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After a few delays and without the benefit of a rehearsal, it looks like Fletch is finally getting hitched. It’s a small affair, just a few friends, the bride’s parents, the groom’s mother, and, just maybe, his father. Except Fletch’s father is supposed to be dead.
Fletch, Too
But somebody delivered the letter, signed Fletch (senior) and containing an invitation (and a pair of plane tickets) to visit the old man in Nairobi for the honeymoon. Never mind Fletch and his bride were planning a ski trip to Colorado.
Fletch, Too
No sooner does the couple land in Africa (togged out for skiing!), then the search for Fletch’s father begins. There’s a murder at the airport, reports of the old man’s incarceration, and the hospitality (and evasiveness) offered by pop’s best friend, who flies them across the continent, just a step or two behind (or maybe ahead of) the old rascal.
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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.
I loved the ending and the character development is superb.
The most heart felt of the series.
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.
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