Book: ‘Take a Murder, Darling’ by Richard S. Prather – July 7th, 2018
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jul.07, 2018, under Books
Take a Murder, Darling by Richard S. Prather
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I do not give the 5 stars easily. But I couldn’t think what is wrong with this book. The story is mapped out in clever twists and turns and comes out in a direction most all readers would never have thought. Best of all Prather took this crackerjack story and molded it into 160 pages. Today, a similar book, would be 500 pages.
Prather has his Shell Scott character in prime shape with one-liners and many a scrap. It all starts in one location with a dead body and then flashbacks to come back to the start. The characters are crackling on the pages. One could point out there are, what today would be called, stereotypical characters, but these are so well done. Yes, there is some, but not a lot of character development, but it isn’t needed in a story like this.
The character dialogue is excellent. I love the patter between Scott and, his pal, Samson. There is also very, very good setting description.
Bottom line: I recommend this book. 9 out of ten points.
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