Julian Quist Mystery Books in Order
Julian Quist Mystery by Hugh Pentecost contains 16 books, published between 1971 and 1987. The first book is Don't Drop Dead Tomorrow (1971) and the newest is Kill and Kill Again (1987). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1971–1987
- Total pages
- 2,961 across 16 books
- Reading time
- 49–74 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,961 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Julian Quist Mystery is a Hugh Pentecost detective series of 16 books set in New York, running from 1971 to 1987. Julian Quist is the fictional character recorded in the subjects. Don't Drop Dead Tomorrow (1971) opens the series, followed by The Champagne Killer (1972) and The Beautiful Dead (1973). Honeymoon with Death (1975), Homicidal Horse (1979) and Death Mask (1980) come later, and Kill and Kill Again (1987) is the last entry. The median book runs to 186 pages.
How many Julian Quist Mystery books are there?
Julian Quist Mystery has 16 books, released between 1971 and 1987.
Julian Quist Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Julian Quist Mystery 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 September 2026.
- 1Don't Drop Dead Tomorrow1971 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/419711841/4
- 2The Champagne Killer1972 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/419721851/4
- 3The Beautiful Dead1973 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/419731871/4
- 4The Judas Freak1974 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/419741841/4
- 5Honeymoon with Death1975 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/419751861/4
- 6Die After Dark1976 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/419761861/4
- 7The Steel Palace1977 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/419771881/4
- 8Deadly Trap1978 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/419781861/4
- 9Homicidal Horse1979 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419791921/4
- 10Death Mask1980 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/419801981/4
- 11Sow Death, Reap Death1981 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/419811871/4
- 12Past, Present, and Murder1982 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/419821871/4
- 13Murder Out of Wedlock1983 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/419831841/4
- 14The Substitute Victim1984 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/419841831/4
- 15The Party Killer1985 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/419851811/4
- 16Kill and Kill Again1987 · 163 pages · confirmed 1/419871631/4
Is there a chronological order for Julian Quist Mystery?
No separate chronological order is on record for Julian Quist Mystery, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Julian Quist Mystery books in order?
You should read the Julian Quist Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Julian Quist Mystery book also stands alone.
Where to start with Julian Quist Mystery
Start with Don't Drop Dead Tomorrow (1971), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Julian Quist Mystery book?
Kill and Kill Again (1987) is the newest Julian Quist Mystery book released so far.
Is there a new Julian Quist Mystery book coming?
No next Julian Quist Mystery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Julian Quist Mystery at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Julian Quist Mystery title on record dates from 1987, 39 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Julian Quist Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,961 pages across all 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 186 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Julian Quist Mystery books, 9 of 16, were published in the 1970s.
What the Julian Quist Mystery books are about
11 of the 16 Julian Quist Mystery 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 10 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 10 of 11 books
- Fiction in English 6 of 11 books
- Quist, julian (fictitious character) 5 of 11 books
- New York (N.Y.) 3 of 11 books
More books by Hugh Pentecost
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Hugh Pentecost
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.