 Dennis John Andrew Phillips was born in London. He served in the Royal Air Force from 1942 to 1947. He also wrote under the pseudonyms 'Simon Challis', 'Peter Chambers', 'Peter Chester' and 'Philip Daniels'. He is the creator of 'Mark Preston', a private investigator (under the pseudonym 'Peter Chambers'). |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Mark Preston' Novels (as 'Peter Chambers) | |
| 1) Murder Is for Keeps | 1961 |
| 2) Big Goodbye | 1962 |
| 3) Wreath for a Redhead | 1962 |
| 4) Dames Can Be Deadly | 1963 |
| 5) Down-Beat Kill | 1963 |
| 6) Lady, This Is Murder | 1963 |
| 7) Nobody Lives Forever | 1964 |
| 8) This'll Kill You | 1964 |
| 9) Always Take the Big Ones | 1965 |
| 10) You're Better Off Dead | 1965 |
| 11) Don't Bother to Knock | 1966 |
| 12) No Gold When You Go | 1966 |
| 13) The Bad Die Young | 1967 |
| 14) The Blonde Wore Black | 1968 |
| 15) No Peace for the Wicked | 1968 |
| 16) Speak Ill of the Dead | 1968 |
| 17) They Call It Murder | 1973 |
| 18) Somebody Has to Lose | 1975 |
| 19) Day of the Big Dollar | 1979 |
| 20) The Deader They Fall | 1979 |
| 21) Lady, You're Killing Me | 1979 |
| 22) Beautiful Golden Frame | 1980 |
| 23) The Deep Blue Cradle | 1980 |
| 24) Nothing Personal | 1980 |
| 25) Female - Handle with Care | 1981 |
| 26) The Lady Who Never Was | 1981 |
| 27) A Long Time Dead | 1981 |
| 28) The Highly Explosive Case | 1982 |
| 29) A Miniature Murder Mystery | 1982 |
| 30) Dragons Can Be Dangerous | 1983 |
| 31) Jail Bait | 1983 |
| 32) Bomb Scare – Flight 147 | 1984 |
| 33) The Moving Picture Writes | 1984 |
| 34) The Vanishing Holes Murders | 1985 |
| 35) The Hot Money Caper | 1991 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Revenge Incorporated | 1970 |
| As 'Simon Challis' | |
| 1) Death on a Quiet Beach | 1968 |
| As 'Peter Chambers' | |
| 1) Murder Is Its Own Reward | 1982 |
| 2) The Day the Thames Caught Fire | 1989 |
| 3) No Place for a Lady | 1992 |
| As 'Peter Chester' | |
| 1) Killing Comes Easy | 1958 |
| 2) Murder Forestalled | 1960 |
| 3) The Pay-Grab Murders | 1962 |
| 4) Blueprint for Larceny | 1964 |
| 5) The Traitors | 1964 |
| As 'Philip Daniels' | |
| 1) Goldmine – London W.1 | 1979 |
| 2) Alibi of Guilt | 1980 |
| 3) The Nice Quiet Girl | 1980 |
| 4) The Scarred Man | 1980 |
| 5) Foolproof | 1981 |
| 6) Suspicious | 1981 |
| 7) A Genteel Little Murder | 1982 |
| 8) The Inconvenient Corpse | 1982 |
| 9) Nice Knight for Murder | 1982 |
| 10) Cinderella Spy | 1984 |
| 11) The Dracula Murders | 1986 |
| 12) Enquiries Are Proceeding | 1986 |
| 13) The Hunting of Mr. Gloves | 1986 |