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Chant
Meet John Sinclair. Medal of Honor. Black Belt.
The savage fury of the West meets the ancient power of the East
in one awesome warrior-for-hire.
Genius of disguise, master of intrigue, adept in the killing arts.
Chant has brought his body under his mind's control
and he can make anyone's heart stop beating in a second.
Even his own.
In every government there's at least one person trying to buy him,
and another trying to kill him.
Neither can be done.
Chant only takes the jobs he wants ...
and completes them with deadly precision.
No one can stop him.
Except perhaps the man called Bai.
The sensei who, years ago, trained him.
The sensei now hired to kill him ...
The savage fury of the West meets the ancient power of the East
in one awesome warrior-for-hire.
Genius of disguise, master of intrigue, adept in the killing arts.
Chant has brought his body under his mind's control
and he can make anyone's heart stop beating in a second.
Even his own.
In every government there's at least one person trying to buy him,
and another trying to kill him.
Neither can be done.
Chant only takes the jobs he wants ...
and completes them with deadly precision.
No one can stop him.
Except perhaps the man called Bai.
The sensei who, years ago, trained him.
The sensei now hired to kill him ...
- GenresMystery
231 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
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About the author
George C. Chesbro
54 books62 followersGeorge C. Chesbro was an American author of detective fiction. His most notable works feature Dr. Robert "Mongo the Magnificent" Fredrickson, a private detective with dwarfism. He also wrote the novelization of The Golden Child, a movie of the same name starring Eddie Murphy.
Chesbro was born in Washington, D.C. He worked as a special education teacher at Pearl River and later at rockland Psychiatric Center, where he worked with trouble teens. Chebro was married and had one daughter and two step-daughters.
Chesbro was born in Washington, D.C. He worked as a special education teacher at Pearl River and later at rockland Psychiatric Center, where he worked with trouble teens. Chebro was married and had one daughter and two step-daughters.
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August 23, 2017
I've read almost all of Chesbro's books and this is the first one u sbsolutely could not get into. I realized after about :35 pages that I just didn't care.
April 24, 2023
Good (but not great) thriller from George Chesbro. A nice change from the Mongo series, but i found it a bit less rich and engaging.
September 29, 2012
A nice side project for George writing as David Cross. Hard to find series but well worth it.
January 5, 2014
Enjoyed the book as I wanted to get to the ending to see if Chant was love struck or just plain hiding behind the sex. Sue
November 8, 2015
Violent! Gruesome! Terrific!
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