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Shell Scott Books in Order

Shell Scott is a series of 41 books written by Richard S Prather.

Here, you can see them all in order! (publication year included)

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41 Books in Series

1
Book cover for "The Case of the Vanishing Beauty" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Case of the Vanishing Beauty

by Richard S Prather

1950

2
Book cover for "Bodies in Bedlam" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Bodies in Bedlam

by Richard S Prather

1951

3
Book cover for "Everybody Had a Gun" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Everybody Had a Gun

by Richard S Prather

1951

4
Book cover for "Find This Woman" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Find This Woman

by Richard S Prather

1951

5
Book cover for "Dagger of Flesh" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Dagger of Flesh

by Richard S Prather

1952

6
Book cover for "Darling, It's Death" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Darling, It's Death

by Richard S Prather

1952

7
Book cover for "Way of a Wanton" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Way of a Wanton

by Richard S Prather

1952

8
Book cover for "Pattern for Murder / The Scrambled Yeggs" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Pattern for Murder / The Scrambled Yeggs

by Richard S Prather

1952

9
Book cover for "Always Leave 'em Dying" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Always Leave 'em Dying

by Richard S Prather

1953

10
Book cover for "Ride a High Horse / Too Many Crooks" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Ride a High Horse / Too Many Crooks

by Richard S Prather

1953

11
Book cover for "Pattern for Panic" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Pattern for Panic

by Richard S Prather

1954

12
Book cover for "Strip for Murder" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Strip for Murder

by Richard S Prather

1956

13
Book cover for "The Wailing Frail" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Wailing Frail

by Richard S Prather

1956

14
Book cover for "Have Gat - Will Travel" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Have Gat - Will Travel

by Richard S Prather

1957

15
Book cover for "Three's a Shroud" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Three's a Shroud

by Richard S Prather

1957

16
Book cover for "Slab Happy" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Slab Happy

by Richard S Prather

1958

17
Book cover for "Take a Murder, Darling" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Take a Murder, Darling

by Richard S Prather

1958

18
Book cover for "Over Her Dear Body" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Over Her Dear Body

by Richard S Prather

1959

19
Book cover for "Double in Trouble" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Double in Trouble

by Richard S Prather

1959

20
Book cover for "Dance with the Dead" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Dance with the Dead

by Richard S Prather

1960

21
Book cover for "Dig That Crazy Grave" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Dig That Crazy Grave

by Richard S Prather

1961

22
Book cover for "Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters

by Richard S Prather

1961

23
Book cover for "Kill the Clown" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Kill the Clown

by Richard S Prather

1962

24
Book cover for "Dead Heat" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Dead Heat

by Richard S Prather

1963

25
Book cover for "Joker in the Deck" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Joker in the Deck

by Richard S Prather

1964

26
Book cover for "The Cockeyed Corpse" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Cockeyed Corpse

by Richard S Prather

1964

27
Book cover for "The Trojan Hearse" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Trojan Hearse

by Richard S Prather

1964

28
Book cover for "Dead Man's Walk" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Dead Man's Walk

by Richard S Prather

1965

29
Book cover for "Kill Him Twice" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Kill Him Twice

by Richard S Prather

1965

30
Book cover for "The Meandering Corpse" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Meandering Corpse

by Richard S Prather

1965

31
Book cover for "The Kubla Khan Caper" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Kubla Khan Caper

by Richard S Prather

1966

32
Book cover for "Gat Heat" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Gat Heat

by Richard S Prather

1967

33
Book cover for "The Cheim Manuscript" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Cheim Manuscript

by Richard S Prather

1969

34
Book cover for "Kill Me Tomorrow" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Kill Me Tomorrow

by Richard S Prather

1969

35
Book cover for "The Shell Scott Sampler" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Shell Scott Sampler

by Richard S Prather

1969

36
Book cover for "Dead-Bang" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Dead-Bang

by Richard S Prather

1971

37
Book cover for "The Sweet Ride" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Sweet Ride

by Richard S Prather

1972

38
Book cover for "The Sure Thing" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Sure Thing

by Richard S Prather

1975

39
Book cover for "The Amber Effect" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Amber Effect

by Richard S Prather

1986

40
Book cover for "Shellshock" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

Shellshock

by Richard S Prather

1987

41
Book cover for "The Death Gods" by Richard S PratherView on Amazon

The Death Gods

by Richard S Prather

2011

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