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The mystery writer with a secret identity. Judson P. Philips lived a double life — and for decades, almost nobody knew. In Once a Pulp Man, Audrey Parente uncovers the remarkable story of one of America’s most prolific mystery writers.
Under the pen name Hugh Pentecost, Philips wrote more than a hundred novels across five decades, creating beloved series detectives — most famously Pierre Chambrun, the elegant manager of a grand New York hotel. Few readers suspected that the debonair ‘Pentecost’ was the same man as the hardworking pulp writer Judson P. Philips.
Parente goes beyond the bibliography to reveal the man himself: how he wrote so fast and so well for so long, the challenges behind the typewriter, and the personal life he kept separate from his literary identities. Essential for mystery lovers and anyone fascinated by the golden age of American crime writing.
Judson P. Philips lived a double life — and for decades, almost nobody knew. In Once a Pulp Man: The Secret Life of Judson P. Philips as Hugh Pentecost, Audrey Parente uncovers the remarkable story of one of America’s most prolific mystery writers.
Under the pen name Hugh Pentecost, Philips wrote more than a hundred novels across five decades, creating beloved series detectives — most famously Pierre Chambrun, the elegant manager of a grand New York hotel — and earning the admiration of mystery fans and critics alike. Few readers suspected that the debonair “Pentecost” was the same man as the hardworking pulp writer Judson P. Philips.
Parente’s biography goes beyond the bibliography to reveal the man himself: how Philips wrote so fast and so well for so long, the challenges he faced behind the typewriter, and the personal life he kept carefully separate from his literary identities.
An essential read for mystery lovers, pulp fiction fans, and anyone fascinated by the golden age of American crime writing — this is the secret life of a master of the genre, finally told.
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