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Bio: Richard Prather is the author of the world famous Shell Scott detective series, which has over 40,000,000 copies in print in the U.S. and many millions more in hundreds of foreign-language editions. In 1986 he was awarded the Private Eye Writers of America's Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the detective genre. He and his wife, Tina, live among the beautiful Red Rocks of Sedona, Arizona. He enjoys organic gardening, gin on the rocks, and golf. He collects books on several different life-enriching subjects and occasionally re-reads his own books with huge enjoyment, especially Strip For Murder.


1. Long [55402 words]The Kubla Khan Caper [A Shell Scott Mystery] by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
2. Long [56793 words]Bodies In Bedlam by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
3. Long [92668 words]The Sure Thing by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
4. Long [56045 words]The Shell Scott Sampler by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
5. Long [60387 words]Everybody Had A Gun by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
6. Long [55326 words]The Scrambled Yeggs by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
7. Long [58322 words]Have Gat--Will Travel by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
8. Mid-Length [49416 words]Dagger of Flesh by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
9. Long [59975 words]The Wailing Frail by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
10. Long [57750 words]Too Many Crooks by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
  1. Long [56586 words]Take a Murder, Darling by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
2. Long [65500 words]Strip for Murder by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
3. Long [98034 words]Double in Trouble by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
4. Long [54760 words]The Cockeyed Corpse by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
5. Long [62084 words]The Trojan Hearse by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
6. Long [59975 words]The Wailing Frail by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
7. Long [78012 words]Slab Happy by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
8. Long [71067 words]Over Her Dear Body by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
9. Long [56793 words]Bodies In Bedlam by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]
10. Long [55044 words]Darling, It's Death by Richard Prather [Mystery/Crime]

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1 The Kubla Khan Caper [A Shell Scott Mystery] [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  It's not exactly Xanadu but the Kubla Khan, Ormand Monaco's new super-luxury hotel in Palm Desert, California is designed and built to transport visitors to what such a palace would be like. He's planned a beauty contest as part of the grand opening but what nobody had planned on are a couple of murders that stir things up and start to spoil the show. Who better than Shell Scott to come in and sort things out? As he unravels the knots--and the one holding up Lyssa Weldon's towel unravels all by... more info>> (Published: 1966)

Words: 55402 - Reading Time: 158-221 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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2 Bodies In Bedlam [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Shell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and murder on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but take the job, even when the case is a killer. Constanza Carmocha is like a cat in heat; she innocently purrs while scratching your eyes out with her razor-sharp claws. She is a dame skilled in the age-old act of bending men to her will, using no other weapon... more info>> (Published: 2000)

Words: 56793 - Reading Time: 162-227 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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3 Everybody Had A Gun [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Shell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and murder on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but take the job, even when the case is a killer. Shell feels like a walking, talking target. He's not an easy guy to mistake for someone else, with his gray eyes, broken nose and missing ear tip, but who would want to take a shot at such a stunning and attracti... more info>> (Published: 2004)

Words: 60387 - Reading Time: 172-241 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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4 The Shell Scott Sampler [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Shell Scott finds himself pressed up against seductive women in deadly situations like no other hard-boiled L.A. sleuth. This collection of five adventures delivers all the action and excitement Shell Scott readers know to anticipate. Follow him through entanglements with Hollywood killers, murderous thieves, and more gorgeous women than his pistol can handle at the same time! (Published: 1997)

Words: 56045 - Reading Time: 160-224 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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5 The Sure Thing [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  A petroleum magnate--a snake oil salesman at heart--finds himself in a gusher of a business deal with a shifty-eyed Sheik. The businessman needs some leverage but how do you get at a guy who has everything? You could kidnap his wife but he has six! Sure enough the girls are gone and the Sheik is freaked. The friction between the two sides is setting off sparks and the plot threatens to explode. For our trigger-happy gumshoe it's another case of burning ambition, white-hot action, bounty in the b... more info>> (Published: 1975)

Words: 92668 - Reading Time: 264-370 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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6 Always Leave 'Em Dying [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Shell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and sex and violence on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but take the job, even when the case is a killer. Shell thinks he has seen it all--until he sees the cult. It sacrifices the best for the worst, and when he discovers who's leading it, it almost killed him. Uniformed in black right down to the gun aime... more info>> (Published: 1982)

