Kill the Clown (edition 1962)

by Richard S. Prather

Series: Shell Scott (24)

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Title:	Kill the Clown
Authors:	Richard S. Prather
Info:	Fawcett (1962), Edition: First Edition, Mass Market Paperback
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This is one novel where Scott doesn't get the girl, but he gets his life. His escape from three situations with mobsters who hate him shooting at him and surrounding him is too much for my leap of the imagination. It stills earns a decent rating, though, because of Prather's wit with simile and puns, and his eternal lechery. This is not for today's feminist.

When Prather takes too many liberties with Scott's life in such a way as to be unbelieveable, my reaction is to lay off Shell Scott for awhile. The last time I made this decision, the "awhile" lasted 44 years. (

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andyray | Dec 22, 2007 |

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When danger rolls into town I have one eye open -- my most private eye - while the other is focusing on a fiery fury of a lady. Surrounded by more underworld celebrities than San Quentin and Sing Sing combined, can you believe that I was the King of Clowns? That's right, but I thought my role was to rescue any poor damsel in distress. Too bad that maiden wasn't planning to rescue me from the next social event planned in town - my funeral -and it was up to me to crash the party while keeping cool below the belt.

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