Henry Carter Hull

Maybe the Moon, Armistead Maupin's first novel since ending his bestselling Tales of the City series, is the audaciously original chronicle of Cadence Roth -- Hollywood actress, singer, iconoclast and former Guiness Book record holder as the world's shortest woman. All of 31 inches tall, Cady is a true survivor in a town where -- as she says -- "you can die of encouragement." Her early starring role as a lovable elf in an immensely popular American...

Ten novellas featuring circus-performer-turned-private-eye Mongo -- "one of the greatest characters of recent mystery fiction" ( 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. Originally published...

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...

"The Nebula Award -- winning novel with "a plot that sings, enchanting romance, and a depth of insight into human nature... destined to become a classic" (SF Site). During the late seventeenth century, Louis XIV's natural philosopher and explorer, Father Yves de la Croix, does what no one has done for four hundred years: he brings a living sea monster to land. Thus begins a stunning fantasy, a journey into science and superstition, and an alternate...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...