The George C. Chesbro Web Site (original) (raw)

2024-10-14 — Interview restored

One of the better interviews with George was conducted by Julie A. Pierce for Inkwell Newswatch back in June 2007. I only just discovered that Julie's site has disappeared. I have reposted her interview here.

Man of Mystery: George C. Chesbro

2024-09-13 — Mystery*File blog post

Posted back in April on the Mystery*File blog:

PI Stories I'm Reading: GEORGE C. CHESBRO "Candala"

2023-01-23 — LinkedIn post from Steven J. Austin

Author Steven J. Austin posted on LinkedIn about the impact of George's fiction on his own work. You can read his post here:

"A lesson in writing at its best."

Thanks, Steven!

2022-09-09 — Vintage newspaper articles and site maintenance

I've fixed several broken links, redirecting to local files or the original pages via the Wayback Machine at Archive.org. I also found a better-quality version of the George Chesbro audio greeting for Dangerous Dwarf.

I also added three vintage newspaper profiles of George from the Rockland, NY, paper, The Journal News, and added newspaper images to a few other articles. I also added a book review by George that was published in 1987. They can all be found on the Articles page.

2022-02-03 — French graphic novel adaptation of Bone

I stumbled over this a couple of weeks ago: in 2020, a graphic novel adaptation of George Chesbro's 1990 novel Bone was released in France! The hardcover volume was released by Michel Lafon. The story was adpated by Roger Seiter and illustrated by Frederic Pontarolo.

The book can be ordered from Amazon France.

I don't read French, so I have no idea how faithful it is to the story, but it looks nice.

2020-06-06 — Mongo book mention

Shadow of a Broken Man is included in the CrimeReads article "10 Great Books that Defy All Genre Labels."

2019-06-08 — Vintage newspaper articles by George

I recently dug up a couple of travel articles that George wrote for The Boston Globe in 1971 and 1972! You can follow the links to read the articles and see scans of the original publications.

I hope to add more vintage newspaper articles and reviews in the coming weeks!

2018-06-22 — Three more ebooks released

Mysterious Press and Open Road have released three more George C. Chesbro ebooks! Veil, Strange Prey and Other Tales of the Hunt, and_Lone Wolves_ are all available now as ebooks.

With these releases, all of George's books are now available in ebook form except Lord of Ice and Loneliness and his two adaptations, Crying Freeman and The Golden Child.

Ordering links for all of the ebooks can be found on George C. Chesbro Ebooks page.

2018-01-11 — George C. Chesbro around the 'net

I spent a long-overdue evening searching for various references to George and his work. Here are some of the links I discovered tonight.

2017-11-14 — More George C. Chesbro Ebooks!!!

Thanks to Mysterious Press and Open Road Books, most of the rest of George C. Chesbro's books are are now available in ebook formats!

Veil has not yet been released, but will be soon. With these releases, all of George's books are available as ebooks now except for the short story collections Strange Prey and Lone Wolves and the final Mongo novel, Lord of Ice and Loneliness. I'm not sure if or when those books will be released as ebooks. Stay tuned!

Click here to purchase the Mongo ebooks!

2017-10-17 — Mongo Ebooks!!!

Thanks to Mysterious Press and Open Road Books, the Mongo mysteries are now available in ebook formats! The ebooks will be released on October 31, 2017, and can be pre-ordered now from Amazon, B&N, Kobo, and Google.

The initial wave of Chesbro ebooks consists of the fourteen Mongo books. The rest of Chesbro's books will be released in ebook formats in the coming months.

Click here to purchase the Mongo ebooks!

2014-12-04 — Review of City of Whispering Stone

A recent post on the blog Pretty Sinister Books reviewed City of Whispering Stone and discussed the Mongo books in general. You can read the post here.

2014-07-20 — Blog "Casual Debris" reviews Chesbro

The blog Casual Debris has posted great reviews of George Chesbro's novella "Strange Prey" and the first Mongo novel, Shadow of a Broken Man. The latter review especially focuses on the ties between the two, which both feature the character Victor Rafferty.

2014-02-23 — Mongo series for HBO with Peter Dinklage?

2014-01-04 — Various foreign editions added to Book Cover Gallery

Various Internet perusals have turned up some foreign editions of George's books that I hadn't previously known about. Books from Japan, Argentina, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic have been added to the Book Cover Gallery.

