Hugh Pentecost Reading Order
1 series · 108 books
Hugh Pentecost, a prolific American author, specialized in mystery and detective fiction, penning over 113 works, including one extensive series and several standalone novels. With a writing career that spanned from 1947 to 1997, he is perhaps best known for his engaging narratives and well-crafted plots that keep readers on the edge of their seats. In addition to his mystery novels, he also explored pulp sports genres, showcasing his versatility as a writer.
Standalone Novels Series
108 books
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A plague of violence |
| 2 | Around dark corners |
| 3 | Baker's dozen |
| 4 | Bargain with death |
| 5 | Beware young lovers |
| 6 | Big Apple Mysteries |
| 7 | Birdcage; Flyaway; Random Killer |
| 8 | Birthday, deathday |
| 9 | Cancelled in red |
| 10 | Chinese Nightmare |
| 11 | Choice of violence |
| 12 | Cut thin to win / Black glass city / Diamond bubble |
| 13 | Dead woman of the year |
| 14 | Deadly Trap |
| 15 | Death after breakfast |
| 16 | Death by fire |
| 17 | Death mask |
| 18 | Die after dark |
| 19 | Die for Love; The Substitute Victim; Getting Away With Murder |
| 20 | Ding dong bell; The obituary club; Deadly purpose |
| 21 | Don't drop dead tomorrow |
| 22 | Enemy in the house |
| 23 | Girl watcher's funeral |
| 24 | Hide her from every eye |
| 25 | Homicidal Horse (Red Badge Novel of Suspense) |
| 26 | Honeymoon with death |
| 27 | Hound Dunnit |
| 28 | I'll sing at your funeral |
| 29 | Kill and kill again |
| 30 | Laughter Trap |
| 31 | Lieutenant Pascal's tastes in homicides |
| 32 | Memory of Murder |
| 33 | Murder As Usual |
| 34 | Murder Goes Round and Round |
| 35 | Murder Round the Clock |
| 36 | Murder by Proxy; A Murder Arranged; Counterstroke |
| 37 | Murder goes round and round; Cover-up story; A crime remembered |
| 38 | Murder in high places |
| 39 | Murder in luxury |
| 40 | Murder out of wedlock |
| 41 | Murder sweet and sour |
| 42 | Mystery Double |
| 43 | Mystery at a country inn |
| 44 | Nightmare Time |
| 45 | Only the Rich die Young |
| 46 | Only the rich die young |
| 47 | Past, present, and murder |
| 48 | Pattern for terror |
| 49 | Peter Styles |
| 50 | Police procedurals |
| 51 | Pulp Adventures #20 |
| 52 | R.S.V.P. murder; The twisted people; Come out, come out |
| 53 | Random killer |
| 54 | Reicher Mann, toter Mann |
| 55 | Remember to kill me |
| 56 | Senior Sleuths |
| 57 | Shadow of madness |
| 58 | Sniper |
| 59 | Sow death, reap death |
| 60 | The 24th Horse |
| 61 | The 24th horse |
| 62 | The Cannibal Who Overate (Red Badge Detective) |
| 63 | The Case of the Blonde Bonanza; Jade for a Lady; The Cannibal Who Overate |
| 64 | The Creeping Hours, 1974 |
| 65 | The Detective Story |
| 66 | The Golden Trap; Along a Dark Path; Weave a Wicked Web |
| 67 | The Judas freak |
| 68 | The Lonely Target |
| 69 | The Obituary Club |
| 70 | The Steel Palace |
| 71 | The assassins |
| 72 | The battles of Jericho |
| 73 | The beautiful dead |
| 74 | The beautiful dead; The thirteenth trick; Jet stream |
| 75 | The brass chills |
| 76 | The cannibal who overate |
| 77 | The case of the bigamous spouse; Missing, presumed dead; Choice of violence |
| 78 | The case of the blonde bonanza |
| 79 | The case of the horrified heirs; Is there a traitor in the house?; The shape of fear |
| 80 | The case of the mischievous doll; The Unquiet Sleep; The Tarnished Angel |
| 81 | The champagne killer |
| 82 | The copycat killers |
| 83 | The creeping hours |
| 84 | The day the children vanished |
| 85 | The deadly friend |
| 86 | The deadly joke |
| 87 | The evil that men do |
| 88 | The evil that men do; The cat who could read backwards; No peace for the wicked |
| 89 | The fourteen dilemma |
| 90 | The gilded nightmare |
| 91 | The girl with six fingers |
| 92 | The golden trap |
| 93 | The kingdom of death |
| 94 | The laughter trap |
| 95 | The lonely target |
| 96 | The price of silence |
| 97 | The price of silence; Emily Dickinson is dead; A legacy from Tenerife |
| 98 | The shape of fear |
| 99 | The substitute victim |
| 100 | The tarnished angel |
| 101 | Time of terror |
| 102 | Todesgrüsse vom Pier 5 |
| 103 | Tote können nicht mehr lieben |
| 104 | Walking Dead Man |
| 105 | Weekend im Tresor / Bei Nacht sind alle Mörder grau / Tödliches Glas |
| 106 | Where the snow was red |
| 107 | With intent to kill |
| 108 | The party killer 1997 |
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- Hugh Pentecost has written 108 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1997 to 1997.