- Kevin has said that he plans to write and film Fletch Won just like the book, so we thought some of you might want to read the jacket description from the book itself. Keep in mind that this will summarize the flick from beginning to end, so there WILL be some spoilers here, but just general plot points. Read on if ya like, and keep in mind you’ll probably forget it all by the time you see the flick in about 2 years:
It’s a simple public relations feature – until Habeck turns up dead in the parking lot of the News-Tribune and Fletch gets the opportunity he’s been waiting for.
Digging into the case, Fletch turns up a glut of suspects. First there is Habeck’s unhappy family; the certifiably crazy wife, an impoverished daughter, an avant-garde Poet of Violence, and the son who despised the old man so much he became a monk. Then there are Habeck’s former clients, including a convicted child molester just out of prison and a man who once faced a murder rap and now confesses to every violent crime in the city. And underneath it all, there’s a nagging, unanswered question: Why would Habeck, a man who made a fortune keeping society’s lowest out of prison, suddenly become a do-good philanthropist?
As Fletch outruns the cops, the crime reporter of the News-Tribune, the seductive hostess of the Ben Franklyn Friend Service (more than just an escort aganecy), a refugee from the federal Witness Protection program, and his own fiancee, he finally stumbles across the clue that can break the case wide open -and launch his legendary career.
Also, if you’d like to catch up on your Fletch now that Kevin’s getting involved, you can purchase electronic copies of the books at Gregory Mcdonald’s Official Web Site. Keep in mind that the books ARE out of print, so if you want paper copies, garage sales, auction sites, or libraries are your best bet.
