George C. Chesbro
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George C. Chesbro was an American author of detective fiction. His most notable works feature Dr. Robert "Mongo the Magnificent
" Fredrickson. He also wrote the novelisation of The Golden Child
, a movie of the same name starring Eddie Murphy
.
Chesbro was born in Washington, D.C.
. He worked as a special education teacher at Pearl River and later at Rockland Psychiatric Center, where he worked with troubled teens. Chesbro was married and had a son, a daughter and two stepdaughters.
Mongo the Magnificent
Dr. Robert "Mongo" Frederickson, a.k.a. Mongo the Magnificent, is a fictional private eye and criminologist who has dwarfism, appearing in several books by George C. Chesbro...
" Fredrickson. He also wrote the novelisation of The Golden Child
The Golden Child
The Golden Child is a 1986 American comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. Murphy plays Chandler Jarrell, a social worker who is confronted by a young Asian woman , who tells him that he is The Chosen One destined to save The Golden Child, the savior of all mankind, from the clutches of the demon Sardo...
, a movie of the same name starring Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
.
Chesbro was born in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. He worked as a special education teacher at Pearl River and later at Rockland Psychiatric Center, where he worked with troubled teens. Chesbro was married and had a son, a daughter and two stepdaughters.
The Mongo Series
- Shadow of a Broken Man 1977 (ISBN 0-671-22696-7)
- City of Whispering Stone 1978 (ISBN 0-9674503-1-4)
- An Affair of Sorcerers 1979 (ISBN 0-671-24625-9)
- The Beasts of Valhalla 1985 (ISBN 0-689-11516-4)
- Two Songs This Archangel Sings 1987 (ISBN 0-689-11659-4)
- The Cold Smell of Sacred Stone 1988 (ISBN 0-689-11913-5)
- Second Horseman Out of Eden 1989 (ISBN 0-689-11979-8)
- The Language of Cannibals 1990 (ISBN 0-892-96394-8)
- In the House of Secret Enemies 1990 (ISBN 0-892-96395-6)
- The Fear in Yesterday's Rings 1991 (ISBN 0-892-96396-4)
- Dark Chant in a Crimson Key 1992 (ISBN 0-892-96463-4)
- An Incident at Bloodtide 1993 (ISBN 0-892-96464-2)
- Bleeding in the Eye of a Brainstorm 1995 (ISBN 1-930253-13-3)
- Dream of a Falling Eagle 1996 (ISBN 1-930253-14-1)
- Lord of Ice and Loneliness 2003 (ISBN 978-2-7436-1532-1) French translation, not published in the US.
The Chant series
- Chant 1986
- Chant: Silent Killer 1987
- Chant: Code of Blood 1987
Other Novels
- Bone - Mysterious Press, 1989
- The Golden Child - Pocket, 1986
- Turn Loose The Dragons - Ballantine, 1982
- Crying Freeman - Rivages, 1999 (French translation, novelization of French film)
- King's Gambit - New English Library, 1976
- The Keeper - Apache Books Publications, 2001
- Prism: A Memoir As Fiction - Apache Books Publications, 2001
Short-Story Collections
- Strange Prey - Apache Beach Publications, 2004
- Lone Wolves - Apache Beach Publications, 2003