The Beasts of Valhalla (The Mongo Mysteries #4)

By: George C. Chesbro

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Synopsis: 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 sister asks him to investigate the death of his nephew, Tommy—the victim of an apparent murder-suicide—the private detective soon learns that everything&’s tied to the computer game Tommy and his friends created: an elaborate quest based on J. R. R. Tolkien&’s The Lord of the Rings. The clues send Mongo on a cross-country journey, from a painful visit to his former hometown in Nebraska and back to New York, then on to the rugged coastline of California&’s Big Sur and, ultimately, the frozen depths of the Arctic Ocean, where a mad genius will stop at nothing to achieve total Armageddon. Grounded by his completely original private detective Mongo, author George C. Chesbro &“writes wonderfully strange mystery novels&” (Boston Sunday Herald). The Beasts of Valhalla is the 4th book in the Mongo Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.