Richard S. PratherAlways Leave 'Em Dying (Shell Scott Detective)
Sheldon Scott LA ex-marine PI, narrator, white-haired 205 pounds 6'2" regains consciousness in an insane asylum.
Richard Scott Prather was an American mystery novelist, best known for creating the "Shell Scott" series. He also wrote under the pseudonyms David Knight and Douglas Ring. Prather was born in Santa Ana, California. He served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. In 1945 year he married Tina Hager and began working as a civilian chief clerk of surplus property at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California.
