Case of the Vanishing Beauty
Written by Richard S. Prather
Narrated by Maynard Villers
3.5/5
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Richard S. Prather
Richard S. Prather (1921–2007) was the author of the world-famous Shell Scott detective series, which has over forty million copies in print in the United States and many millions more in foreign-language editions abroad. There are forty-one volumes in the series, including four collections of short stories and novelettes. In 1986, Prather was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Private Eye Writers of America. He and his wife, Tina, lived in Sedona, Arizona.
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Reviews for Case of the Vanishing Beauty
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was the first novel Prather published in 1950, althouigh this particular copy must be the umpteenth printing as it has numerous other novels listed up front. The fact is I have read some score or so of Shell Scott mysteries and this is one of the best. It is one of the best because the author spends his time on characterization and plotting rather than have his alter ego (what else coujld a l6-0ffot teo-or-three inch tall adonis be to little Richard?) lasciviousoly licking his chops over numerous females. Oh, he does that a few times in this book, mostly humorously), but he sticks with the plotting and makes us meet the characters. We are there. In too too many of the Shell Scott fantasies, the reader is relegated to the role of voyeur. In short, this book left me wanting to read another of RSP's books.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The first Shell Scott book from Prather. Highly satisfying, if a bit long-winded in the concluding pages where everything is wrapped up with perhaps one twist too many. Nice sense of humor underlying the grim proceedings.