2013-11-07 — Chesbro mention in Maine Crime Writers' "scariest books" blog

The Maine Crime Writers blog recently postedFor Halloween: Our Scariest Books Ever. Author John Clark chose George Chesbro's Bone. You can read his comments on theblog post.

2013-08-02 — Political blogger mentions Chesbro's work

Blogger Lou Hough recently wrote a blog in response to Paul Krugman's column about the problems of the Republican Party. By sheer coincidence, she recently picked up a copy of George Chesbro's_Dream of a Falling Eagle_:

Ever notice how some things seem meant to be? On Saturday, July 27, I checked out several mysteries from the local library. The intent was to celebrate my seventy-fifth birthday week in style. It's quite remarkable how much we can learn even from media meant to entertain. I'd never read any Mongo mysteries and find it so curious that I selected this particular one just when I was writing articles about Paul Krugman's column claiming there is something wrong with the soul of the Republican Party.

Here are her articles. The Chesbro book is mentioned in the latter two.

Update: Lou mentioned the book again in her August 2, 2013, blog post,Chicken-Fried Attitudes.

2013-07-11 — Kirkus Reviews article mentions Mongo

2010-10-19 — Article reflects on The Beasts of Valhalla

Check out Scott A. Cupp's article:

Forgotten Book: The Beasts of Valhalla by George C. Chesbro (via Wayback Machine)

2010-09-18 — A new book by George's wife, Robin N. Chesbro

Robin Chesbro, George's wife, has written a book entitled The Moon and the Nest about life after George's death. From the back cover:

Love, loss and healing are reflected upon by a newly-widowed woman as she travels alone in her RV throughout the North American Continent

The book is an entertaining read that's also very sad in parts as Robin details George's final days and her feelings. I recommend it to all of George's fans.

The Moon and the Nest can be purchased fromAmazon.com.

The Moon and the Nest cover

2010-08-27 — The Beasts of Valhalla promotional materials

2009-08-16 — Unholy Orders reprint

2009-07-30 — Another tribute article

2009-04-07 — George's last story is in stores now!

George Chesbro's last short story, "Home Inversion," is in stores now in the June 2009 issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. It's a great story featuring Garth Frederickson. AHMM, June 2009

2009-04-05 — New (old) cover image

2009-02-17

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2008-11-26

The Washington Post ran an article about George's death.

2008-11-23

Here's a nice article about George that was published in the Albany, NY, newspaper Times Union:Author of genre novels dies.

Times Union has also set up a Guestbook for messages for George's family.

A number of bloggers have paid tribute to George this week:

2008-11-18

I am very sad to report that George Chesbro died this morning after an illness.

Like all of you, I am a huge fan of George's work. My friendship with him began in 1999 when I sent him a letter describing the fan website that I had created for his work. He liked what I'd done, and over the next couple of months, the fan site was transformed into Dangerous Dwarf, the official George C. Chesbro website.

I've very much enjoyed my friendship with George and Robin over the years, and I will miss being able to correspond with him.

I'm sure Mongo and Garth will miss him, too.

Hunter
Webmaster for DangerousDwarf.com

NEW BALTIMORE - George Clark Chesbro, 68, of New Baltimore, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at St. Peter's Hospital.

Born in Washington, D.C. on June 4, 1940, he was the son of the late George W. and Maxine (Sharpe) Chesbro. An author of over 25 novels and nearly 100 short stories, George was a recipient of an Ellery Queen Award and had served as president of the Mystery Writers Association of America. Earlier in his career, George had worked as a special education teacher at Pearl River and at the Rockland Psychiatric Center where he worked with emotionally troubled teens.

Survivors include his wife, Robin N. Chesbro; a son, Mark Chesbro;, a daughter Michelle Chesbro; two stepdaughters, Rachael and Leah Gass; a sister, Judith (Richard) Ragone and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Services are private at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish may send a remembrance in his name to the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society, 3 Oakland Ave., Menands, NY 12204.

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Thanks to George C. Chesbro, Roger Eakes, Mari Hall, Bill Berry, Joan Scott, Becky Gilliam, and Greykell Dutton for various help in putting this site together!