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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. Two of the Fletch books 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. Mcdonald would go on to write seven more novels in the Fletch series, as well as spinoffs and other standalone novels. The original book became a 1985 movie of the same name starring Chevy Chase. Career Mcdonald was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and attended Harvard. While working as a high school teacher, he wrote and published his first novel, Running Scared (1964), a dramatic story of a college student's suicide. His credential as a published novelist helped him get a job as a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s. His first mystery novel, Fletch, published in 1974, introduced the titular character, an ex-Marine who becomes a wisecracking, womanizing California-based investigative reporter adept at undercover work. In the second Fletch novel, Confess, Fletch (1976), Mcdonald introduced his second signature protagonist, Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn, a brilliant but eccentric Boston Police homicide detective, who would go on to appear in four of his own spin-off novels. The Fletch series also spawned the Son of Fletch series, in which Mcdonald introduced the character of Jack Faoni, the illegitimate son of Irwin Maurice Fletcher. In addition, Mcdonald wrote two mysteries set in Tennessee in the Skylar series and a number of non-series (and non-mystery) novels. Most of Mcdonald's mysteries mixed doses of humor and satire alongside the adventure and whodunit plots. Three of the later Fletch novels, Fletch and the Widow Bradley, Fletch Won and Fletch Too were prequels set in a period in which Fletch was still a struggling young journalist, rather than the wealthy adventurer/troubleshooter he became after the events of Fletch. Adaptations A 1972 British film co-written and directed by David Hemmings was adapted from Mcdonald's first novel, Running Scared. In 1985, the first novel in the Fletch series was adapted into a movie with Chevy Chase playing the irreverent investigative reporter. Although Mcdonald had never seen Chevy Chase perform in anything substantial, he readily agreed to the casting of the actor in the role, and had nothing but praise for his performance. Chase would reprise his role in the 1989 sequel Fletch Lives (based on the Fletch character, but not adapted from any Mcdonald novel). There were no further Fletch films until the series was rebooted years after Mcdonald's death with Confess, Fletch (2022) starring Jon Hamm. His 1991 neo-western novel The Brave was adapted into an unsuccessful 1997 film directed by and starring Johnny Depp. Personal life In the mid-1980s, he moved to Pulaski, Tennessee, where he bought an antebellum farm and became involved in local politics, specifically anti-Klan work. (Pulaski was the birthplace of the KKK.) He died at his home from prostate cancer in 2008. Aside from his wife, Cheryle Higgins, whom he married in 2001, Mcdonald was survived by a sister, two children, three stepsons and grandchildren. His first marriage ended in divorce. Bibliography Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher series Fletch (1974) Confess, Fletch (1976) Fletch's Fortune (1978) Fletch and the Widow Bradley (1981) Fletch's Moxie (1982) Fletch and the Man Who (1983) Carioca Fletch (1984) Fletch Won (1985) Fletch, Too (1986) Son of Fletch series Son of Fletch (1993) Fletch Reflected (1994) Francis Xavier Flynn series Flynn (1977) The Buck Passes Flynn (1981) Flynn's In (1984) Flynn's World (1999 as e-book; 2003 on paper) Skylar series Skylar (1995) Skylar in Yankeeland (1997) Standalone novels Running Scared (1964) Love Among the Mashed Potatoes aka Dear M.E. (1978) Who Took Toby Rinaldi? (US title)/Snatched (UK title) (1980) Safekeeping (1985) A World Too Wide (1987) Exits and Entrances (1988) Merely Players (1988) The Brave (1991) Wise Saws (unpublished) Other The Education of Gregory Mcdonald: Sketches from the Sixties. Writings About America, 1966-1973 (1985) 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 Film adaptations Running Scared (1972) starring Robert Powell and Gayle Hunnicutt Fletch (1985) starring Chevy Chase Fletch Lives (1989) starring Chevy Chase (original screenplay by Leon Capetanos based on the Mcdonald character) The Brave (1997) starring Johnny Depp and Marlon Brando Confess, Fletch (2022) starring Jon Hamm References External links Official website Gregory Mcdonald at IMDb . Discover the Robert Mcdonald popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Robert Mcdonald books.
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The Best Pirate Stories Ever Told
Stephen BrennanOver the years, thousands of tales both true and fantastic have been told about the dastardly thievery of pirates, and their rumdrunk exploits and highseas violence never fail to d...
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The Fly Trap
Fredrik SjöbergFredrik Sjöberg's Swedish bestseller about summer, islands, freedom and boundaries. 'The light, the warmth, the smells, the mist, the birdsong the moths. Who can sleep? Who wants...
