Fletch, Too

By Gregory Mcdonald

Fletch, Too

After a few delays and without the benefit of a rehearsal, it looks like Fletch is finally getting hitched. It’s a small affair, just a few friends, the bride’s parents, the groom’s mother, and, just maybe, his father. Except Fletch’s father is supposed to be dead.

Fletch, Too

But somebody delivered the letter, signed Fletch (senior) and containing an invitation (and a pair of plane tickets) to visit the old man in Nairobi for the honeymoon. Never mind Fletch and his bride were planning a ski trip to Colorado.

Fletch, Too

No sooner does the couple land in Africa (togged out for skiing!), then the search for Fletch’s father begins. There’s a murder at the airport, reports of the old man’s incarceration, and the hospitality (and evasiveness) offered by pop’s best friend, who flies them across the continent, just a step or two behind (or maybe ahead of) the old rascal.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Apr 7, 2010
• ISBN: 9780307523907

Gregory Mcdonald

Edgar-winner author of the "acidly funny novels starring the subversive sleuth" known as Fletch and former Boston Globe reporter Gregory Mcdonald, 71, died of prostate cancer in 2008.

Reviews for Fletch, Too

[davewilde-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

"Fletch, Too" is the sequel to "Fletch Won." It picks up the story of Fletch's wedding just as "Fletch Won" leaves off. The titles of these two books give away where they fit in the Fletch universe. Chronologically, Fletch Won (1) and Fletch, Too (2) are books 1 and 2 of the series.

It begins with a crazy wedding ceremony on a bluff in the rain, takes off as Fletch and his bride Barbara change horses in midstream at the airport en route to their honeymoon and end up in Nairobi, Kenya, with skis, poles, and only ski clothing. An invitation from a long-thought dead father will do that. The goofiness and the twisted explanations for their gear and clothing are hilarious. But, after that it sort of devolves to a plot-less meandering as so many of these books do.

[boundtogetherforgood · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this selection from the series. This, and Fletch Won, are prequels that were written after the rest of the series. When I learned that, I stopped where I was in the series and picked these up to read. This one might be my favorite, though it does feel a bit different from the others.