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Pierre Chambrun Mystery Books in Order

Pierre Chambrun Mystery by Hugh Pentecost contains 21 books, published between 1962 and 1988. The first book is The Cannibal Who Overate (1962) and the newest is Murder Goes Round and Round (1988). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
1962–1988
Pages on record
2,839 in 14 of 21 books
Reading time
47–71 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,839 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

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Pierre Chambrun leads Hugh Pentecost's Pierre Chambrun Mystery series, whose subjects include hotelkeepers, French Americans and New York City. The series runs to 21 books from The Cannibal Who Overate (1962) to Murder Goes Round and Round (1988), at a median of 189 pages. The Shape of Fear (1964), The Golden Trap (1967), Girl Watcher's Funeral (1970) and Walking Dead Man (1973) are among the titles.

How many Pierre Chambrun Mystery books are there?

Pierre Chambrun Mystery has 21 books, released between 1962 and 1988.

Pierre Chambrun Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Pierre Chambrun 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.

  1. Cover of The Cannibal Who Overate by Hugh Pentecost, book 1 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1962)
  2. Cover of The Golden Trap by Hugh Pentecost, book 4 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1967)
  3. Cover of The Deadly Joke by Hugh Pentecost, book 7 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1971)
  4. Cover of Birthday, Deathday by Hugh Pentecost, book 8 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1972)
  5. Cover of Walking Dead Man by Hugh Pentecost, book 9 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1973)
  6. Cover of Bargain with Death by Hugh Pentecost, book 10 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1974)
  7. Cover of Time of Terror by Hugh Pentecost, book 11 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1975)
  8. Cover of The 14 Dilemma by Hugh Pentecost, book 12 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1976)
  9. Cover of Beware Young Lovers by Hugh Pentecost, book 15 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1980)
  10. Cover of Murder In Luxury by Hugh Pentecost, book 16 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1981)
  11. Cover of With Intent to Kill by Hugh Pentecost, book 17 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1982)
  12. Cover of Murder Round the Clock by Hugh Pentecost, book 20 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1985)
  13. Cover of Murder Goes Round and Round by Hugh Pentecost, book 22 of the Pierre Chambrun Mystery series (1988)
  1. 1
    The Cannibal Who Overate1962 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962191
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  2. 2
    The Shape of Fear1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  3. 3
    The Evil That Men Do1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  4. 4
    The Golden Trap1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  5. 5
    The Gilded Nightmare1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  6. 6
    Girl Watcher's Funeral1970 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970187
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  7. 7
    The Deadly Joke1971 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971188
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  8. 8
    Birthday, Deathday1972 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972190
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  9. 9
    Walking Dead Man1973 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973188
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  10. 10
    Bargain with Death1974 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974185
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  11. 11
    Time of Terror1975 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975218
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  12. 12
    The 14 Dilemma1976 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976184
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  13. 13
    Death After Breakfast1978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
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  14. 14
    Random Killer1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  15. 15
    Beware Young Lovers1980 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980218
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  16. 16
    Murder In Luxury1981 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981182
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  17. 17
    With Intent to Kill1982 · 199 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982199
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  18. 18
    Murder In High Places1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  19. 19
    Remember to Kill Me1984 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984221
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  20. 20
    Murder Round the Clock1985 · 317 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985317
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  21. 22
    Murder Goes Round and Round1988 · 171 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988171
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Is there a chronological order for Pierre Chambrun Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Pierre Chambrun 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 Pierre Chambrun Mystery books in order?

You should read the Pierre Chambrun Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Pierre Chambrun Mystery book also stands alone.

Where to start with Pierre Chambrun Mystery

Start with The Cannibal Who Overate (1962), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Pierre Chambrun Mystery book?

Murder Goes Round and Round (1988) is the newest Pierre Chambrun Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Pierre Chambrun Mystery book coming?

No next Pierre Chambrun 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.

Pierre Chambrun Mystery at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Pierre Chambrun Mystery title on record dates from 1988, 38 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Pierre Chambrun Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,839 pages across the 14 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 189 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Pierre Chambrun Mystery books, 9 of 21, were published in the 1970s.

What the Pierre Chambrun Mystery books are about

19 of the 21 Pierre Chambrun Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: french americans is tagged on 17 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • French Americans 17 of 19 books
  • Hotelkeepers 17 of 19 books
  • Pierre Chambrun (Fictitious character) 17 of 19 books
  • Chambrun, pierre (fictitious character) 13 of 19 books
  • Mystery & detective 12 of 19 books
  • New York (N.Y.) 12 of 19 books
  • Fiction in English 6 of 19 books

More books by Hugh Pentecost

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Hugh Pentecost

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.