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Richard S Prather Books in Order
Richard 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.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Richard S Prather's book series? Richard S Prather has written 2 book series. The most notable is the Shell Scott series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Richard S Prather
- #1
The Case of the Vanishing Beauty(1950) - #2
Bodies in Bedlam(1951) - #3
Everybody Had a Gun(1951) - #4Find This Woman(1951)
- #5Dagger of Flesh(1952)
- #6Darling, It's Death(1952)
- #7
Way of a Wanton(1952) - #8
Pattern for Murder / The Scrambled Yeggs(1952) - #9
Always Leave 'em Dying(1953) - #10
Ride a High Horse / Too Many Crooks(1953) - #11
Pattern for Panic(1954) - #12Strip for Murder(1956)
- #13
The Wailing Frail(1956) - #14
Have Gat - Will Travel(1957) - #15
Three's a Shroud(1957) - #16Slab Happy(1958)
- #17Take a Murder, Darling(1958)
- #18Over Her Dear Body(1959)
- #19
Double in Trouble (With: Stephen Marlowe)(1959) - #20
Dance with the Dead(1960) - #21
Dig That Crazy Grave(1961) - #22
Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters(1961) - #23
Kill the Clown(1962) - #24
Dead Heat(1963) - #25Joker in the Deck(1964)
- #26The Cockeyed Corpse(1964)
- #27
The Trojan Hearse(1964) - #28
Dead Man's Walk(1965) - #29
Kill Him Twice(1965) - #30
The Meandering Corpse(1965) - #31
The Kubla Khan Caper(1966) - #32
Gat Heat(1967) - #33The Cheim Manuscript(1969)
- #34
Kill Me Tomorrow(1969) - #35
The Shell Scott Sampler(1969) - #36
Dead-Bang(1971) - #37The Sweet Ride(1972)
- #38
The Sure Thing(1975) - #39
The Amber Effect(1986) - #40
Shellshock(1987) - #41
The Death Gods(2011)
- #1
Lie Down, Killer(1952) - #2
The Peddler (As: Douglas Ring)(1952) - #3
Dragnet: Case No.561(1956) - #4The Sleeper Caper(2009)
- #5
The Comfortable Coffin(1960) - #6Masters of Noir, Volume One(2010)
About Richard S Prather
Richard 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.
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