Richard S. Prather
|birth_place=Santa Ana, California, U.S. |death_date= |pseudonym=David KnightDouglas Ring |alma_mater=Riverside Junior College |genre=Mystery |spouse= }} Richard Scott Prather (September 9, 1921 – February 14, 2007) was an American mystery novelist, best known for creating the "Shell Scott" series. He also wrote under the pseudonyms David Knight and Douglas Ring. Provided by Wikipedia