George C. Chesbro
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George C. Chesbro (June 4, 1940 – November 18, 2008[1]) 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.[2]
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Bibliography
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
The Veil Series
- Veil 1986
- Jungle of Steel and Stone 1988
Other Novels
- Bone - Mysterious Press, 1989
- The Golden Child - Pocket, 1986
- Turn Loose The Dragons - Ballantine, 1982
- Crying Freeman - Rivages, 1999 (French translation, novelisation 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
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- ↑ Weinman, Sarah. George Chesbro, R.I.P., November 19, 2008.
- ↑ Washington Post obituary, 26 November 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2011