Words: 62841 - Reading Time: 179-251 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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7 Dagger of Flesh [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Shell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and murder on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but take the job, even when the case is a killer. Shell's gotten himself into a heap of trouble this time. Jay's gotten himself killed, and his corpse is pointing a stiff finger directly at our tenderhearted private dick. Is it possible that he has been hypnotiz... more info>> (Published: 1956)

Words: 49416 - Reading Time: 141-197 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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8 Dance With The Dead [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  This case couldn't have been more up Shell Scott's alley. Twelve naked, luscious beauties, one for each month of the year, were Scott's next assignment. They were called the "Wow" pinup girls and, man, were they wow! Scott's mission: find four freckles. Four freckles located on one of these tomatoes' tushies. That was the only clue Scott had to help him solve this murder. But not to worry, it's the perfect mixture of business and pleasure for Shell Scott, P.I. (Published: 1960)

Words: 74300 - Reading Time: 212-297 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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9 Darling, It's Death [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Shell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and murder on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but take the job, even when the case is a killer. Man oh man is she a looker. That's Shell's job, to just look at her--day and, of course, night. But it gets kind of hard to check out those legs that just don't stop with a 350-pound thug in the way. Yeah, yeah, ... more info>> (Published: 1952)

Words: 55044 - Reading Time: 157-220 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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10 Dead Heat [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  This time around Shell Scott gives up chasing downtown lowlifes for the uptown high-end kind. A mysterious and industrious industrialist trusts Scott with finding a stock swapper that seems to know too much. And too much is just the beginning. From big-time boardrooms to bawdy motel rooms our man Scott isn't about to sell these crooks short. Tempers flare and plots boil over but in this contest between Shell Scott and some bad guy big wigs, busty femme fatales and flying bullets, between life an... more info>> (Published: 1963)

Words: 55000 - Reading Time: 157-220 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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11 Dead Man's Walk [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  The island couldn't be more charming with its stretches of white beaches, crystalline lagoons, and exotic bikini-clad beauties. But with three dead bodies and a voodoo priest, I had a hard time concentrating on sightseeing. It seemed superstitious to me, since nobody could solve the puzzling cause of their deaths. So with the assistance of my own lovely native doll, I had my work cut out for me--and that was simply managing to evade the long voodoo needle that was destined for my heart! (Published: 1965)

Words: 74309 - Reading Time: 212-297 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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12 Dig That Crazy Grave [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Death is just around the coroner when you're Shell Scott roaming the streets with a nose for danger and a sharp eye for the dames. On a trail leading from the high-class mortuary to the local cemetery, I realized the mob wanted me exactly where I was--as a permanent resident! (Published: 1989)

Words: 47164 - Reading Time: 134-188 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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13 Double in Trouble [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  I'm Shell Scott, the Private Eye. Well at least I have a private eye when blondes, brunettes or redhead babes are involved, and I can always spot a hot tamale. You can see why I love my work, and when I heard that Chester Drum was operating my own game on the East Coast, I was in for some ride. There's only room enough for one and Drum was working on my turf. (Published: 1959)

Words: 98034 - Reading Time: 280-392 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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14 Find This Woman [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Shell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and murder on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but take the job, even when the case is a killer. There are way too many dames knocking at Shell's door, all saying they are the same woman. Not that Shell minds a private Las Vegas harem, but they are really complicating this case. He has his hands full peeling... more info>> (Published: 2000)

Words: 60351 - Reading Time: 172-241 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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15 Have Gat--Will Travel [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Shell Scott'll slay you…with leers, tears and pistol packin' dears. Meet Shell Scott and his entourage of hoodlums, beauties, and dangerous killers. It doesn't take much for this ferocious fireball to pack a punch to all corners of the underworld, but he sure does it. Even if it means sacrificing a pretty little love interest along the way. A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do…and if he run's out of bullets doing it, Shell will just scare them to death! (Published: 1957)

Words: 58322 - Reading Time: 166-233 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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16 Joker in the Deck [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Shell Scott has been dealt a really lousy hand and the stakes are somebody's life--probably his. What will the luck of the draw bring to our hard-boiled hero? Will Shell find the culprit in this full house of crooks and cons or will the queen of hearts call his bluff? A four of a kind is no match for a .44 slug in this all-hours game of guns and girls, guts and grit, life and death. Here the women are crazy and the joker's wild, but so is Shell Scott! (Published: 1964)

