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Richard S Prather Books in Order (44 Book Series)

Bodies in BedlamThe Case of the Vanishing BeautyEverybody Had a Gun
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Richard S Prather has written a series of 44 books. Here, you can see them all in order! (plus the year each book was published)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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    3. Richard S Prather Books in Order
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    Total: 44 books
    1. 1
      The Case of the Vanishing Beauty

      The Case of the Vanishing Beauty

      Shell Scott, Book 1

      Richard S Prather

      1950
    2. 2
      Bodies in Bedlam

      Bodies in Bedlam

      Shell Scott, Book 2

      Richard S Prather

      1951
    3. 3
      Everybody Had a Gun

      Everybody Had a Gun

      Shell Scott, Book 3

      Richard S Prather

      1951
    4. 4
      Find This Woman

      Find This Woman

      Shell Scott, Book 4

      Richard S Prather

      1951
    5. 5
      Dagger of Flesh

      Dagger of Flesh

      Shell Scott, Book 5

      Richard S Prather

      1952
    6. 6
      Darling, It's Death

      Darling, It's Death

      Shell Scott, Book 6

      Richard S Prather

      1952
    7. 7
      Way of a Wanton

      Way of a Wanton

      Shell Scott, Book 7

      Richard S Prather

      1952
    8. 8
      Pattern for Murder / The Scrambled Yeggs

      Pattern for Murder / The Scrambled Yeggs

      Shell Scott, Book 8

      Richard S Prather

      1952
    9. 9
      Lie Down, Killer

      Lie Down, Killer

      Richard S Prather

      1952
    10. 10
      The Peddler

      The Peddler

      Richard S Prather

      1952
    11. 11
      Always Leave 'em Dying

      Always Leave 'em Dying

      Shell Scott, Book 9

      Richard S Prather

      1953
    12. 12
      Ride a High Horse / Too Many Crooks

      Ride a High Horse / Too Many Crooks

      Shell Scott, Book 10

      Richard S Prather

      1953
    13. 13
      Pattern for Panic

      Pattern for Panic

      Shell Scott, Book 11

      Richard S Prather

      1954
    14. 14
      Strip for Murder

      Strip for Murder

      Shell Scott, Book 12

      Richard S Prather

      1956
    15. 15
      The Wailing Frail

      The Wailing Frail

      Shell Scott, Book 13

      Richard S Prather

      1956
    16. 16
      Dragnet

      Dragnet

      Case No.561

      Richard S Prather

      1956
    17. 17
      Have Gat - Will Travel

      Have Gat - Will Travel

      Shell Scott, Book 14

      Richard S Prather

      1957
    18. 18
      Three's a Shroud

      Three's a Shroud

      Shell Scott, Book 15

      Richard S Prather

      1957
    19. 19
      Slab Happy

      Slab Happy

      Shell Scott, Book 16

      Richard S Prather

      1958
    20. 20
      Take a Murder, Darling

      Take a Murder, Darling

      Shell Scott, Book 17

      Richard S Prather

      1958
    21. 21
      Over Her Dear Body

      Over Her Dear Body

      Shell Scott, Book 18

      Richard S Prather

      1959
    22. 22
      Double in Trouble

      Double in Trouble

      Shell Scott, Book 19

      Richard S Prather

      1959
    23. 23
      Dance with the Dead

      Dance with the Dead

      Shell Scott, Book 20

      Richard S Prather

      1960
    24. 24
      Dig That Crazy Grave

      Dig That Crazy Grave

      Shell Scott, Book 21

      Richard S Prather

      1961
    25. 25
      Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters

      Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters

      Shell Scott, Book 22

      Richard S Prather

      1961
    26. 26
      Kill the Clown

      Kill the Clown

      Shell Scott, Book 23

      Richard S Prather

      1962
    27. 27
      Dead Heat

      Dead Heat

      Shell Scott, Book 24

      Richard S Prather

      1963
    28. 28
      Joker in the Deck

      Joker in the Deck

      Shell Scott, Book 25

      Richard S Prather

      1964
    29. 29
      The Cockeyed Corpse

      The Cockeyed Corpse

      Shell Scott, Book 26

      Richard S Prather

      1964
    30. 30
      The Trojan Hearse

      The Trojan Hearse

      Shell Scott, Book 27

      Richard S Prather

      1964
    31. 31
      Dead Man's Walk

      Dead Man's Walk

      Shell Scott, Book 28

      Richard S Prather

      1965
    32. 32
      Kill Him Twice

      Kill Him Twice

      Shell Scott, Book 29

      Richard S Prather

      1965
    33. 33
      The Meandering Corpse

      The Meandering Corpse

      Shell Scott, Book 30

      Richard S Prather

      1965
    34. 34
      The Kubla Khan Caper

      The Kubla Khan Caper

      Shell Scott, Book 31

      Richard S Prather

      1966
    35. 35
      Gat Heat

      Gat Heat

      Shell Scott, Book 32

      Richard S Prather

      1967
    36. 36
      The Cheim Manuscript

      The Cheim Manuscript

      Shell Scott, Book 33

      Richard S Prather

      1969
    37. 37
      Kill Me Tomorrow

      Kill Me Tomorrow

      Shell Scott, Book 34

      Richard S Prather

      1969
    38. 38
      The Shell Scott Sampler

      The Shell Scott Sampler

      Shell Scott, Book 35

      Richard S Prather

      1969
    39. 39
      Dead-Bang

      Dead-Bang

      Shell Scott, Book 36

      Richard S Prather

      1971
    40. 40
      The Sweet Ride

      The Sweet Ride

      Shell Scott, Book 37

      Richard S Prather

      1972
    41. 41
      The Sure Thing

      The Sure Thing

      Shell Scott, Book 38

      Richard S Prather

      1975
    42. 42
      The Amber Effect

      The Amber Effect

      Shell Scott, Book 39

      Richard S Prather

      1986
    43. 43
      Shellshock

      Shellshock

      Shell Scott, Book 40

      Richard S Prather

      1987
    44. 44
      The Death Gods

      The Death Gods

      Shell Scott, Book 41

      Richard S Prather

      2011

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