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Shell Scott
Shell Scott PI Mystery Series, Volume Four
Private Eye Writers of America Life Achievement Award winner, Richard S. Prather brings Shell Scott to life. Known for their arched humor, punchy dialogue, and sunny Southern California locale, the Shell Scott PI series is detective fiction at its finest.
From the uptown high-life, movie sets, poker games, elections, superstitious islands, and back to Beverly Hills – Shell Scott does it all. Just another day in the sun for the private eye with a nose for danger. He must also keep himself out of danger, what with the girls and the men who are trying to take his life. Shell Scott has been dealt a really lousy hand and the stakes are somebody's life – probably his.
Contents:
• "Dead Heat"
• "Joker in the Deck"
• "The Cockeyed Corpse"
• "The Trojan Hearse"
• "Dead Man's Walk"
• "Kill Him Twice"
• "The Kubla Khan Caper"
From the uptown high-life, movie sets, poker games, elections, superstitious islands, and back to Beverly Hills – Shell Scott does it all. Just another day in the sun for the private eye with a nose for danger. He must also keep himself out of danger, what with the girls and the men who are trying to take his life. Shell Scott has been dealt a really lousy hand and the stakes are somebody's life – probably his.
Contents:
• "Dead Heat"
• "Joker in the Deck"
• "The Cockeyed Corpse"
• "The Trojan Hearse"
• "Dead Man's Walk"
• "Kill Him Twice"
• "The Kubla Khan Caper"
994 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 6, 2021
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About the author
Richard S. Prather
93 books42 followersRichard Scott Prather was an American mystery novelist, best known for creating the "Shell Scott" series. He also wrote under the pseudonyms David Knight and Douglas Ring.
Prather was born in Santa Ana, California. He served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. In 1945 year he married Tina Hager and began working as a civilian chief clerk of surplus property at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California. He left that job to become a full-time writer in 1949. The first Shell Scott mystery, 'Case of the Vanishing Beauty' was published in 1950. It would be the start of a long series that numbered more than three dozen titles featuring the Shell Scott character.
Prather had a disagreement with his publisher in the 1970s and sued them in 1975. He gave up writing for several years and grew avocados. However in 1986 he returned with 'The Amber Effect'. Prather's final book, 'Shellshock', was published in hardcover in 1987 by Tor Books.
At the time of his death in 2007, he had completed his final Shell Scott Mystery novel, 'The Death Gods'. It was published October 2011 by Pendleton Artists.
Prather served twice on the Board of Directors of the Mystery Writers of America. Additionally Prather received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 1986.
Prather was born in Santa Ana, California. He served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. In 1945 year he married Tina Hager and began working as a civilian chief clerk of surplus property at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California. He left that job to become a full-time writer in 1949. The first Shell Scott mystery, 'Case of the Vanishing Beauty' was published in 1950. It would be the start of a long series that numbered more than three dozen titles featuring the Shell Scott character.
Prather had a disagreement with his publisher in the 1970s and sued them in 1975. He gave up writing for several years and grew avocados. However in 1986 he returned with 'The Amber Effect'. Prather's final book, 'Shellshock', was published in hardcover in 1987 by Tor Books.
At the time of his death in 2007, he had completed his final Shell Scott Mystery novel, 'The Death Gods'. It was published October 2011 by Pendleton Artists.
Prather served twice on the Board of Directors of the Mystery Writers of America. Additionally Prather received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 1986.
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