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Judson Pentecost Philips (10 August 1903 – March 7, 1989) was an American writer who wrote more than 100 mystery and detective novels under the pseudonyms Hugh Pentecost and Philip Owen, as well as under his own name. As Judson Philips, he also wrote numerous pulp sports novels in the 1930s.[1]

Biography

Philips was born in Northfield, Massachusetts and traveled widely, before completing his education at Columbia University, graduating in 1925.

Philips started writing short stories for pulp fiction magazines in the 1920s and 1930s. He also wrote plays and a newspaper column. In 1950, he helped found the Sharon Playhouse, where he served as a producer and adviser. In the mid 1960s he hosted a program about events in Connecticut's "Northwest Corner" on radio station WTOR in Torrington CT (610kh 1 kW day 500w night DA) which attracted a following. A number of his mystery novels were published under his own name as well as the Hugh Pentecost moniker, all of which benefited from strong characterization, fair play with the reader, and unstilted language to describe interesting situations. An entertaining conversationalist and raconteur he was well respected in his community and in his literary genre.

In 1973, he received the Grand Master Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Mystery Writers of America.

Phillips died of complications resulting from emphysema in 1989, at the age of 85, in Canaan, Connecticut.[2] He was survived by his wife, Norma Burton Philips; three sons, David, of Cranston, Connecticut; John, of Washington, and Daniel, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and a daughter, Caroline Norwood of Rochester.

Bibliography

as Judson Philips

Journalist Peter Styles Series

  1. The Laughter Trap. Dodd Mead 1964
  2. Black Glass City. Dodd Mead 1965
  3. The Twisted People. Dodd Mead 1965
  4. Wings of Madness. Dodd Mead 1966
  5. Thursday's Folly. Dodd Mead 1967
  6. Hot Summer Killing. Dodd Mead 1968
  7. Nightmare at Dawn. Dodd Mead 1970
  8. Escape a Killer. Dodd Mead 1971, ISBN 0-396-06313-1
  9. The Vanishing Senator. Dodd Mead 1972, ISBN 0-396-06579-1
  10. Larkspur Conspiracy. Dodd Mead 1973, ISBN 0-396-06837-2
  11. The Power Killers. Dodd Mead 1974, ISBN 0-396-06979-9
  12. Walked a Crooked Mile. Dodd Mead 1975, ISBN 0-396-07137-2
  13. Backlash. Dodd Mead 1976, ISBN 0-396-07330-7
  14. Five Roads to Death. Dodd Mead 1977, ISBN 0-396-07472-4
  15. Why Murder. Dodd Mead 1979, ISBN 0-396-07683-4
  16. Death is a Dirty Trick. Dodd Mead 6/1980, ISBN 0-396-07820-3
  17. Murder as the Curtain Rises. Dodd Mead 7/1981, ISBN 0-396-07954-5
  18. Target for Tragedy. Dodd Mead 10/1982, ISBN 0-396-08079-4

Standalones

  • Red War. Doubleday 1936, together with Thomas Johnson
  • Death Delivers a Postcard. Hurst & Blackett 1940
  • Murder in Marble: a Detective Story. Dodd Mead 1940
  • Odds on the Hot Seat. Handi-Book 1941
  • The Fourteenth Trump. Dodd Mead 1942
  • Killer on the Catwalk. Dodd Mead 1959
  • Whisper Town. Gollancz 1960
  • A Dead Ending. Dodd Mead 1962
  • The Dead Can't Love. Dodd Mead 1963
  • Murder Arranged. Dodd Mead 1978, ISBN 0-396-07591-2

as Hugh Pentecost

Lt. Luke Bradley Series

  1. Cancelled in Red. Dodd Mead 1939
  2. Twenty-Fourth Horse. Dodd Mead 1940
  3. I'll Sing at Your Funeral. Dodd Mead 1942
  4. The Brass Chills. Dodd Mead 1943

Dr. John Smith Series

  1. Memory of Murder. Ziff Davis 1946, four novellas
  2. Shadow of Madness. Dodd Mead 1950

Lt. Pascal Series

  1. Lieutenant Pascal's Tastes in Homicide. Dodd Mead 1954, collection of stories
  2. The Obituary Club. Dodd Mead 1958
  3. The Lonely Target. Dodd Mead 1959
  4. Only the Rich Die Young. Dodd Mead 1964

Uncle George Series

  1. Choice of Violence. Dodd Mead 1961
  2. Murder Sweet and Sour. Dodd Mead 1965
  3. Around Dark Corners. Dodd Mead 1970, collection of stories
  4. The Copycat Killers. Dodd Mead 8/1983, ISBN 0-396-08183-8
  5. Price of Silence. Dodd Mead 8/1984, ISBN 0-396-08406-8
  6. Death by Fire. Dodd Mead 12/1986, ISBN 0-396-08826-4
  7. Pattern for Terror. Carroll & Graf, ISBN 0-88184-519-8

