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Gregory Mcdonald (February 15, 1937 — September 7, 2008) was an American mystery writer best known for his character Irwin Maurice Fletcher, an investigative reporter otherwise known as "Fletch." Fletch was later played by Chevy Chase in the movie of the same name. The Fletch series, consisting of nine novels, also spawned the 'Flynn' series, as well as the 'Son of Fletch' series.

Two of the Fletch books have earned Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America: Fletch was named Best First Novel in 1975, and Confess, Fletch won for Best Paperback Original in 1977. This is the only time a novel and its sequel won back-to-back Edgars.

In Confess, Fletch, Mcdonald introduced another character, Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn, a brilliant but eccentric police detective who serves as a foil for Fletch. Flynn would go on to appear in four of his own spin-off novels: Flynn, The Buck Passes Flynn, Flynn's In and Flynn's World.

In the novel Son of Fletch, Mcdonald introduced the character of Jack Faoni, who is said to be the illegitimate son of Irwin Maurice Fletcher.

He has also written two novels in the Skylar series, as well as a number of non-series (and non-mystery) novels.

Mcdonald was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He was educated at Harvard, paying his own way by operating yachts, and worked as a teacher before becoming a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s. He finally left his newspaper position to become a novelist full-time with the publication of Fletch. In the mid-1980s, he moved to Tennessee, buying and operating an antebellum farm and getting involved in the local politics. He died in Giles County, Tennessee in 2008.

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Total Books: 188
Fletch Won
2018 - Fletch Won [Fletch, Bk 8] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781538536803
ISBN-10: 1538536803
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Carioca Fletch
2018 - Carioca Fletch [Fletch Mysteries, 7] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781538541982
ISBN-10: 153854198X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Confess Fletch
2018 - Confess Fletch [Fletch, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781538541937
ISBN-10: 1538541939
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Snatch
2017 - Snatch (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781785651823
ISBN-10: 178565182X
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 3

Skylar
2009 - Skylar (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781423371557
ISBN-10: 1423371550
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Souvenirs of a Blown World Sketches from the Sixties Writings About America 19661973
2008 - Souvenirs of a Blown World Sketches From the Sixties Writings About America 19661973 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781583228661
ISBN-10: 1583228667
Genres: History, Nonfiction
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
 1

Fletch Reflected
2006 - Fletch Reflected [Son of Fletch, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780375713507
ISBN-10: 0375713506
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

Son of Fletch
2005 - Son of Fletch [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375713590
ISBN-10: 037571359X
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 1

RAFAEL DERNIERS JOURS
2005 - Rafael Derniers Jours (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782264039446
ISBN-10: 2264039442
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Fletch's Moxie
2005 - Fletch's Moxie [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375713569
ISBN-10: 0375713565
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 3

Fletch and the Man Who
2004 - Fletch and the Man Who [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375713491
ISBN-10: 0375713492
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 4

Flynn's World
2004 - Flynn's World [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375713583
ISBN-10: 0375713581
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
 4

The Buck Passes Flynn
2004 - The Buck Passes Flynn [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375713606
ISBN-10: 0375713603
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 3

Flynn's In
2004 - Flynn's In [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375713613
ISBN-10: 0375713611
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 4

Flynn's World  A Novel
2003 - Flynn's World a Novel (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780375422362
ISBN-10: 0375422366
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 4

Flynn
2003 - Flynn [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375713576
ISBN-10: 0375713573
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 4

Fletch Too
2002 - Fletch Too [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375713538
ISBN-10: 0375713530
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 5

Fletch and the Widow Bradley
2002 - Fletch and the Widow Bradley [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375713514
ISBN-10: 0375713514
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 9

Fletch
2002 - Fletch [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375713545
ISBN-10: 0375713549
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Substores
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 10

Fletch's Fortune
2002 - Fletch's Fortune [Vintage Crime/Black Lizard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375713552
ISBN-10: 0375713557
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Substores
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 4

The Brave
1999 - The Brave (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780736646611
ISBN-10: 0736646612
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1995 - Skylar Edition [Bookcassetter] (Audio Cassette)
1994 - Son of Fletch [Son of Fletch, Bk 1] (Paperback)Hardcover
1994 - Fletch Reflected [Fletch, Bk 11] (Hardcover)Paperback, Audio Cassette
1993 - Son of Fletch [Son of Fletch, Bk 1] (Hardcover)Paperback
1989 - Fletch Won [Fletch, Bk 8] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
1988 - Fletch and the Man Who [Fletch, Bk 6] (Paperback)
1985 - Fletch Won [Fletch, Bk 8] (Hardcover)Paperback
1982 - Fletch's Moxie [Fletch, Bk 5] (Paperback)
1981 - The Buck Passes Flynn [Flynn Series, Bk. 2] (Paperback)
1981 - Fletch and the Widow Bradley [Fletch, Bk 4] (Paperback)Paperback
1981 - Fletch and the Widow Bradley [Fletch, Bk 4] (Paperback)Paperback