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    Pattern for Panic

    By Richard S. Prather

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    Shell Scott. He’s a guy with a pistol in his pocket and murder on his mind. The crime world’s public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can’t help but take the job, even when the case is a killer. He’s South of the border and crackin’ down on crime. There’s a fierce crime wave running rampant throughout Mexico that’s got Shell in the mood for some hot tamales, wet tequila and justice. But who would have guessed that the police are involved in the scam? Shell’s got his work cut out for him, but that doesn’t mean there’s no time for some sexy senoritas.
     
    Pattern for Panic Dying is the 10th book in the Shell Scott Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Media
    Release dateApr 1, 2014
    ISBN9781480498600
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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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      The fact that I enjoy the capers of Shell Scott is the primary evidence I may be insane. This longish (for Prather) novel is set in Mexico City and has Shell running (literally) for his life, not giving him the time to fornicate with every bumpy adult that comes along. (Have you ever noticed, Shelley fans, how there are NO UGLY WOMEN in Prather's books.