Fletch has been called by his old commanding officer, Walsh Wheeler, to fill in as a press secretary for his father's presidential campaign. Fletch accepts the position and arrives to discover crime reporter Freddie Arbuthnot - last seen in Fletch's Fortune - among the press. She is investigating murders that have occurred on the fringes of the Wheeler campaign. Fletch has been given strict instruction to not let the murders get associated with the campaign, as that would be the kiss of death. His idea of calling in the FBI is dismissed as that would be the story of the campaign from thence forward. Very quickly, Fletch finds he likes Governor Caxton Wheeler, the Man Who could be the next president of the United States, and wants to protect his chances by exposing the murderer before it unravels the campaign. There are a surprising number of suspects. When not surreptitiously investigating, Fletch mingles with those on the campaign trail. There's is the Man Who, his driver, his wife, the speech writers, the strategists, and a sea of journalists from various papers and magazines. He even has conversations with his predecessor, who had been abruptly fired but still wants to help the Man Who could be president.
An entertaining yarn that explores political campaigning and offers some background to Fletch's military past. He had some outside-the-box thinking to keep his platoon alive, something that Lt. Walsh Wheeler well-remembers. Fletch is back to his quirky self and this is a fun entry in the Fletch series.
Recommended.
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