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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Books George Chesbro

Posted by Paul Constant on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:56 AM

The author most famous for writing the Mongo the Magnificent mystery series is dead at 68.

I really loved the Mongo mysteries. How could you not love a collection of semi-paranormal mysteries starring a criminologist dwarf who used to be a circus acrobat? I really loved the way Chesbro alluded to Mongo's dwarfism without continually going "Hey, look! A midget!" My favorite Mongo mystery that I've read is The Cold Smell of Sacred Stone, in which Mongo's brother becomes the messiah to a doomsday cult. His books are always a lot of fun, and apparently Peter Dinklage has been trying to turn Mongo into a James Bond style film franchise, which I would love to see.

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starring a criminologist dwarf who used to be a circus acrobat?

You forgot "black-belt."

Does this mean his books will be back in print soon? I'll sort of miss the used-book-store treasure hunt aspect of being a fan, but there's still a few titles I haven't been able to find.

Posted by robotslave on November 19, 2008 at 4:32 PM

All of Chesbro's books are in-print right now, though you pretty much have to order them from Amazon.com. Several years ago, Chesbro started Apache Beach Publications and reprinted the books himself. Those editions are available online, but few bookstores have stocked them, as far as I know.

Hunter, webmaster for DangerousDwarf.com

Posted by Hunter on November 21, 2008 at 3:41 AM