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Fletch, Too (Fletch Series)

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I see from the other reviews that I am in the minority here. Personally this is my favorite. True, it isn't this huge unbelievable mystery. It's a more personal story. This is our only real glimpse into Irwin's married life, his mother, his father, plus we get to meet his second wife briefly.

I loved the ending and the character development is superb.

The most heart felt of the series.

Ah, Fletch is back in gear with a wedding to end all weddings and a honeymoon for the funny pages.
FLETCH TOO by Gregory McDonald brings us all the fantastic sharp dialogue, observed situations and changes of plot this series has made famous. Through in an invitation from a dead father to spend his honeymoon in Africa in clothes designed for skiing in Colorado and the fun begins.
A marvelous way to end the series from a writing standpoint.
Nash Black, author of Indie finalists WRITING AS A SMALL BUSINESS and HAINTS.

I own almost all of the Fletch series, and this one seems to be very middle-of-the-pack to me. Like Carioca, Fletch, it seems to be more ghost story and less Fletch adventure. It's an interesting read, especially for readers who want to know more about Fletch's backstory, but I could have done just as well without it.

First of all let me say that I have read all of the Fletch books and I am a big fan of Gregory McDonald. I loved most of the books so I am not just a fan of the movie. But "Fletch, Too" was more of an hour long TV episode than a mystery novel, or any novel for that matter. Taking place in Africa, Mr. McDonald introduces us to cultures we are unfamiliar with - much like in "Carioca Fletch." This is fine, except that this is apparently more important than the story. Most of the "action" is driving from here to there, visiting this place, flying to that place, and - oh my God, eating meals. I understand the realism of having characters eating constantly as real people do, but too much is about fluffy situations such as these and not enough on the story, which gets interesting at the very end. The writing is good, as always, but the story wasn't explored enough. This Fletch adventure would have been exciting to be a part of, but it was a rather dull read. Sorry Mr. McDonald. I am looking forward to Son of Fletch and the Flynn books as well as The Brave.

On the day of his wedding to Barbara, Fletch receives a letter from his long lost dad who claims to be in Africa and needs Fletch's assisance for some reason. Intead of going on their honeymoon to Colorado, Fletch and Barbara fly over to Kenya to meet with the enigmatic Walter Fletcher, but there's no sign of him. Only his pal Peter Carr.

While freshening up in the airport toilet, Fletch half witnesses a murder in which a man is stabbed to death. He tries to put this to the back of his mind as along with Carr and Barbara he flies around the desert and jungles looking at animals and trying to discover lost cities.

That's really about it, I'm afraid. Gregory MacDonald coughed-up a rather tepid story this time around. There no real sense of mystery or crime solving and there's far too much detail put into Fletch and Barbara's sightseeing and dinner/menu choices. It's more like an episode of Murder She Wrote than a real, solid whodunnit.

And what is the deal with the character of Juma and all that 'penis' stuff near the end? Why is he having group sex for no apparent reason? I so totally do not get that! I'll admit that this book was heading for a 2-star review but a surprise twist right at the very end turned the whole thing around and genuinely shocked me. But it's a lot of bore to trudge through to get to it. Methinks that MacDonald probably visited Kenya shortly before writing and was so impressed he felt like sending Fletch there to do exactly what he did; sit around in restaurants and going sight-seeing.

Some stronger inspiration could have helped the story, but it's still a good read for Fletch fans.

A story that contains both mystery and adventure. Fletch goes on a quest to find his dad, and runs into interesting problems all along the way.