Convinced there's more to it than a simple mistake, Fletch sets out to clear his name. After being called out for attributing quotes in an article to a man who's been dead for years, Fletch is fired from the News Tribune and becomes a laughing stock. Fletch and the Widow Bradley (1981): A Prequel set an unspecified amount of time before the first installment.

Before he even arrives there, the president of the American Journalism Alliance is stabbed to death – and as it turns out, many of the attendants had very good reasons to want to kill him. Fletch's Fortune (1978): Enjoying a quiet life in Italy, Fletch suddenly gets blackmailed by two CIA agents over his offshore accounts in exchange for him wiring the annual journalist convention.Helped only by the fact that the eccentric police detective assigned to the case believes him, Fletch must prove his innocence. Confess, Fletch (1976): Rich after the events of the first book, Fletch heads to Boston to investigate the theft of his fiance's priceless art collection, but finds himself framed for murder when the naked corpse of a woman is found in his apartment.

Though he has no intention to carry out the deed, Fletch decides to look deeper into the matter. Alan Stanwyk, who claims to be dying of cancer despite not looking like it, wants Fletch to kill him in a way that looks like a bungled robbery so that his family can cash in on his life insurance.

Fletch (1974): While posing as a junkie to investigate a drug ring on the beach for an article, Fletch gets a curious offer from a rich aviation executive.

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