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Rooted
Sarah LangfordSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING'An honest look at the farming life today. Raw, earthy and inspiring' Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment'A beautiful...
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Back Bay Blues
Peter ColtTheft, greed, and corruption collide in Peter Colt’s hardedged mystery featuring Vietnam veteran turned Boston P.I. Andy Roark.1985, Boston. In Vietnam, Andy Roark witnessed death ...
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Robert L. Mcdonald v. David Carroll
Fifth District, Dallas Court of Appeals of TexasRobert McDonald appeals from an adverse summary judgment which denied him the relief he requested in a statutory bill of review filed pursuant to section 31 of the Probate Code. He...
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Nur einmal werden wir noch wach
Otto Penzler, Barbara Röhl, Axel Franken, Winfried Czech, Thomas Schichtel, Dietmar Schmidt, Rainer Schumacher, Daniela Jarzynka, Stefanie Heinen, Stefan Bauer & Dr. Helmut PeschVerdächtige Weihnachtsmänner, skrupellose Nikoläuse, tödliche Weihnachtsbraten und Leichen unter Mistelzweigen vergessen Sie den Einkaufsstress, achten Sie nicht auf das ungewohnt...
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The Rise and Fall of Athens
PlutarchNine Greek biographies illustrate the rise and fall of Athens, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city's founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nici...
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Waiting for the Albino Dunnock
Rosamond Richardson'A beautiful book' Tim Birkhead, author of Bird Sense'The prose is sublime, and so is the intelligence behind it' Bel Mooney, Daily MailThe extraordinary world of birds has the pow...
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Field Notes from the Edge
Paul Evans‘A profoundly satisfying read’ Financial TimesIn Field Notes from the Edge, the acclaimed writer of the Guardian's 'Country Diary', Paul Evans, takes us on a journey through the in...
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The Library of Ice
Nancy Campbell‘A wonderful book: Nancy Campbell is a fine storyteller with a rare physical intelligence. The extraordinary brilliance of her eye confers the reader a total immersion in the rimy ...
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Mind on Fire
Arnold Thomas FanningShortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2019 '[A] painfully intense, courageous and gripping account of [Fanning's] journey to the underworld of madness and back. This is a brave a...
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Brittanicus
Jean RacineAn Almeida Theatre production that opened at the Albery Theatre with Diana Rigg and Toby Stephens, and then played for a season on Broadway. This political thriller, set in Rome at...
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D. H. Mcdonald v. Robert Davis Et Al
Houston the First Court of Civil AppealsAppellant sued appellees, Robert Davis and his partner, Douglas Robinson, for damages for wrongful breach of a contract which gave appellant the exclusive right, for a period of si...
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A Sky Full of Birds
Matt Merritt'Prose from a poet and a personal take on the spectacles' Chris Packham, author of Fingers in the Sparkle JarShortlisted for Richard Jefferies Society & White Horse Bookshop Li...
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Methods of Early Golf Architecture
C.B. Macdonald, George C. Thomas & Robert HunterMethods of Early Golf Architecture features selected writings from premier architects C.B. Macdonald, George C. Thomas, and Robert Hunter. With precision and detail, these visionar...
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The Old Man and the Sand Eel
Will Millard'A wonderfully fluent account of how the strange magic of water and the beings that inhabit it can enchant and intoxicate' Chris YatesGrowing up on the Cambridgeshire Fens, Will Mi...
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The Consolation of Nature
Michael McCarthy, Jeremy Mynott & Peter MarrenONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S BEST NATURE BOOKS OF 2020SHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES SOCIETY & WHITE HORSE BOOKSHOP LITERARY PRIZE'Lovely: full of fascinating detail and anecdo...
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Frances Mcdonald v. Robert C. Paine
Supreme Court Of IdahoThis is the saga of a woman who has spent over fourteen years in her quest to obtain what she perceives as her share of the marital estate. Having been unsuccessful in her efforts ...
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The Longest Line on the Map
Eric RutkowFrom the awardwinning author of American Canopy, a dazzling account of the world’s longest road, the PanAmerican Highway, and the epic quest to link North and South America, a dram...
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Disbarrment Robert J. Mcdonald
Supreme Court of MinnesotaAttorney and client disbarrment proceeding absence of attorney at hearing on charges. 1. Where an attorney accused of misconduct purposely absents himself at the hearing before t...
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In re Estates of Robert A. Mcdonald and Annie Marie Mcdonald
Department One No. 28480 Supreme Court of WashingtonMAIN, J. The question for decision in this case is whether a finding, in an order committing an insane person to the asylum, to the effect that he had no estate or any relatives a...
