What do you think?
Rate this book
Shell Scott #20
Double in Trouble
I'm Shell Scott, the Private Eye. Well at least I have a private eye when it comes to 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.
280 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 1959
3 people are currently reading
44 people want to read
About the author
Richard S. Prather
93 books43 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.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
June 20, 2017
Two Classic Detectives Meet
Chester Drum and Shell Scott together! It's like Batman and Superman getting together. The Shell Scott mysteries can often be a little too silly, a little too cornball, but this one is a flat-out solid adventure where the action never stops from beginning to end. Told in alternating chapters with Prather's Shell Scott narrating one chapter and Marlowe's Chester Drum narrating the next, this is a great story filled with crooked unions, monsters, thugs, secret documents, missing witnesses, sexy women, and more. The battle takes our detectives from coast to coast and back again and is just a whole lot of great action. This would definitely make a great movie.
Chester Drum and Shell Scott together! It's like Batman and Superman getting together. The Shell Scott mysteries can often be a little too silly, a little too cornball, but this one is a flat-out solid adventure where the action never stops from beginning to end. Told in alternating chapters with Prather's Shell Scott narrating one chapter and Marlowe's Chester Drum narrating the next, this is a great story filled with crooked unions, monsters, thugs, secret documents, missing witnesses, sexy women, and more. The battle takes our detectives from coast to coast and back again and is just a whole lot of great action. This would definitely make a great movie.
Read
September 13, 2015Elime düştü bir yerden. Saman kağıdı, eski kokusu ve kitabın ilk sayfasına düşülen not ile 6.7.71 tarihi sebebine okunabilecek bir polisiye.
May 1, 2016
Fun confrontation and case with L.A.'s Shell Scott and D.C.'s Chet Drum. Classic detective fare only doubled
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews