Hugh Pentecost Books in Order

NYPD Inspector Luke Bradley investigates the shooting of crooked stamp dealer Max Adrian. A counterfeiting scheme, a fortune in missing stamps, and a determined young dealer give Bradley a crowded field of suspects and motives.

Inspector Luke Bradley enters the horse world after a man arrives with a murdered young woman in his car. Among racing money, wealthy interests, and competing stories, Bradley sets out to trap the killer.

Inspector Luke Bradley investigates a murder case where a threat carries a grimly personal edge. Moving through a tangled group of suspects, he must determine who has turned anger and old knowledge into a promise of death.

Former NYPD inspector Luke Bradley is now a Navy lieutenant on a secret Pacific repair base. With sabotage and murder threatening the mission, Bradley and screenwriter Chris Wells race to identify the enemy within.

This standalone suspense story sets a hunted person against an opponent who appears to stay one step ahead. As the pressure rises, survival depends on learning who is playing cat and mouse, and why.

A nightmare of danger and deception drives this standalone mystery, as a troubling situation becomes a fight for the truth. The investigation moves through uncertainty, hidden motives, and a threat that grows harder to escape.

Four shorter mysteries introduce Dr. John Smith, a criminal psychologist who reads people as carefully as evidence. Each case tests his ability to uncover the memories, fears, and concealed motives that can lead to murder.

Dr. John Smith, a psychiatrist with a talent for criminal investigation, faces a mystery marked by danger and troubled memories. In a cold, isolated setting, he must uncover what turned a past conflict into violence.

Criminal psychologist Dr. John Smith investigates a case in which violence and mental strain are dangerously intertwined. He must look beyond obvious explanations, testing memory and motive as the shadow of another crime grows closer.

A deadly conspiracy puts the pressure on in this standalone suspense novel. As the threat of assassination becomes real, the people involved must uncover who is directing the violence and how far the plan reaches.

This standalone thriller enters a world ruled by danger, secrecy, and the fear of death. A murder investigation forces its characters to confront the power structure around them before the violence claims another victim.

After a generous Lakeview woman is brutally murdered, suspicion falls on her troubled husband. Retired prosecutor Uncle George Crowder defends the man against a town ready to condemn him, while searching for the real killer.

Pierre Chambrun makes his debut as manager of New York's Beaumont hotel. When a woman dies after being pressured to murder a hated guest, Chambrun has one week to stop a deadly plot before a lavish birthday party.

A friendship becomes a source of danger in this standalone mystery. As loyalties shift and private knowledge turns threatening, the people closest to the victim must decide whether trust has made them accomplices, targets, or suspects.

A seemingly admirable figure becomes entangled in crime when a hidden flaw changes how others see them. This standalone mystery follows the dangerous gap between a respected public image and the truth behind it.

Pierre Chambrun investigates when fear takes hold among guests and staff at the Beaumont. The hotel manager must identify the source of the threat before suspicion turns into panic and panic gives a killer room to act.

Painter John Jericho is commissioned to create a portrait of a headmaster murdered ten years earlier. The work revives questions about the dead man's life, and soon Jericho finds that the old case is producing fresh violence.

John Jericho is pulled into a case involving a woman who needs to disappear from public view. Pursuing the people who want her hidden, the artist-detective uncovers danger that cannot stay concealed for long.

Pierre Chambrun faces a Beaumont mystery in which ordinary manners hide ugly intentions. To stop a killer, he must confront the damage caused by resentment, selfishness, and the willingness to treat another person's life as expendable.

As the hours crawl toward a deadly conclusion, John Jericho investigates a case in which fear and uncertainty steadily close in. His eye for detail and instinct for injustice make him a problem for someone who needs silence.

Pierre Chambrun discovers that wealth can be a trap when a case at the Beaumont turns dangerous. He must look beyond expensive surroundings to find the person using greed, trust, and privilege to set up murder.