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Ann Macdonald Et Al. v. Robert B. Howard
Supreme Court of New YorkAppeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Torraca, J.), entered June 4, 1982 in Albany County, which denied defendant Robert B. Howards motion to dismiss the compl...
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A Breeze in Bulgaria
Bruce McDonaldBulgaria. A country with beautiful mountains, fertile fields, dusty roads and old Sovietera apartment bloks. Ancient ruins, tired cities, intricate music and folk dances. Scattered...
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Jean Mcdonald v. Robert M. Fryberger and
Supreme Court of Missouri Division 2Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while employed as a domestic servant by defendants. The case was tried bef...
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Eine Leiche zum Advent
Otto Penzler, Barbara Röhl, Axel Franken, Winfried Czech, Thomas Schichtel, Dietmar Schmidt, Rainer Schumacher, Daniela Jarzynka, Stefanie Heinen, Stefan Bauer & Dr. Helmut PeschDas größte WeihnachtskrimiBuch aller Zeiten als hochwertiges Geschenk für alle Krimifans mit teils raren GeschichtenVerdächtige Weihnachtsmänner, skrupellose Nikoläuse, tödliche We...
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The State of Us
Jon Snow'A fascinating call to arms full of insight' IndependentAfter four decades broadcasting to the nation each night, Jon Snow gives vent to his opinions on the state of our nation . ....
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Accident by Design
E.C.R. LoracTempledean Place in the Cotswold Hills of England was among the last of the truly aristocratic estates, where old family traditions still flourished. When Gerald Vanstead arrived fr...
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How to Fish
Christopher YatesSitting on a riverbank, with rod and line, must count as one of the most relaxing and enjoyable – yet occasionally frustrating – experiences known to man.Chris Yates discovered the...
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The Furthest Horizon
Gardner DozoisIt is the essence of science fiction to chart the possibilities of the future, but it takes the hand of a master to capture the farthest reaches of timefutures almost unimaginably ...
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Worldmakers
Gardner DozoisWhen mankind moves out to the stars, the colonists of the future will remake the worlds they inhabit in their image. Included here are twenty stories from the most imaginative writ...
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Land Healer
Jake Fiennes'Jake Fiennes is changing the face of farming in Britain... a revolutionising force' Isabella TreeOur relationship with our land is broken: we must heal it.Jake Fiennes is on a mis...
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Court Reporter
Jamelle WellsFrom true crime to petty crime this is the memoir of one of Australia's most experienced court reporters.As a seasoned court reporter, the ABC's Jamelle Wells has filed thousands ...
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The Hotton Report
Robert K. McDonaldOn December 16, 1944, a quartermillion German troops stormed a thinly defended American line and crossed into the rugged Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg, marking the begi...
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The Best of the Best, Volume 2
Gardner DozoisFor more than twenty years The Year's Best Science Fiction has been recognized as the best collection of short science fiction writing in the universe and an essential resource for...
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On Trails
Robert MoorNew York Times Bestseller Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award Winner of the Saroyan International Prize for Writing Winner of the Pacific Northwest Book Award “The best o...
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Beside the Seaside
Jane StruthersCan you remember why the sea is salty?How does the moon affect the tide?Where were Britain's most notorious places for smugglers?And what was the mystery of St Michael's Mount?Ther...
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When the Husband is the Suspect
F. Lee Bailey & Jean RabeFrom the bestselling author of The Defense Never Rests, a look at the modern spate of spousal homicides.This book provides an overview of several of the most famous homicidal husba...
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Echo of an Odd Boy
Robert K. McDonaldFrom the glitter of Paris and New York to the flatlands of Missouri, enter the gilded world of investment banking through the eyes of Tom Kern, an irreverent young associate with a...
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The Robbers
Friedrich SchillerThe Robbers (1781) was written in great secrecy under the prisonlike conditions of Württenberg's Karlsschule: Karl, the son of a count, is disinherited through the machinations...
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Landscape with Figures
Richard JefferiesRichard Jefferies was the most imaginative and least conventional of nineteenthcentury observers of the natural world. Trekking across the English countryside, he recorded his resp...
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Fighting Mac
Trevor RoyleOn a spring morning in 1903, MajorGeneral Sir Hector Macdonald, one of Britain's greatest military heroes, took his life in a hotel room in Paris. A few days later he was burie...
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Great Maritime Achievers in Science and Technology
George MacBeathGenerations of practical and ingenious Maritimers have given the word great things. Since the midnineteenth century, scientists have fanned out into the world from colleges and uni...