Fletch is the nickname of the main character, "Irwin Maurice Fletcher", in a series of Mystery/Comedy novels written by Gregory Mcdonald. Gregory Mcdonald is an American mystery writer best-known for his Fletch character, as played by Chevy Chase in the movie of the same name. ...

Fletch begins the series working as a lowly reporter; Soon, however, he acquires a moderate fortune and becomes a globetrotter perpetually working on a biography of Edgar Arthur Tharp, a fictional artist. He tends to stumble upon mysteries, often to be suspected of crimes by the police, and to win through depending heavily on his wits.

The Fletch books prompted a spin-off, the Flynn books, starring Francis Xavier Flynn, who featured in Confess, Fletch.

Fletch

The first Fletch novel (1974) introduces I.M. Fletcher, a journalist staying on a beach watching the drug culture for a story, waiting to find the dealer's source before publishing. [1]

A millionaire businessman named Alan Stanwyck approaches Fletch to hire Fletch to murder him; the man tells Fletch that he is dying of cancer and wants to avoid a slow, painful death. Fletch accepts $1000 in cash to listen to the man's proposition; the man offers him $20,000 for the murder and Fletch talks him up to $50,000 in an effort to see if the man is serious. He appears to be serious, and Fletch begins investigating the man's story in between investigating the drug story on the beach and avoiding the two attorneys after him for alimony for each of his ex-wives. When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... In many countries alimony, maintenance or spousal support is an obligation established by law that is based on the premise that both spouses have an absolute obligation to support each other during the marriage (or civil union) unless they are legally separated, though in some instances the obligation to support...

Books

McDonald, a former Boston Globe reporter, has written a number of Fletch books, but they do not present the life of Fletch in chronological order.

The books are listed here by date of publication with the ordering in brackets following.[2]

Fletch (1974) {4}

Confess, Fletch (1976) {6}

Fletch's Fortune (1978) {7}

Fletch and the Widow Bradley (1981) {3}

Fletch's Moxie (1982) {8}

Fletch and the Man Who (1983) {9}

Carioca, Fletch (1984) {5}

Fletch Won (1985) {1}

Fletch, Too (1986) {2}

Son of Fletch (1993) {10}

Fletch Reflected (1994) {11}

Movies

The novels spawned two comedy films starring Chevy Chase as the main character, Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989), though usually with considerable changes along the way. A new movie, Fletch Won, is planned for 2006; Kevin Smith was attached as writer/director but has since left the project. Airplane! is considered by some critics to be one of the funniest movies of all time. ... Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane Chase, better known as Chevy Chase (born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, writer and television and film actor. ... Fletch is a 1985 comedy film about an ace reporter who, while working on a story on drug sales, is approached by a rich man who wants Fletch to murder him to save him from a lingering cancer death. ... This article is about the year. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fletch Won is the eighth book in the Fletch series of mystery/comedy novels written by Gregory Mcdonald, and was published in 1985. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director, and the creator of View Askew Productions. ...

Other characters named Fletch

"Fletch" is also the nickname of Norman Stanley Fletcher, the central character of the UK Televsion-Series Porridge. Norman Stanley Fletcher or Fletch (born February 2, 1932) is the main character in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge. ... Porridge is a British BBC television sitcom (1974–1977), written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and starring Ronnie Barker. ...

Jessica Fletcher is also a fictional figure, which might be called for 'Fletch' by some, as well. It is worth noting that in Fletch Won, Fletch's mother is named as "Jessica." Jessica Fletcher was a character portrayed on the U.S. television series Murder, She Wrote by veteran British actress Angela Lansbury. ...