John Jericho investigates the death of a woman whose public image has made her story harder to read. The case leads the painter into a web of admiration, exploitation, and people determined to control the narrative.

A glittering occasion at the Beaumont becomes a nightmare when Pierre Chambrun finds murder beneath its golden surface. He must work through privilege, false courtesy, and concealed grudges to protect the hotel and its guests.

John Jericho is drawn into a mystery involving a young woman whose unusual feature makes her impossible to forget. The painter-detective follows a trail of danger and deception while trying to protect someone caught in a larger scheme.

John Jericho, the Greenwich Village painter with a fierce sense of justice, faces a case marked by escalating violence. His search for the truth takes him into a world where fear spreads quickly and innocence is easily endangered.

Pierre Chambrun investigates a death connected to a man whose attention to women has left behind enemies and secrets. At the Beaumont, he must uncover which relationship has turned from watchfulness into murder.

Julian Quist makes his first appearance as a public-relations expert caught in a murder case. His access to New York's wealthy and influential circles proves useful as he searches for the truth behind a threatened life.

A joke with deadly consequences disrupts the Beaumont, forcing Pierre Chambrun to investigate the people who thought they understood the game. He must discover when a private amusement became a deliberate act of murder.

A birthday celebration at the Beaumont is darkened by death, putting Pierre Chambrun on the trail of a killer. The guest list offers motives in abundance, but the manager must learn whose grudge has become lethal.

Julian Quist investigates a murder case with a glittering social surface and a bitter core. Champagne, celebration, and high connections provide the setting, but Quist knows that the most polished party can conceal a killer.

Julian Quist is drawn into a glamorous case where beauty and status cannot hide the violence underneath. His investigation moves through a world of image-making, ambition, and people willing to protect a dangerous secret.

At the Beaumont, Pierre Chambrun meets a man whose life is already shadowed by death. When the threat becomes real, Chambrun must uncover who has marked the victim and what old secret has put him in danger.

Pierre Chambrun investigates when a dangerous agreement threatens people connected to the Beaumont. The case turns on what someone promised, what they expected in return, and who intends to collect the final debt.

Betrayal sits at the center of this Julian Quist mystery. As a case unfolds among people skilled at managing their public faces, Quist must learn who has sold out whom, and why murder became the price.

Julian Quist encounters a newlywed celebration overshadowed by danger and murder. As private promises collide with public appearances, he must determine whether love has brought the victim safety, betrayal, or a carefully laid trap.

Pierre Chambrun confronts a period of mounting fear at the Beaumont, where a threat becomes more dangerous with every passing hour. He must keep the hotel calm while tracing the motive behind a terrifying crime.

Night brings danger to Julian Quist's polished New York world when a case of murder and secrecy begins after dark. He must expose the person using the city's shadows, parties, and private arrangements as cover.

Pierre Chambrun faces a difficult case at the Beaumont, where the number fourteen becomes part of a deadly puzzle. With guests and staff under strain, he must make sense of clues designed to confuse.

When children vanish, a community is thrown into fear and desperation. This standalone suspense novel follows the urgent effort to understand what happened, who is responsible, and whether the missing children can be found in time.

An apparently ordinary situation becomes dangerous when murder reveals how much people have been hiding. This standalone mystery follows the pressure of suspicion as familiar routines and relationships take on a darker meaning.

Julian Quist is drawn into a murder case connected to a powerful and imposing world of wealth and business. To solve it, he must find the weak point in a structure built to keep outsiders away.

A public-relations assignment becomes a deadly trap for Julian Quist when a client's trouble turns into murder. He must decide who is being manipulated, who is lying, and whether the apparent victim is really the target.

A morning at the Beaumont ends with death, leaving Pierre Chambrun to investigate before routine becomes chaos. The smallest details of a guest's schedule may reveal who had the chance to turn breakfast into murder.

Julian Quist enters a world where a horse, its owners, and its backers become tied to a deadly mystery. He must sort through money, rivalry, and fear before another apparent accident becomes impossible to explain.

