Fletch Author:Gregory Mcdonald When Gregory Mcdonald published Fletch in 1974, it was immediately apparent that he was on to something big, This was primarily due to 2 factors. First , Irwin Fletcher was a character whom readers instantly adored, Mcdonald wrote the novel as a one-shot never intending a sequel, but readers clamored so loudly for more of his investigative repor... more »ter that he wrote not only a sequel but seven more Fletch books after that. And secondly, Mcdonalds spare, dialogue-driven writing style was groundbreaking and unique among crime fiction books of the era. Imitators soon abounded, but few, if any, were as skilled as Mcdonald. Fletch won an Edgar Award from the Mysteries Writers of America, and it recieved nearly universal praise from critics, fans and, perhaps most impressively, fellow writers. An astounding one hundred million Fletch books are in print worldwide today.« less