Hugh Pentecost Books in Order
67 books are credited to Hugh Pentecost, published between 1939 and 2008; 2 of them appeared after Hugh Pentecost's death in 1989. The first book is Cancelled in Red (1939) and the newest is The Battles of Jericho (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.
Hugh Pentecost is the pen name of Judson Philips. Hugh Pentecost also publishes as Philip Owen.
- Books
- 67
- Published
- 1939–2008
- Pages on record
- 8,346 in 43 of 67 books
- Reading time
- 139–209 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,346 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 43 of 67 titles with a page count on record.
Hugh Pentecost is a pseudonym of Judson Pentecost Philips (August 10, 1903 to March 7, 1989), an American writer of more than 100 mystery and detective novels published as Hugh Pentecost, as Philip Owen and as Judson Philips. As Judson Philips, Philips also wrote pulp sports novels in the 1930s. The Pentecost catalogue opens with Cancelled in Red (1939) and The 24th Horse (1940). Series include Pierre Chambrun Mystery, Julian Quist Mystery, Uncle George Mystery and John Jericho Mystery, with hotelkeepers and New York among the subjects.
Source: Wikidata
How many Hugh Pentecost books are there?
Hugh Pentecost has 67 books, released between 1939 and 2008. 2 of them were published after Hugh Pentecost's death in 1989. They include 6 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
Hugh Pentecost Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 67 Hugh Pentecost books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of October 2026.
- 11939–1/4
- 219402021/4
- 319422301/4
- 41943–1/4
- 5Cat and Mouse1945 · confirmed 1/41945–1/4
- 61947–1/4
- 7Chinese Nightmare1947 · confirmed 1/41947–1/4
- 8Where the Snow Was Red1949 · confirmed 1/41949–1/4
- 91950–1/4
- 10The Assassins1955 · confirmed 1/41955–1/4
- 11The Kingdom of Death1961 · confirmed 1/41961–1/4
- 121962–1/4
- 1319621911/4
- 14The Deadly Friend1962 · confirmed 1/41962–1/4
- 15The Tarnished Angel1963 · confirmed 1/41963–1/4
- 161964–1/4
- 1719652201/4
- 1819662081/4
- 191966–1/4
- 201967–1/4
- 211967–1/4
- 221968–1/4
- 231969–1/4
- 241969–1/4
- 251970–1/4
- 2619701871/4
- 2719701851/4
- 2819711841/4
- 2919711881/4
- 3019721851/4
- 3119721901/4
- 3219731871/4
- 3319731881/4
- 3419741841/4
- 3519741851/4
- 3619751861/4
- 3719752181/4
- 3819761861/4
- 39The Day the Children Vanished1976 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/419762051/4
- 4019761841/4
- 4119771881/4
- 42Murder As Usual1977 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419771921/4
- 4319781861/4
- 441978–1/4
- 4519791921/4
- 461979–1/4
- 4719801981/4
- 4819802181/4
- 4919811871/4
- 5019811821/4
- 5119821871/4
- 5219821991/4
- 531983–1/4
- 5419831841/4
- 551983–1/4
- 5619841841/4
- 5719841831/4
- 5819842211/4
- 5919851821/4
- 6019851811/4
- 6119853171/4
- 6219862222/4
- 6319861861/4
- 6419871631/4
- 6519881711/4
- 6619901551/4
- 67The Battles of Jericho2008 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/420081751/4
Hugh Pentecost books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Pierre Chambrun Mystery in order
21 books- 1. The Cannibal Who Overate
- 2. The Shape of Fear
- 3. The Evil That Men Do
- 4. The Golden Trap
- 5. The Gilded Nightmare
- 6. Girl Watcher's Funeral
- 7. The Deadly Joke
- 8. Birthday, Deathday
- 9. Walking Dead Man
- 10. Bargain with Death
- 11. Time of Terror
- 12. The 14 Dilemma
- and 9 more in the table above
Julian Quist Mystery in order
16 books- 1. Don't Drop Dead Tomorrow
- 2. The Champagne Killer
- 3. The Beautiful Dead
- 4. The Judas Freak
- 5. Honeymoon with Death
- 6. Die After Dark
- 7. The Steel Palace
- 8. Deadly Trap
- 9. Homicidal Horse
- 10. Death Mask
- 11. Sow Death, Reap Death
- 12. Past, Present, and Murder
- and 4 more in the table above
Uncle George Mystery in order
7 booksJohn Jericho Mystery in order
6 booksLt. Luke Bradley in order
4 booksDr. John Smith in order
2 booksWorldwide Library Mystery in order
1 bookStandalone books
10 books10 Hugh Pentecost titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Hugh Pentecost books in order?
You only need to read Hugh Pentecost books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Hugh Pentecost
Start with Cancelled in Red (1939), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Hugh Pentecost book?
The Battles of Jericho (2008) is the newest Hugh Pentecost book released so far.
Is there a new Hugh Pentecost book coming?
No next Hugh Pentecost book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Hugh Pentecost has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Hugh Pentecost. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- Nero Award1982Won
- Edgar Awards1973Won
Hugh Pentecost at a glance
- Died
- Hugh Pentecost died in 1989, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Hugh Pentecost are still being published after Hugh Pentecost's death in 1989; the newest appeared in 2008.
- Release pace
- Hugh Pentecost books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,346 pages across the 43 of 67 books with a recorded length, a median of 187 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hugh Pentecost books, 22 of 67, were published in the 1970s.
When Hugh Pentecost books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Hugh Pentecost titles appeared. 1970s was the most productive decade with 22 titles.
67 books total across 8 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Hugh Pentecost books are about
39 of the 67 Hugh Pentecost books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 26 of 39. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 26 of 39 books
- French Americans 19 of 39 books
- Hotelkeepers 19 of 39 books
- Pierre Chambrun (Fictitious character) 19 of 39 books
- New York (N.Y.) 18 of 39 books
- Chambrun, pierre (fictitious character) 16 of 39 books
- Fiction in English 14 of 39 books
- Quist, julian (fictitious character) 5 of 39 books
- Painters 2 of 39 books