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Gregory Mcdonald Books in Order

Gregory Mcdonald has written 27 books, published between 1964 and 2008. The first book is Running Scared (1964) and the newest is Souvenirs of a Blown World: Sketches for the Sixties, Writings about America, 1966-1973 (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
1964–2008
Pages on record
5,717 in 24 of 27 books
Reading time
95–143 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,717 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 27 titles with a page count on record.

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Gregory Mcdonald (15 February 1937 - 7 September 2008) was an American novelist whose mystery adventures follow the investigative reporter Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher. The Mystery Writers of America gave Fletch its Edgar for Best First Novel in 1975 and Confess, Fletch the Edgar for Best Paperback Original in 1977, the single instance of a novel and its sequel taking the award in consecutive years. A second recurring figure, Francis Xavier Flynn, carries the Flynn books, with police and Boston among the subject tags. The 27 catalogued titles run from Running Scared (1964) to Souvenirs of a Blown World (2008), and Son of Fletch and Skylar are further series headings.

How many Gregory Mcdonald books are there?

Gregory Mcdonald has 27 books, released between 1964 and 2008. They include 4 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Gregory Mcdonald Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Gregory Mcdonald books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald, book 1 of the Fletch series (1974)
  2. Cover of Confess, Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald, book 2 of the Fletch series (1976)
  3. Cover of Flynn by Gregory Mcdonald, book 1 of the Flynn series (1977)
  4. Cover of Fletch's Fortune by Gregory Mcdonald, book 3 of the Fletch series (1978)
  5. Cover of Who Took Toby Rinaldi? / Snatched / Snatch by Gregory Mcdonald (1980)
  6. Cover of Fletch and the Widow Bradley by Gregory Mcdonald, book 4 of the Fletch series (1980)
  7. Cover of The Buck Passes Flynn by Gregory Mcdonald, book 2 of the Flynn series (1981)
  8. Cover of Fletch's Moxie by Gregory Mcdonald, book 5 of the Fletch series (1981)
  9. Cover of Fletch and the Man Who by Gregory Mcdonald, book 6 of the Fletch series (1983)
  10. Cover of Flynn's In by Gregory Mcdonald, book 3 of the Flynn series (1984)
  11. Cover of Carioca Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald, book 7 of the Fletch series (1984)
  12. Cover of The Education of Gregory McDonald: Writings About America, 1966-1973 by Gregory Mcdonald (1985)
  13. Cover of Safekeeping by Gregory Mcdonald (1985)
  14. Cover of Fletch Won by Gregory Mcdonald, book 8 of the Fletch series (1985)
  15. Cover of Fletch, Too by Gregory Mcdonald, book 9 of the Fletch series (1986)
  16. Cover of A World Too Wide by Gregory Mcdonald (1987)
  17. Cover of Exits and Entrances by Gregory Mcdonald (1988)
  18. Cover of Merely Players by Gregory Mcdonald (1988)
  19. Cover of The Brave by Gregory Mcdonald (1991)
  20. Cover of Son of Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald, book 1 of the Son of Fletch series (1993)
  21. Cover of Fletch Reflected by Gregory Mcdonald, book 2 of the Son of Fletch series (1994)
  22. Cover of Skylar by Gregory Mcdonald, book 1 of the Skylar series (1995)
  23. Cover of Skylar In Yankeeland by Gregory Mcdonald, book 2 of the Skylar series (1999)
  24. Cover of Souvenirs of a Blown World: Sketches for the Sixties, Writings about America, 1966-1973 by Gregory Mcdonald (2008)
  1. 1
    Running Scared1964 · confirmed 2/4
    1964–
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  2. 2
    FletchFletch #11974 · 197 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974197
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  3. 3
    Confess, FletchFletch #21976 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976192
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  4. 4
    FlynnFlynn #11977 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977255
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  5. 5
    Love Among the Mashed Potatoes1978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  6. 6
    Fletch's FortuneFletch #31978 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978253
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  7. 7
    Who Took Toby Rinaldi? / Snatched / Snatch1980 · 446 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980446
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  8. 8
    Fletch and the Widow BradleyFletch #41980 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980158
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  9. 9
    The Buck Passes FlynnFlynn #21981 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981216
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  10. 10
    Fletch's MoxieFletch #51981 · 283 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981283
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  11. 11
    Fletch and the Man WhoFletch #61983 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983219
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  12. 12
    Flynn's InFlynn #31984 · 201 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984201
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  13. 13
    Carioca FletchFletch #71984 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984190
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  14. 14
    The Education of Gregory McDonald: Writings About America, 1966-19731985 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985234
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  15. 15
    Safekeeping1985 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985202
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  16. 16
    Fletch WonFletch #81985 · 265 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985265
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  17. 17
    Fletch, TooFletch #91986 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986249
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  18. 18
    A World Too Wide1987 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987290
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  19. 19
    Exits and Entrances1988 · 195 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988195
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  20. 20
    Merely Players1988 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988217
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  21. 21
    The Brave1991 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991215
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  22. 22
    Son of FletchSon of Fletch #11993 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993240
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  23. 23
    Fletch ReflectedSon of Fletch #21994 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994222
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  24. 24
    SkylarSkylar #11995 · 275 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995275
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  25. 25
    Skylar In YankeelandSkylar #21999 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999247
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  26. 26
    Flynn's WorldFlynn #42003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  27. 27
    Souvenirs of a Blown World: Sketches for the Sixties, Writings about America, 1966-19732008 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008256
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Gregory Mcdonald series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Gregory Mcdonald books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Fletch books in order

9 books by Gregory Mcdonald
  1. 1. Fletch
  2. 2. Confess, Fletch
  3. 3. Fletch's Fortune
  4. 4. Fletch and the Widow Bradley
  5. 5. Fletch's Moxie
  6. 6. Fletch and the Man Who
  7. 7. Carioca Fletch
  8. 8. Fletch Won
  9. 9. Fletch, Too

Flynn in order

4 books
  1. 1. Flynn
  2. 2. The Buck Passes Flynn
  3. 3. Flynn's In
  4. 4. Flynn's World

Son of Fletch in order

2 books
  1. 1. Son of Fletch
  2. 2. Fletch Reflected

Skylar in order

2 books
  1. 1. Skylar
  2. 2. Skylar In Yankeeland

Standalone books

10 books

10 Gregory Mcdonald titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gregory Mcdonald books in order?

You only need to read Gregory Mcdonald books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Gregory Mcdonald

Start with Fletch (1974), the first Fletch book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Running Scared (1964).

What is the newest Gregory Mcdonald book?

Souvenirs of a Blown World: Sketches for the Sixties, Writings about America, 1966-1973 (2008) is the newest Gregory Mcdonald book released so far.

Is there a new Gregory Mcdonald book coming?

No next Gregory Mcdonald book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Gregory Mcdonald has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Gregory Mcdonald. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original1977Wonfor Confess, Fletch

Gregory Mcdonald at a glance

Died
Gregory Mcdonald died in 2008, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Gregory Mcdonald on record dates from 2008.
Release pace
Gregory Mcdonald books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,717 pages across the 24 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 228 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gregory Mcdonald books, 14 of 27, were published in the 1980s.

What the Gregory Mcdonald books are about

23 of the 27 Gregory Mcdonald books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fletch (fictitious character) is tagged on 12 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.