Gregory McDonald, author of "Fletch," dead at 71
I've only ever read his Fletch novels. But they - especially the first two - are some of the wittiest American detective fiction. I felt like the movies really didn't do them justice.
He was also a writer/editor at the Boston Globe for many years, which gave cynical reporter/accidental detective Fletch a great authenticity. You heard those conversations in newsrooms, you had those thoughts yourself while on a story.
Damn shame.
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