Double in Trouble
by Richard S. Prather (Author), Stephen Marlowe (Author)
Chester Drum (8), Shell Scott (20)
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"As far as I'm concerned, Richard S. Prather was the King of the paperback P.I writers of the 60s. Shell Scott should be in the Top Ten of any readers list of favorite private eyes." --Robert J. Randisi For four decades, Richard S. Prather published over 40 works of detective fiction, most featuring his clever, cad-about-town hero, Shell Scott. Known for their arched humor, punchy dialogue, and sunny Southern California locale, the Shell Scott books represent one of the greatest private show more eye collections ever produced. "I'm Shell Scott, the Private Eye. Well, at least I have a private eye when blondes, brunettes or redhead babes are involved, and I can always spot a hot tamale. You can see why I love my work, and when I heard that Chester Drum was operating my own game on the East Coast, I was in for some ride. There's only room enough for one and Drum was working on my turf." Honored with the Life Achievement Award by the Private Eye Writers of America! "(Shell Scott is) as amusingly blithe a figure as the field has seen since the Saint." --Anthony Boucher Double in Trouble is the 20th book in the Shell Scott Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. show lessTags
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Two Classic Detectives Meet
Chester Drum and Shell Scott together! It's like Batman and Superman getting together. The Shell Scott mysteries can often be a little too silly, a little too cornball, but this one is a flat-out solid adventure where the action never stops from beginning to end. Told in alternating chapters with Prather's Shell Scott narrating one chapter and Marlowe's Chester Drum narrating the next, this is a great story filled with crooked unions, monsters, thugs, secret documents, missing witnesses, sexy women, and more. The battle takes our detectives from coast to coast and back again and is just a whole lot of great action. This would definitely make a great movie.
Chester Drum and Shell Scott together! It's like Batman and Superman getting together. The Shell Scott mysteries can often be a little too silly, a little too cornball, but this one is a flat-out solid adventure where the action never stops from beginning to end. Told in alternating chapters with Prather's Shell Scott narrating one chapter and Marlowe's Chester Drum narrating the next, this is a great story filled with crooked unions, monsters, thugs, secret documents, missing witnesses, sexy women, and more. The battle takes our detectives from coast to coast and back again and is just a whole lot of great action. This would definitely make a great movie.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title*
- Död i dubbla doser
- Original title
- Double in Trouble
- Original publication date
- 1959
- People/Characters
- Shell Scott; Chester Drum
- Related movies
- Double Double Deal and Trouble (1959 | IMDb)
- First words
- I'm a private eye.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It ought to be fun.
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- 44
- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (4.00)
- Languages
- English, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 4
