Unlike the hard-boiled heroes of more typical pulp detective novels, Shell Scott had a wry sense of humor that got him through his stranger assignments. Prather introduced the character in his 1950 novel ''Case of the Vanishing Beauty.'' More than 30 others followed, all of them paperback originals. His most popular works were his Shell Scott mysteries, from the 1950s and '60s, about a former merchant marine who kept his hair in a military buzz cut and was missing part of an ear because it was shot off during the war. Prather, who also wrote several novels under the pseudonyms David Knight and Douglas Ring, won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America in 1986. The cause was complications from pulmonary disease, author Linda Pendleton, a friend of Prather's, said this week. This caught our eye because the cover has the same art that was used on Steve Brackeens Baby Moll, except with the background changed to an eye-catching blood red. T he 13th Mystery Writers of America Anthology, edited and introduced by Shell Scott ‘s creator is, predictably, jam-packed with examples of humourous crime stories including, naturally a Shell Scott romp. He also wrote under the pseudonyms David Knight and Douglas Ring. Prather, Richard S., editor, The Comfortable Coffin Buy this book Fawcett Gold Medal Books, 1960. Prathers 1959 thriller Over Her Dead Body. Richard Scott Prather (Septem Febru) was an American mystery novelist, best known for creating the 'Shell Scott' series. Prather, best known for his mystery stories about Shell Scott, a former merchant-mariner-turned-private investigator, died at his home in Sedona, Ariz., on Feb. Over haar lijk was published in 1960 by Rotterdam based Uitgeversmij, and its a Dutch edition of Richard S. Prather, whose mystery stories about Shell Scott, a former Marine turned private investigator, were set in Southern California, died at his home in Sedona, Ariz., on Feb.
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