Hugh Pentecost Reading Order
1 series · 113 books
Hugh Pentecost was the prolific pseudonym of American author Judson Philips, who crafted over a hundred mystery and detective novels throughout his career. Known for his versatile approach to crime fiction, Pentecost created intricate plots and compelling investigations that appealed to devoted mystery readers. His extensive body of work demonstrates a mastery of the detective genre and helped establish him as a significant contributor to American mystery literature.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete113 books
Start with The party killer, the first of 113 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | 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 | Hide her from every eye |
| 26 | Homicidal Horse (Red Badge Novel of Suspense) |
| 27 | Honeymoon with death |
| 28 | Hound Dunnit |
| 29 | I'll sing at your funeral |
| 30 | Kill and kill again |
| 31 | Laughter Trap |
| 32 | Lieutenant Pascal's tastes in homicides |
| 33 | Memory of Murder |
| 34 | Murder As Usual |
| 35 | Murder Goes Round and Round |
| 36 | Murder Round the Clock |
| 37 | Murder by Proxy; A Murder Arranged; Counterstroke |
| 38 | Murder goes round and round; Cover-up story; A crime remembered |
| 39 | Murder in high places |
| 40 | Murder in luxury |
| 41 | Murder out of wedlock |
| 42 | Murder sweet and sour |
| 43 | Mystery Double |
| 44 | Mystery at a country inn |
| 45 | Nightmare Time |
| 46 | Only the Rich die Young |
| 47 | Only the rich die young |
| 48 | Past, present, and murder |
| 49 | Pattern for terror |
| 50 | Peter Styles |
| 51 | Police procedurals |
| 52 | Pulp Adventures #20 |
| 53 | R.S.V.P. murder; The twisted people; Come out, come out |
| 54 | Random killer |
| 55 | Reicher Mann, toter Mann |
| 56 | Remember to kill me |
| 57 | Senior Sleuths |
| 58 | Shadow of madness |
| 59 | Sniper |
| 60 | Sniper |
| 61 | Sow death, reap death |
| 62 | The 24th Horse |
| 63 | The 24th horse |
| 64 | The Cannibal Who Overate (Red Badge Detective) |
| 65 | The Case of the Blonde Bonanza; Jade for a Lady; The Cannibal Who Overate |
| 66 | The Creeping Hours, 1974 |
| 67 | The Detective Story |
| 68 | The Golden Trap; Along a Dark Path; Weave a Wicked Web |
| 69 | The Judas freak |
| 70 | The Lonely Target |
| 71 | The Obituary Club |
| 72 | The Steel Palace |
| 73 | The assassins |
| 74 | The battles of Jericho |
| 75 | The beautiful dead |
| 76 | The beautiful dead; The thirteenth trick; Jet stream |
| 77 | The brass chills |
| 78 | The cannibal who overate |
| 79 | The case of the bigamous spouse; Missing, presumed dead; Choice of violence |
| 80 | The case of the blonde bonanza |
| 81 | The case of the horrified heirs; Is there a traitor in the house?; The shape of fear |
| 82 | The case of the mischievous doll; The Unquiet Sleep; The Tarnished Angel |
| 83 | The champagne killer |
| 84 | The copycat killers |
| 85 | The creeping hours |
| 86 | The day the children vanished |
| 87 | The deadly friend |
| 88 | The deadly friend |
| 89 | The deadly joke |
| 90 | The evil that men do |
| 91 | The evil that men do |
| 92 | The evil that men do; The cat who could read backwards; No peace for the wicked |
| 93 | The fourteen dilemma |
| 94 | The gilded nightmare |
| 95 | The girl with six fingers |
| 96 | The golden trap |
| 97 | The kingdom of death |
| 98 | The kingdom of death |
| 99 | The laughter trap |
| 100 | The lonely target |
| 101 | The price of silence |
| 102 | The price of silence; Emily Dickinson is dead; A legacy from Tenerife |
| 103 | The shape of fear |
| 104 | The substitute victim |
| 105 | The tarnished angel |
| 106 | Time of terror |
| 107 | Todesgrüsse vom Pier 5 |
| 108 | Tote können nicht mehr lieben |
| 109 | Walking Dead Man |
| 110 | Weekend im Tresor / Bei Nacht sind alle Mörder grau / Tödliches Glas |
| 111 | Where the snow was red |
| 112 | With intent to kill |
| 113 | The party killer 1997 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Hugh Pentecost written?
- Hugh Pentecost has written 113 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1997 to 1997.
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- Hugh Pentecost has 1 completed series.