City of Whispering Stone

A circus-performer-turned-PI takes on "e;murder and intrigue from New York to Iran"e; in this "e;well done, suspenseful"e; unconventional mystery (Newsday). With a genius IQ, a past career as a circus acrobat, and a black belt in karate, criminology professor Dr. Robert Frederickson better known as "e;Mongo the Magnificent"e; has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. When his former big-top boss asks him to find a missing Iranian strongman, Mongo is plunged into a three-ring circus of murder, espionage, and international intrigue. And when Mongo's own brother police officer Garth Frederickson gets involved, the detective must fly to Iran, a country on the brink of a revolution. Now he's searching for two missing men, from Tehran to the ancient city of Persepolis, playing a game of a cat-and-mouse with forces far beyond his control. And unlike his days as an acrobat, this time, if he slips up, there's no net . . . With a fearless sense of fun, author George C. Chesbro continues the adventures of "e;one of the most appealing creations in the detective world"e; (Publishers Weekly). City of Whispering Stone is the 2nd book in the Mongo Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.