The story unfolds well enough and the central mystery is an intriguing one. I can see why the series has been so popular and well remembered by fans. I can also see why there's a passion for more big-screen exploits by Fletch himself.

It’s so easy to get distracted by the fun conversations, the satirizing of the press and the general Fletch antics, to the point that you miss just how clever McDonald is to pull off one of his most clever whodunits. I’d rank this among the best mysteries that McDonald penned, too.

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Souvenirs of a Blown World: Sketches from the Sixties: Writings About America, 1966-1973, Seven Stories Press, 2009; collection of his writings for the Boston Globe Fletcher will reveal her own plans in due course, Quercus said, but will continue to edit some of her long-standing authors for the list. She officially leaves her post on 30th September 2022.

London, Michael. Film Clips: Studios Eye Openings for June Stampede, Los Angeles Times. May 28, 1984. Jonathan Bing; Claude Brodesser (2000-06-29). "M'max, Smith fetch 'Fletch' for franchise". Variety . Retrieved 2007-02-17. Head & Shoulders used to tell us that, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” That’s true for wearing dark shirts, and it’s especially true for books. Sometimes the characters will hook the reader, sometimes the premise, sometimes it’s just knowing the author—but nothing beats a great opening for getting a reader to commit. This is one of my all-time favorite openings (and boy howdy, I had a hard time deciding when to stop). The movie adaptation releases this week, so it’s been on my mind. The Edgars are given yearly to mysteries and like those, including my friend Will Byrnes who watches all the Oscar nominees, I try to read as many Edgar nominees and winners as possible. Gregory Mcdonald (February 15, 1937 – September 7, 2008) was an American writer best known for his mystery adventures featuring investigative reporter Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher.I think the character of Fletch had potential but there were some aspects of his character (like him throwing his girlfriend's cat out a 7-story window) that I could tell were the author's intention of making the character endearing to the reader but that instead made me dislike him. Maybe I'm just of a different generation but I don't think that was funny. I get it. He's sardonic and cynical with the DGAF attitude but there are other ways to illustrate his dominance and masculinity other than making him cruel to animals. Michael Ausiello (2007-04-23). "Exclusive: Zach Braff Bails on Fletch! Plus: Scrubs to ABC?". TV Guide . Retrieved 2009-10-03. Fletch is a 1974 mystery novel by Gregory Mcdonald, the first in a series featuring the character Irwin Maurice Fletcher. Dan John Miller does a bang-up job with the narration. I've read every book in the series multiple times -- some of them several. I'm going to give a conservative estimate of 15 reads of Fletch before the audiobook. I know each sentence, I know how these people should sound, I've "heard" them more times than I can remember and there was little chance that some new voice in my head was going to be able to compete. And Miller did pretty good -- I don't agree with every choice he made, but I liked almost everything he did.