Fletch Won is the eighth book in the Fletch series of mystery/comedy novels written by Gregory Mcdonald, and was published in 1985. The story predates the first seven books in the series, and follows the early days of the title character's journalism career. Fletch scores his first big interview, only to have the subject turn up dead in the newspaper's parking lot. He investigates, beginning his dual profession of journalist and investigator. Fletch is the nickname of the main character, Irwin Maurice Fletcher, in a series of mystery/comedy novels written by Gregory Mcdonald. ... Mystery fiction is a distinct subgenre of detective fiction that entails the occurrence of an unknown event which requires the protagonist to make known (or solve). ... Comedy is the use of humor in the performing arts. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... 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. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, analyzing and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... A detective is an officer of the police who performs criminal or administrative investigations, in some police departments, the lowest rank among such investigators (above the lowest rank of officers and below sergeants), a civilian licensed to investigate information not readily available in public records (a private investigator, also called...

Film Adaptation

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Director Kevin Smith is a fan of the 1985 novel, and convinced Miramax head Harvey Weinstein to pick up the rights to the novel when they became available. He intended to write and direct an adaptation of Fletch Won, following the original novel much more closely than either of the popular Chevy Chase films. In October 2005, producer David List announed that "Kevin Smith is no longer affiliated with the Fletch film as writer or director." Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Kevin Smith at a comics convention in 2005 Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director, comic book writer, and creator of View Askew. ... Miramax is a Big Ten film distribution and production company. ... Harvey Weinstein (born March 19, 1952) is an American film producer. ... Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane Chase, better known as Chevy Chase (born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, writer and television and film actor from Woodstock, New York. ...

External Links

• Fletch Won at the Internet Movie Database