In the House of Secret Enemies (Mongo Mysteries)

From Publishers Weekly Fans of Chesbro's novels will relish these 10 stories'' that feature PI, ex-circus star and dwarf Roberto Mongo'' Frederickson. All but one of the stories are from the hero-narrator's 1970s period of straightforward action/mystery, although some presage Chesbro's later preoccupation with drugs and the occult,'' said PW. Copyright 1991 Cahners Business Information, Inc. First published in leading mystery magazines in the 1970s, these short stories show Dr. Robert Frederickson ("Mongo") in top form as he thwarts a variety of evil from a mad scientist to a Bengal tiger. "(Mongo is) one of the most appealing creations in the detective world".--Publishers Weekly from Goodreads