Richard S. Prather
Richard S. Prather (1921-2007) was an American author of hardboiled detective fiction novels. He is best known for his Shell Scott series. Growing up in California, Richard read everything he could. After attending Riverside Junior College, he served in World War II as a fireman, oiler, and engineer. He then got married and worked as a civilian chief clerk at an Air Force base. But what he wanted to do was write full-time, and that is what he did. He ended up spending 16 hours per day writing, only taking breaks to eat.