Hotel Manager Pierre Chambrun

  1. Cannibal who Overate. Dodd Mead 1962
  2. The Shape of Fear. Boardman Books 1963
  3. Evil that Men Do. Boardman 1966
  4. The Golden Trap. Dodd Mead 1967
  5. Gilded Nightmare. Dodd Mead 1968
  6. Girl Watcher's Funeral. Dodd Mead 1969
  7. The Deadly Joke. Dodd Mead 1971, ISBN 0-396-06331-5
  8. Birthday, Deathday. Dodd Mead 1972, ISBN 0-396-06523-4
  9. Walking Dead Man. Dodd Mead 1973, ISBN 0-515-03539-1
  10. Bargain with Death. Dodd Mead 1974, ISBN 0-369-06919-5
  11. Time of Terror. Dodd Mead 1975, ISBN 0-396-07123-5
  12. Fourteen Dilemma. Dodd Mead 1976, ISBN 0-396-07287-4
  13. Death After Breakfast. Dodd Mead 1978, ISBN 0-396-07554-7
  14. Random Killer. Dodd Mead 1979, ISBN 0-396-07654-4
  15. Beware Young Lovers. Dodd Mead 1980, ISBN 0-396-07808-1
  16. Murder in Luxury. Dodd Mead 1981, ISBN 0-396-07921-7
  17. With Intent to Kill, Dodd Mead 6/1982, ISBN 0-396-08042-8
  18. Murder in High Places. Dodd Mead 5/1983, ISBN 0-396-08146-3
  19. Remember to Kill Me. Dodd Mead 4/1984, ISBN 0-396-08309-2
  20. Murder Round the Clock. Dodd Mead 3/1985, ISBN 0-396-08528-7
  21. Nightmare Time. Dodd Mead 6/1986, ISBN 0-396-08793-9
  22. Murder Goes Round and Round. Dodd Mead 8/1988, ISBN 0-396-08952-0

John Jericho Series

  1. The Sniper. Dodd Mead 1965
  2. Hide Her from Every Eye. Dodd Mead 1966
  3. The Creeping Hours. Dodd Mead 1966
  4. Dead Woman of the Year. Dodd Mead 1967
  5. Girl with Six Fingers. Dodd Mead 1969
  6. Plague of Violence. Dodd Mead 1970, ISBN 0-396-06246-2

Julian Quist Series

  1. Don't Drop Dead Tomorrow. Dodd Mead 1971, ISBN 0-396-06389-6
  2. Champagne Killer. Dodd Mead 1972, ISBN 0-396-06611-8
  3. Beautiful Dead. Dodd Mead 1973, ISBN 0-396-06865-5
  4. The Judas Freak. Dodd Mead 1974, ISBN 0-396-07001-6
  5. Honeymoon with Death. Dodd Mead 1975, ISBN 0-395-07212-6
  6. Die After Dark. Dodd Mead 1976, ISBN 0-396-07345-1
  7. Steel Palace. Dodd Mead 1977, ISBN 0-396-07491-5
  8. Deadly Trap. Dodd Mead 1978, ISBN 0-396-07606-3
  9. Homicidal Horse. Dodd Mead 1979, ISBN 0-396-07724-4
  10. The Death Mask. Dodd Mead 10/1980, ISBN 0-396-07883-8
  11. Sow Death, Reap Death. Dodd Mead 1981, ISBN 0-396-08006-0
  12. Past, Present and Murder. Dodd Mead 11/1982, ISBN 0-396-08103-6
  13. Murder out of Wedlock. Dodd Mead 12/1983, ISBN 0-396-08215-6
  14. Substitute Victim. Dodd Mead 12/1984, ISBN 0-396-08407-5
  15. The Party Killer. Dodd Mead 1/1986, ISBN 0-396-08692-5
  16. Kill and Kill Again. Dodd Mead 4/1987, ISBN 0-396-08898-1

Standalones

  • Cat and Mouse. Chicago Royce Publishers 1940
  • Where the Snow Was Red. Dodd Mead 1946
  • Chinese Nightmare. Dell Books 1947
  • The Assassins. Dodd Mead 1955
  • Kingdom of Death. Dodd Mead 1960
  • The Deadly Friend. Dodd Mead 1961
  • Murder Clear Track Fast. Dodd Mead 1961
  • The Tarnished Angel. Dodd Mead 1963
  • Day the Children Vanished. Pocket Books 9/1976, ISBN 0-671-80981-2
  • Murder as Usual. Dodd Mead 1977, ISBN 0-396-07408-3

Anthologies

  • Death Wears a Copper Necktie: and other stories. Walter Edwards Company 1946
  • Alfred Hitchcock's Daring Detectives. Random House 8/1969, ISBN 0-394-81490-2

as Philip Owen

  • Mystery at a Country Inn. Berkshire Press 1979, ISBN 0-912-94454-8

References

  1. ^ Dinan, John A. (1998). Sports in the pulp magazines. McFarland. p. 144. ISBN 0786404817.
  2. ^ Fraser, C. Gerald (9 March 1989). "Judson Philips, 85, Author, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2009.

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