About Richard S Prather
Richard Scott Prather (born September 9, 1921, died February 14, 2007[1]) was an American mystery novelist, best known for creating the "Shell Scott" series. He additionally wrote under the pseudonyms David Knight and Douglas Ring.
Series
Shell Scott
1. The Case of the Vanishing Beauty (1950)
2. Bodies in Bedlam (1951)
3. Everybody Had a Gun (1951)
4. Find This Woman (1951)
5. Dagger of Flesh (1952)
6. Darling, It's Death (1952)
7. Lie Down, Killer (1952)
8. Way of a Wanton (1952)
9. Always Leave 'em Dying (1953)
10. Pattern for Panic (1954)
11. Over Her Dear Body (1959)
12. Ride a High Horse (1953)
aka Too Many Crooks
13. Strip for Murder (1955)
14. The Wailing Frail (1956)
18. Slab Happy (1958)
19. Take a Murder, Darling (1958)
20. Double in Trouble (1959) (with Stephen Marlowe (Milton Lesser))
21. Dance with the Dead (1960)
22. Dig That Crazy Grave (1961)
23. Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters (1961)
24. Kill the Clown (1962)
25. Joker in the Deck (1964)
26. The Cockeyed Corpse (1964)
27. Dead Heat (1963)
28. The Trojan Hearse (1964)
29. Dead Man's Walk (1965)
30. Kill Him Twice (1965)
31. The Meandering Corpse (1965)
32. The Kubla Khan Caper (1966)
33. Gat Heat (1967)
34. The Cheim Manuscript (1969)
35. Kill Me Tomorrow (1969)
36. The Shell Scott Sampler (1969)
36. Shell Scott's Murder Mix (1970)
37. Dead-Bang (1971)
38. The Sweet Ride (1972)
40. The Amber Effect (1986)
41. Shellshock (1987)
Pattern for Murder (1952) (writing as David Knight)
aka The Scrambled Yeggs
The Sure Thing (1975)
1. The Case of the Vanishing Beauty (1950)
2. Bodies in Bedlam (1951)
3. Everybody Had a Gun (1951)
4. Find This Woman (1951)
5. Dagger of Flesh (1952)
6. Darling, It's Death (1952)
7. Lie Down, Killer (1952)
8. Way of a Wanton (1952)
9. Always Leave 'em Dying (1953)
10. Pattern for Panic (1954)
11. Over Her Dear Body (1959)
12. Ride a High Horse (1953)
aka Too Many Crooks
13. Strip for Murder (1955)
14. The Wailing Frail (1956)
18. Slab Happy (1958)
19. Take a Murder, Darling (1958)
20. Double in Trouble (1959) (with Stephen Marlowe (Milton Lesser))
21. Dance with the Dead (1960)
22. Dig That Crazy Grave (1961)
23. Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters (1961)
24. Kill the Clown (1962)
25. Joker in the Deck (1964)
26. The Cockeyed Corpse (1964)
27. Dead Heat (1963)
28. The Trojan Hearse (1964)
29. Dead Man's Walk (1965)
30. Kill Him Twice (1965)
31. The Meandering Corpse (1965)
32. The Kubla Khan Caper (1966)
33. Gat Heat (1967)
34. The Cheim Manuscript (1969)
35. Kill Me Tomorrow (1969)
36. The Shell Scott Sampler (1969)
36. Shell Scott's Murder Mix (1970)
37. Dead-Bang (1971)
38. The Sweet Ride (1972)
40. The Amber Effect (1986)
41. Shellshock (1987)
Pattern for Murder (1952) (writing as David Knight)
aka The Scrambled Yeggs
The Sure Thing (1975)
Novels
Omnibus
Collections
Richard S Prather recommends
 The Thrill Kids (1955) Vin Packer "A real shocker!" |  So Nude, So Dead (1956) Richard Marsten "I defy any reader to put this novel down once he starts it." |
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