β Scribed by Chesbro, George C
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A circus-performer-turned-PI who's also "the most engaging criminologist to appear in decades" must save his brother from a cult and a terrorist plot (Booklist).
With a genius IQ, a past career as a circus acrobat, and a black belt in karate, criminology professor Dr. Robert Fredericksonβbetter known as "Mongo the Magnificent"βhas a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf.
After a series of traumas and an accidental poisoning, Mongo's brother, Garth Fredrickson, is lying unresponsive in an off-limits government psychiatric facility. But that won't stop New York City's most resourceful private eyeβbecause if there's one person in the world Mongo would do anything for, it's Garth.
With a little unorthodox therapy, Mongo manages to bring his brother back to the real world. But it quickly becomes clear that Garth isn't himself. Soon the siblings are...
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### Comments from George C. ChesbroThe final volume of what I think of as "The Valhalla Trilogy" (with The Beasts of Valhalla and Two Songs This Archangel Sings). After many years and failure to have Beasts-- published in four volumes, as I'd originally wanted, I find I've managed to produce three n
### From Publishers Weekly 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's style has changed from
### ### Comments from George C. Chesbro ### The final volume of what I think of as "The Valhalla Trilogy" (with The Beasts of Valhalla and Two Songs This Archangel Sings). After many years and failure to have Beasts-- published in four volumes, as I'd originally wanted, I find I've managed to pro
### From Publishers Weekly 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's style has changed from