Gregory Mcdonald: Fletch Won (USA 2018)

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"A natural storyteller, Mcdonald is the Kurt Vonnegut of the mystery story... fast-moving, quizzical, amusing, ironic." -- New York Times Book Review
Young Irwin Maurice Fletcher, a.k.a. Fletch, the eager and inventive new reporter for the News-Tribune, is having a hard time finding his place at the newspaper. After a few "mishaps" writing questionable headlines and creatively worded obituaries, Managing Editor Frank Jaffe appoints Fletch to the society pages, where he's assigned to cover a generous yet surprising donation to an art museum from a high-powered defense attorney.

But before he can secure an interview, the attorney is shot dead in the newspaper's parking lot, no witnesses in sight. To Fletch's chagrin, the story is reassigned to the boorish lead investigative reporter Biff Wilson, and he's placed on a seemingly unrelated story, some society pages fluff piece about an all-women-trainers health club that's rumored to offer a lot of "extras."

Undeterred by Biff's threatening nature and determined to dig up the dirt on both stories, Fletch collects a cast of engaging characters and strings together the scandalous clues that lead to an eventful and unexpected conclusion.

Gregory Mcdonald: Fletch Won. Blackstone Publishing, ISBN: 9781538536803 (November, 2018), 272 p., $15.99.

Gregory Mcdonald: Fletch Won (USA 2002)

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Fletch Won
As a fledgling reporter, Fletch is doing more flailing than anything else. That and floating around from department to department trying to figure where he fits in. His managing editor's got him pegged for the society pages, but the kind of society Fletch gets involved with is anything but polite.

Fletch Won
His first big interview, a millionaire lawyer with a crooked streak and an itch to give away some of his ill-gotten gains, ends up dead in the News-Tribune's parking lot before Fletch can ask question number one. So Fletch ends up going after the murderer instead, and ends up learning a thing or two about crime and punishment.

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At the same time, he's supposed to be covering (or maybe uncovering) a health spa that caters to all its clients needs, and gets hired as a very personal trainer. Never mind that he's supposed to be getting married at the end of the week; Fletch has a few other engagements to take care of first.

Gregory Mcdonald: Fletch Won. Vintage Books, ISBN: 0375713522 (July, 2002), 265 p., $12.00.

Gregory Mcdonald: Fletch Won (USA 1986)

From the Publisher:
Now the author of the Edgar Award-winning novel Fletch (and inspiration for the movie with the same title) takes you back to the very start of Irwin Maurice Fletcher's career. It's Fletch's first case -- the murder of Donald Habeck, a wealthy criminal lawyer with a past that includes a roster of angry ex-con clients, a certifiably crazy wife, a son confined to a monastery, and a daughter living with an avant-garde Poet of Violence. They'll all have Fletch outrunning the cops and even his fiancée -- as he launches his now-legendary career.

"A zany, good-natured romp through the funny side of crime... the irrepressible Fletch is back in action." -- Los Angeles Times
"No one writes sharper, wittier repartee... Fletch is still a charmer." -- Washington Post Book World
"Fletch Won is like a perfect martini -- cool and clear, full of bite and pleasure." -- Robert Parker

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A Featured Alternate of the Literary Guild

Gregory Mcdonald: Fletch Won. Warner Books, ISBN: 0446340952 (April, 1986), 272 p., $3.95.

Gregory Mcdonald: Fletch Won (USA 1985)

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Irwin Maurice Fletcher -- Gregory Mcdonald's irrepressible Fletch -- has entertained millions of readers since his first appearance in the Edgar Award-winning novel Fletch, ten years ago. Now in Fletch Won, Gregory Mcdonald creates a masterful new mystery that takes readers back to the very beginnings of his career.

It's Fletch's first case. As a rookie reporter for the News-Tribune, he's been covering all the routine stories no one else wants. With his already slightly skewed view of the world the young Fletch only manages to get himself and the paper into trouble -- more trouble than his boss thinks he's worth. As a last chance, he's assigned to the society page to cover the story of Donald Habeck, a wealthy criminal lawyer who wants to donate $5 million to the local art museum.

It's a simple public relations feature -- until Habeck turns up dead in the parking lot of the News-Tribune and Fletch gets the opportunity he's been waiting for.

Digging into the case, Fletch turns up a glut of suspects. First there is Habeck's unhappy family: the certifiably crazy wife, an impoverished daughter, an avant-garde Poet of Violence, and the son who despised the old man so much he became a monk. Then there are Habeck's former clients, including a convicted child molester just out of prison; and a man who once faced a murder rap and now confesses to every violent crime in the city. And underneath it all, there's the nagging, unanswered question: Why would Habeck, a man who made a fortune keeping society's lowest out of prison, suddenly become a do-good philanthropist?

As Fletch outruns the cops, the crime reporter of the News-Tribune, the seductive hostess of the Ben Franklyn Friend Service (more than just an escort agency), a refugee from the Federal Witness Protection Program, and his own fiancée, he finally stumbles across the clue that can break the case wide open -- and launch his legendary career.

Fletch's first hardcover appearance in ten years, Fletch Won is cause for celebration. Mcdonald's clever repartee and breakneck pacing have never been more finely honed. The story of the wise-cracking young reporter's debut, it is sure to delight his loyal fans... and as an intriguing whodunit, certain to enthrall all lovers of mystery.

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About the Author
Gregory Mcdonald is the author of fifteen books, including eight Fletch mystery novels and three Flynn mysteries. He has twice won the Mystery Writers of America's prestigious Edgar Award for "Best Mystery of the Year" for his Fletch novels -- the only mystery writer ever to have been so honored. A former reporter for the Boston Globe, he has just published The Education of Gregory Mcdonald, a collection of his nonfiction writings from the 1960s. Gregory Mcdonald lives near Boston and was recently elected President of the Mystery Writers of America.

Gregory Mcdonald: Fletch Won. Warner Books, ISBN: 0446513253 (August, 1985), 265 p., $14.95.