A seemingly senseless murder puts Pierre Chambrun on edge at the Beaumont. If the killer truly chose at random, anyone could be next, but Chambrun suspects a pattern hiding beneath the panic.

Pierre Chambrun investigates a Beaumont case in which romance, jealousy, and danger become tightly linked. The hotel manager must look past appearances to learn whether young love has made someone an easy target.

A politician receives a call that opens the door to a dangerous mystery, and Julian Quist is drawn into the fallout. Public life, private identity, and a threatening mask of respectability all complicate the search for a killer.

Luxury surrounds a lethal secret when Pierre Chambrun investigates another Beaumont crime. Behind the polished rooms and impeccable service, he finds ambition, money, and guests who will do almost anything to remain untouchable.

Julian Quist investigates a case in which a cruel act has planted consequences no one can control. As resentment turns deadly, he must identify the person ready to turn a long-nursed grievance into murder.

When the fiancée of a partner in Julian Quist's firm becomes involved in a murder case, old history becomes impossible to ignore. Quist must uncover how past choices are shaping a very present danger.

A threatening situation at the Beaumont leaves Pierre Chambrun certain that the violence was planned. He follows a trail of intent, opportunity, and deception through a world where every guest has something to protect.

Pierre Chambrun is pulled into a murder among people used to influence, privilege, and privacy. High above the ordinary life of the Beaumont, he finds that status offers no protection from a patient killer.

Julian Quist is hired to manage a sensitive situation, only to find that a private scandal has become a murder case. He must work through rumor, damaged reputations, and competing accounts of a dangerous relationship.

A new threat in Lakeview appears to echo earlier crimes, drawing Uncle George Crowder into a tense search for a copycat. He must determine whether the past is being repeated or deliberately used to mislead the town.

Pierre Chambrun investigates a murder threat that turns memory into a matter of survival at the Beaumont. The closer he gets to the truth, the more urgent it becomes to learn who has not forgotten an old grievance.

In Lakeview, Uncle George Crowder finds that people are keeping quiet for reasons that go beyond loyalty. A murder case forces him to uncover what silence is protecting, and who is willing to pay for it.

Julian Quist takes on a crisis involving a movie star and controversial politician whose troubles put someone else in danger. The investigation turns on mistaken targets, public image, and the question of who was meant to die.

The Beaumont becomes the scene of a case that gives Pierre Chambrun little time to spare. Guests, staff, and visitors all have reasons to conceal their movements as he races to stop a killer's next move.

Uncle George Crowder investigates a Lakeview murder in which personal bitterness hides behind polite behavior. As old relationships sour, he must find the truth before the town settles on the most convenient suspect.

A celebrity gathering gives Julian Quist access to a crowded field of performers, friends, and hidden resentments. When violence interrupts the occasion, he investigates a case where a carefully planned party may have been a trap.

A fire turns deadly in Lakeview, leaving Uncle George Crowder to question whether it was accident, revenge, or something more calculated. The case exposes rivalries and fears in a community quick to protect its own.

Pierre Chambrun faces a dangerous crisis at the Beaumont when a troubling situation among guests becomes a murder investigation. With the hotel under pressure, he must act before fear gives a killer another chance.

Public-relations expert Julian Quist investigates a baffling murder that suggests the killer may not be finished. As the people around the victim grow more anxious, Quist must separate a public story from the private motives beneath it.

At New York's Beaumont hotel, Pierre Chambrun confronts a murder that keeps returning to the same circle of guests and secrets. Protecting the hotel's reputation means finding who is turning old connections into fresh danger.

Retired prosecutor Uncle George Crowder is drawn into another Lakeview case when fear spreads through a close-knit community. He must identify the person behind a planned crime before suspicion and panic do lasting damage.

This collection brings together fifteen John Jericho stories written between 1964 and 1976. The red-bearded painter and crusader follows clues involving injustice, violence, missing people, and the vulnerable people others would rather overlook.