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Inspired by Velázquez's baroque masterpiece, Las Meninas, The Queen's Prophet is an imagined account of the dwarfess Maribarbola of Spain (featured prominently in Velázquez's painting) and her struggle for survival and self-determination at a time when dwarfs were kept by aristocracy as pets, prophets, and good luck charms.
When the Countess of Walther dies at her German estate, her loyal dwarfess Maria-Barbara is forced to work as a prophet for...
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When they investigate a string of disappearances of young girls, will Jenny Weston and Zoe Zola be dispatched with extreme pride and prejudice?
The police discover a young girl's body, dressed in an old-fashioned white lace dress, just outside Bear Falls. Then another local girl from town disappears. Librarian Jenny Wilson and her neighbor, author and little person Zoe Zola, know they have to do something. A trio of wealthy newcomers from Chicago...
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"Stitch by perfect stitch, Andrew Garvie makes exquisite dolls in the finest antique style. Like him, they are diminutive, but graceful, unique and with surprising depths. Perhaps that's why he answers the enigmatic personal ad in his collector's magazine. Letter by letter, Bramber Winters reveals more of her strange, sheltered life in an institution on Bodmin Moor, and the terrible events that put her there as a child. Andrew knows what it is to...
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Mongo mysteries volume 7
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A circus-performer-turned-PI and his ex-cop brother rescue a girl from a doomsday cult in this novel of "terrific suspense" and "unlimited imagination" (Publishers Weekly). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent"-has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. Mongo...
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A former circus performer and criminology professor becomes a PI in "one of the best detective novels of the year" (The New York Times Book Review). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent"--has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. Now a detective in New York City,...
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Mongo mysteries volume 14
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Circus-performer-turned-PI Mongo takes on "the CIA, neo-Nazis, and Haitian voodoo terrorists" in a grand finale that is "even more fun than usual" ( Booklist ). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent" -- has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. Investigating illegal...
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Mongo mysteries volume 4
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A detective takes on mad scientists when a D&D fantasy world turns deadly in this " thrilling combination" of "not-quite-science-fiction and suspense" ( Playboy ). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent" -- has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. When Mongo's...
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Mongo mysteries volume 8
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A circus-performer-turned-PI uncovers dark secrets in a Hudson River town in this novel of "bloodcurdling adventure" and "genuine suspense" ( Publishers Weekly ). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent" -- has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. When his friend,...
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A circus-performer-turned-PI takes on murder and intrigue from New York to Iran in this well done, suspenseful 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 Mongo the Magnificent 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...
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Mongo mysteries volume 6
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A circus-performer-turned-PI who's also "the most engaging criminologist to appear in decades" must save his brother from a cult and a terrorist plot ( Booklist ). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent" -- has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. After a series...
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Mongo mysteries volume 11
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A circus-performer-turned-PI matches wits with an international assassin in another of Chesbro's "wild roller-coaster rides" ( Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent" -- has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. Hired to investigate...
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Mongo mysteries volume 10
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"The most engaging detective in decades" returns to his big-top roots to solve some bizarre murders -- but this time he's working without a net ( Library Journal ). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent" -- has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. Mongo's days...
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When a circus-performer-turned-PI is drawn into the occult underworld, the result is "beautifully plotted and assured" (#1 New York Times -bestselling author Peter Straub). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent" -- has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. Mongo...
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Mongo mysteries volume 12
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A circus-performer-turned-PI deals with sinister sleight of hand in a novel that "gleefully subvert[s] most of the rules of mystery fiction" ( Publishers Weekly ). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent" -- has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. Mongo and his...
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Mongo mysteries volume 13
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"Fans will want their Mongo prescriptions filled" as the circus-performer-turned-private-eye uncaps some pharmaceutical monkey business ( Booklist ). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent" -- has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. On the eve of Thanksgiving,...
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Mongo mysteries volume 5
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A detective's search for a missing friend "careens ahead with the speed and promise of danger of the Indy 500" ( The Washington Post Book World ). 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 "Mongo the Magnificent" -- has a decidedly unusual background for a private investigator. He also just so happens to be a dwarf. Mongo's friend and sensei, Veil...
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