Rings

    A Mongo Mystery - 10

    A rash of hideous killings throughout the Great Plains seizes the imagination of the more lurid tabloid newspapers, which bray WEREWOLF! Hunters and gun buffs have been torn to shreds and partially devoured. Mongo enters the scene on a mission of ...

  • Dark Chant in a Crimson Key

    A Mongo Mystery - 11

    In Mongo's latest mystery, the dwarf detective pursues the world's most vicious terrorist, leading to a showdown between the terrorist and Mongo and his crew at Lake Geneva....

  • An Incident at Bloodtide

    A Mongo Mystery - 12

    The Hudson River shone like silver during their evening sail. Unfortunately, when Mongo and his brother Garth step ashore, a self-styled sorcerer named Sacra Silver is also around. An old boyfriend of Garth's wife, Mary, he is soon tossed out of the ...

  • Bleeding in the Eye of a Brainstorm

    A Mongo Mystery - 13

    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 ...



  • Dream of a Falling Eagle

    A Mongo Mystery - 14

    Mongo is a dwarf, private detective, martial arts expert, ex-circus headliner and criminologist. He and his brother Garth are working on two separate cases - or so they think. In one, they are preparing a report as part of a special committee investi...

  • Chant: Code of Blood

    "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"....

  • Prism

    The author of the Mongo Mysteries reveals the interior life of a troubled writer in this deeply personal autobiographical novel.   At the age of fifty-eight, author Garth Fugue is adrift. For the last forty years he has poured his soul into twen...

  • Keeper

    Jade Aden, an ex-Naval Intelligence officer and formerly the service's top covert operative in the Middle East, is a woman with dark, dangerous secrets, and deadly skills. As the result of a brutal incident,she has been made a scapegoat and unjustly ...

  • Lone Wolves

    Wild stories featuring favorite characters from the Mongo Mysteries, including Mongo’s brother, Garth Frederickson, and exâ€"CIA agent/Vietnam vet Veil Kendry.   Three very different sleuths -- an exâ€"NYPD cop, a psychic painter and vigilante...

  • Strange Prey and Other Tales of the Hunt

  • Strange Prey

    Wild and weird tales by the author of the Mongo Mysteries -- including the novella that inspired the dwarf detective’s first adventure: Shadow of a Broken Man.   The “unlimited imagination” of the creator of Mongo the Magnificent is given ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

George C. Chesbro has published 26 books.

George C. Chesbro does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Strange Prey, was published in May 2018.

The first book by George C. Chesbro, King's Gambit, was published in December 1976.

Yes. George C. Chesbro has 1 series.
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