Shell Scott Books in Order

The recommended reading order for the Shell Scott series is publication order: 1. The Case of the Vanishing Beauty (1950), 2. Bodies in Bedlam (1951), 3. Everybody Had a Gun (1951), 4. Find This Woman (1951), 5. Dagger of Flesh (1952), and 36 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Shell Scott series by Richard S Prather contains 41 books. The series began in 1950 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Shell Scott series is written by Richard S Prather. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

Publication Order

The Case of the Vanishing Beauty

Bodies in Bedlam

Everybody Had a Gun

Find This Woman

Dagger of Flesh

Darling, It's Death

Way of a Wanton

Pattern for Murder / The Scrambled Yeggs

Always Leave 'em Dying

Ride a High Horse / Too Many Crooks

Pattern for Panic

Strip for Murder

The Wailing Frail

Have Gat - Will Travel

Three's a Shroud

Slab Happy

Take a Murder, Darling

Over Her Dear Body

Double in Trouble (With: Stephen Marlowe)

Dance with the Dead

Dig That Crazy Grave

Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters

Kill the Clown

Dead Heat

Joker in the Deck

The Cockeyed Corpse

The Trojan Hearse

Dead Man's Walk

Kill Him Twice

The Meandering Corpse

The Kubla Khan Caper

Gat Heat

The Cheim Manuscript

Kill Me Tomorrow

The Shell Scott Sampler

Dead-Bang

The Sweet Ride

The Sure Thing

The Amber Effect

Shellshock

The Death Gods

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