A Century of Noir by Max Allan Collins & Mickey Spillane

Author:Max Allan Collins & Mickey Spillane [Collins, Max Allan & Spillane, Mickey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Publisher: NAL
Published: 2002-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

RICHARD S. PRATHER

Richard S. Prather (1921– ) was one of the great pulp treasures of the fifties and early sixties. Sensing that the private eye form was ripe for spoofing, he created L.A. gumshoe Shell Scott. Where most fictional private eyes lived by Raymond Chandler’s naive code—justice, bourbon, and self-pity—ole Shell had dedicated his life to the other things—chicks, broads, and tomatoes. Yes, he would eventually get around to solving the crime, but the fun was watching Shell sleep his way through a couple dozen girls per book (or so it seemed). There’s been an attempt, in these politically correct times, to denigrate his contribution. But the Scott novels are first-rate stories and first-rate fun, even despite Shell’s sometimes wearying right-wing politics. Prather is the forgotten superstar of the first wave of “paperback original” novels.

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