Matthew Dujnic He definitely subscribes to the Leonard (and grandfather Hemmingway) school of sparse writing. Particularly as it relates to dialogue. You've got to pay closer attention to who's speaking and when and there are never any indications (adjectives, adverbs, etc.) as to how things are said. His dialog is (almost) always sharp and witty though. I definitely do not recommend reading Fletch, Too first as it's not representative. I'm most of the way through Confesss, Fletch which is far better and more representative of Mcdonald's canon. (Mcdonald also wrote Running Scared which got turned into the Billy Crystal/Gregory Hines film which is a better translation of his work into film than the Chevy Chase Fletch which had some of the snark, but was much more comedy-centric and "bigger" than his books.) Thanks for reminding me that I should go back to some Leonard soon after this though...