Order of Gregory Mcdonald Books

Gregory Mcdonald (1937-2008) was an American author of mystery novels. Mcdonald was best known for his Fletch series, which won Edgar Awards and were adapted into the Fletch series starring Chevy Chase. The Fletch series also spawned two spin-off series: Flynn (featuring Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn) and Son of Fletch (Jack Faoni, Fletch’s illegitimate son). Mcdonald worked as a teacher and journalist for the Boston Globe before becoming a full-time novelist. He died of prostate cancer in 2008.

Gregory Mcdonald made his debut as an author in 1964 with the novel Running Scared. Below is a list of Gregory Mcdonald’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Fletch Books

Fletch	(1974)
Confess, Fletch	(1976)
Fletch's Fortune	(1978)
Fletch and the Widow Bradley	(1980)
Fletch's Moxie	(1981)
Fletch and the Man Who	(1983)
Carioca Fletch	(1984)
Fletch Won	(1985)
Fletch, Too	(1986)

Chronological Order of Fletch Books

Fletch Won	(1985)
Fletch, Too	(1986)
Fletch and the Widow Bradley	(1980)
Fletch	(1974)
Carioca Fletch	(1984)
Confess, Fletch	(1976)
Fletch's Fortune	(1978)
Fletch's Moxie	(1981)
Fletch and the Man Who	(1983)

Publication Order of Flynn Books

Flynn	(1977)
The Buck Passes Flynn	(1981)
Flynn's In	(1984)
Flynn's World	(2003)

Publication Order of Son of Fletch Books

Son of Fletch	(1993)
Fletch Reflected	(1994)

Publication Order of Skylar Books

Skylar	(1995)
Skylar In Yankeeland	(1999)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Running Scared	(1964)
Love Among the Mashed Potatoes	(1978)
Who Took Toby Rinaldi? / Snatched / Snatch	(1980)
Safekeeping	(1985)
A World Too Wide	(1987)
Exits and Entrances	(1988)
Merely Players	(1988)
The Brave	(1991)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Education of Gregory McDonald: Writings About America, 1966-1973	(1985)
Souvenirs of a Blown World: Sketches for the Sixties, Writings about America, 1966-1973	(2008)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Last Laughs: The 1986 Mystery Writers of America Anthology	(1986)
The Crown Crime Companion	(1995)

Note: Who Took Toby Rinaldi was also published as Snatched.

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