The Bawdy Beautiful Author:Richard S. Prather Prime Prather. When the luscious Lydia Brindley finds a "bug" under her bed, she calls Shell Scott to the rescue. It is Scott's first "bed bug" assignment but he is more than happy to oblige. This collection of short stories features the white-haired, black eye-browed shamus Shell Scott. Everything from Scott's crew cut to his Caddy ... more » convertible to his ready-for-anything libido is gloriously and unabashedly 1950's.« less