{"product_id":"9781504046527","title":"City of Whispering Stone","description":"\u003cb\u003eA circus-performer-turned-PI takes on “murder and intrigue from New York to Iran” in this “well done, suspenseful” unconventional mystery (\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003etwo\u003c\/i\u003e 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With a fearless sense of fun, author George C. Chesbro continues the adventures of “one of the most appealing creations in the detective world” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e City of Whispering Stone \u003ci\u003eis the 2nd book in the Mongo Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MysteriousPress.com\/Open Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132133851376,"sku":"9781504046527","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504046527_p0.jpg?v=1769897602","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504046527","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}