Words: 57000 - Reading Time: 162-228 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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17 Kill Him Twice [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  It was a bright and shiny Beverly Hills afternoon when Shell Scott opened his door to find intrigue laying at the foot of his apartment ...in the form of a corpse! Just another day in the sun for the private eye with a nose for danger. He's got to dodge bullets and bounce Beverly Hills beauties in his search for the thug that interrupted his afternoon nap before someone puts him to sleep permanently. Now the only way this private dick is going to cop z's is by pouncing on this perpetrator and ma... more info>> (Published: 1965)

Words: 61173 - Reading Time: 174-244 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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18 Kill the Clown [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  When danger rolls into town I have one eye open--my most private eye--while the other is focusing on a fiery fury of a lady. Surrounded by more underworld celebrities than San Quentin and Sing Sing combined, can you believe that I was the King of Clowns? That's right, but I thought my role was to rescue any poor damsel in distress. Too bad that maiden wasn't planning to rescue me from the next social event planned in town--my funeral--and it was up to me to crash the party while keeping cool bel... more info>> (Published: 1962)

Words: 64707 - Reading Time: 184-258 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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19 Over Her Dear Body [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Dancing the fox trot with a client could be considered unethical--then again, a lot of what my job leads me to do is unethical--but I believe in adding a personal touch to my work. And boy did that ferocious feline of a lady make me crazy about my job. After a while, our rhythmic anatomy lesson turned dirty with an unfriendly gangster pointed his pistol my way. They want me, Shell Scott, to be the headline in the obituaries section, and all I want to do is turn off that dancing music and run to ... more info>> (Published: 1959)

Words: 71067 - Reading Time: 203-284 min.
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20 Pattern for Panic [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Shell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and murder on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but take the job, even when the case is a killer. He's South of the border and crackin' down on crime. There's a fierce crime wave running rampant throughout Mexico that's got Shell in the mood for some hot tamales, wet tequila and justice. But who would have gu... more info>> (Published: 1954)

Words: 69749 - Reading Time: 199-278 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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21 Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  No one other than Shell Scott has the ability to dodge a bullet while magnetized to a magical mistress or engage in dangerous games of both love and war simultaneously. This sleuth has the touch that touches every broad--and with his private eye, he can detect the phonies from the felines in a heartbeat. (Published: 1963)

Words: 62190 - Reading Time: 177-248 min.
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22 Shellshock [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  An Arizona attorney has a client with a problem. It's no ordinary problem and this is no ordinary client. Luckily this legal eagle happens to be friends with the hawkish private eye, Shell Scott. Scott is a sure-fire shamus with no shame and a pocket full of bullets. But he will need more than a pocketful of miracles to make this missing persons case go away. A father desperately wants to see his daughter before he dies. But she's disappeared. Scott must find her. But he can't use her name. The ... more info>> (Published: 1987)

Words: 119000 - Reading Time: 340-476 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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23 Slab Happy [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  I wasn't too happy to be looking down the barrel of every gunman in California, and when I heard them humming murder music on their lips, the melody was sour and I knew it was being dedicated to only one man--me. That gangdom had it all planned out. They'd even measured me for a grave I was supposed to share with a fiery redhead, Coral. There isn't much I wouldn't share with a spicy beauty, but this time I was willing to pass that up to save my life. (Published: 1958)

Words: 78012 - Reading Time: 222-312 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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24 Strip for Murder [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Shell Scott, a not-so-private investigator, has a new type of case; he has to bare it all. But this case requires no fancy P.I. accessories … in fact, it doesn't require any accessories: he's got to find a murderer in a nudist colony. Experienced nudists and adventurous visitors frolic about the colony--oh, and so does a deranged killer. Wearing nothing but his gun, Shell has reveal the murderer in this entrancing mystery novel … and that's the naked truth. (Published: 1983)

Words: 65500 - Reading Time: 187-262 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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25 Take a Murder, Darling [MultiFormat]
by Richard Prather
  Of course my line of work has its perks--and it should when I lay my life on the line for dangerously daring women even if they are among the most luscious ladies I've ever met. It's not easy guarding these beautiful bodies .. of course it takes a lot more than being a bodyguard these days, especially when there's so much body to be guarded. And she has plenty of body to keep me busy--uh, working--for quite a while ... even if she's stacked for murder! (Published: 1958)

Words: 56586 - Reading Time: 161-226 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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