Joy wrote:
>> I've got a pile of Richard S. Prathers and a few
others.
>> Which should I read first to let me know if I
should read the rest?
>> Darling, It's Death
>> Always Leave 'Em Dying
>> Lie Down, Killer
>> Dance with the Dead
>> Over Her Dead Body
>> Dagger of Flesh
>> Case of the Vanishing Beauty
>>
I've never met a Shell Scott book I didn't like. I love the
way he gets beaten up, shot at, and hit over the head, and
still manages to find the time and the energy to work his way
through several hot tomatoes. Manhandled AND womanhandled :o)
I love some of the turns of phrase. He's dancing with a
particularly hot woman and says "But it was more than just a
dance. It was like doing a foxtrot and having your pants
pressed at the same time." Perfect.
SMT wrote:
> Of course, it's all terribly sexist if you
apply
> today's standards of political correctness. You have
to be lenient on
> that. I mean, Shell Scott calls girls "tomatoes"...
Terrific writer,
> probably hard to sell to today's readers.
And that's such a shame, because he IS a terrific writer.
And, personally, I would LOVE to be called a tomato :o)
Donna (more like a marrow)
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