Book: ‘The Scrambled Yeggs’ by Richard S. Prather – October 18th, 2016
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.18, 2016, under Books
The Scrambled Yeggs by Richard S. Prather
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This a rollicking good tale of P.I. Shell Scott out to solve a hit and run death. The set of characters Prather writes to involve Scott with are rich and real and distinct. Prather writes a mystery with lots of moving parts and pieces that has hero Scott winding through the labrynth created.
The mystery is solid, with the exception of the first fourth that is a bit muddled in setup. The rest has the typical Scott sex scenes, again integral to the story. But as you read through, you’ll have great difficulty trying to figure who did it.
This particular book has outstanding setting descriptions, again almost it’s own character in the book. A bit more time is spent in Scott’s office in description and we spend a bit more time with the pet guppies.
This is the first of the series where Scott’s wardrobe is further described. Something interesting about the 5 other Scott books I’ve read is that the stories could take place anytime. There is little to tie to the time period of the ’50s and ’60s. This one the most references to the 1950s.
I liked this alot and, again, a thoroughly fulfilling story all in 160 pages. Excellent!
Bottom line: I recommend this book. 9 1/2 out of 10 points.
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