Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Gregory Mcdonald, RIP

From: Brian Thornton (bthorntonwriter@gmail.com)
Date: 10 Sep 2008

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    I am very sorry to hear of the passing of Gregory McDonald.

    I LOVED the first two FLETCH books, and they in turn led me to Jonathan Gash's equally sarcastic (and far-less honest) smarmy antique dealer LOVEJOY, who in turn led me to Emore Leonard and Carl Hiassen and thence right back to our own belovedly sarcastic Raymond Chandler all over again.

    Sheesh, I think I'm sensing a theme developing here...

    All the Best-

    Brian

    On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 10:09 AM, jacquesdebierue <jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com
    > wrote:

    > --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com <rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>,
    > "foxbrick" <foxbrick@...> wrote:
    > >
    > > http://billcrider.blogspot.com/2008/09/gregory-mcdonald.html
    > >
    > > I first found our from Bill at the blog post above, which links to
    > > Sarah Weinman's.
    > >
    >
    > Haven't read a Fletch book in years and years. I wonder how they hold
    > up. I do remember getting tired of the schtick. Maybe I would
    > appreciate different things today. To judge from the number of used
    > copies, this author must have sold very well.
    >
    > Best
    >
    > mrt
    >
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