Mysterious Press released ten books in the "Pierre Chambrun" series of mysteries by Hugh Pentecost this week in ebook format.
Hugh Pentecost was a penname of prolific crime novelist Judson Philips (1903-1989). Possibly his best known series character is Pierre Chambrun, a sleuthing hotel manager who first appeared in The Cannibal Who Overate (1962) and was featured in another 21 books. But he was also the author of some six other series as written by Hugh Pentecost, and the "Peter Styles" crime novels written under his own name.
Judson Philips was honored as Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1973.
We're providing a list of the newly re-released "Pierre Chambrun" ebooks below, with a synopsis from the second in the series, The Shape of Fear, which was originally published in 1964.
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The Shape of Fear
Hugh Pentecost
A Pierre Chambrun Mystery (2nd in series)
At New York's stateliest hotel, the manager has a revolution on his hands …
For decades, Pierre Chambrun has maintained the enormous mechanism that is the Beaumont Hotel. He breakfasts in his office at nine, and spends his days and nights ensuring that the various problems that inevitably occur in a large hotel do not disrupt its overall operation. But one morning, the suave old hotelier does not appear for breakfast. Panic sets quickly once it is clear that Pierre Chambrun is missing, and his staff must manage without him. The first crisis comes before lunch: A socialite has been murdered in her suite.
Investigating the killing falls to Chambrun's security chief, his secretary, and Mark Haskell, his indefatigable press man. Together they must find the assassin and search for Chambrun, all the while trying to keep the Beaumont on the rails. For whether their boss is dead or alive, nothing must bother the guests.
(3rd) The Evil That Men Do — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(4th) The Golden Trap — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(5th) The Gilded Nightmare — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(6th) Girl Watcher's Funeral — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(7th) The Deadly Joke — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(8th) Birthday, Deathday — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
(9th) Walking Dead Man — Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
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