Author · updated 2026
Richard S. Prather Books in Order
Every Richard S. Prather book in publication order — 47 in total, spanning 1950–2011.
Publication Order of Shell Scott Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Case of the Vanishing Beauty | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Bodies in Bedlam | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Everybody Had a Gun | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Find This Woman | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Dagger of Flesh | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Way of a Wanton | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Pattern for Murder / The Scrambled Yeggs | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Darling, It's Death | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Always Leave 'em Dying | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Ride a High Horse / Too Many Crooks | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Pattern for Panic | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Strip for Murder | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Wailing Frail | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Have Gat - Will Travel | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Three's a Shroud | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Slab Happy | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Take a Murder, Darling | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Over Her Dear Body | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Double in Trouble | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Dance with the Dead | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Dig That Crazy Grave | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Kill the Clown | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Dead Heat | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Joker in the Deck | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Cockeyed Corpse | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Trojan Hearse | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Dead Man's Walk | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Kill Him Twice | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Meandering Corpse | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Kubla Khan Caper | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Gat Heat | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Cheim Manuscript | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Kill Me Tomorrow | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Shell Scott Sampler | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Dead-Bang | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Sweet Ride | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Sure Thing | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Amber Effect | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Shellshock | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Death Gods | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Shell Scott Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot Rock Rumble & The Double Take | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lie Down, Killer | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Peddler (As: Douglas Ring) | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Dragnet: Case No.561 | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sleeper Caper | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Comfortable Coffin | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 47, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Case of the Vanishing Beauty | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Bodies in Bedlam | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Everybody Had a Gun | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Find This Woman | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Dagger of Flesh | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Way of a Wanton | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Pattern for Murder / The Scrambled Yeggs | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Darling, It's Death | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Lie Down, Killer | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Peddler (As: Douglas Ring) | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Always Leave 'em Dying | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Ride a High Horse / Too Many Crooks | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Pattern for Panic | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Strip for Murder | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Wailing Frail | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Dragnet: Case No.561 | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Have Gat - Will Travel | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Three's a Shroud | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Slab Happy | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Take a Murder, Darling | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Over Her Dear Body | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Double in Trouble | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Dance with the Dead | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Comfortable Coffin | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Dig That Crazy Grave | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Kill the Clown | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Dead Heat | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Joker in the Deck | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Cockeyed Corpse | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Trojan Hearse | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Dead Man's Walk | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Kill Him Twice | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Meandering Corpse | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Kubla Khan Caper | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Gat Heat | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Cheim Manuscript | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Kill Me Tomorrow | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Shell Scott Sampler | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Dead-Bang | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Sweet Ride | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Sure Thing | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Amber Effect | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Shellshock | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Hot Rock Rumble & The Double Take | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Sleeper Caper | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | The Death Gods | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
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