Reluctantly agreeing to the scheme, he catches a red-eye flight back to the States. But just as rubber hits tarmac in Virginia, news breaks on a murder at the convention. The victimтАФa newspaper tycoon and former employer of I. M. FletchтАФwas no stranger to enemies. And at a hotel full of reporters whoтАЩd all had their dealings with the tyrannical leader, everyoneтАЩs a suspect.
Gregory Mcdonald (1937тАУ2008) insisted that he was educated while earning his way through Harvard by creating and running an international yacht troubleshooting business. A former Boston Globe reporter, he won two Edgar Allan Poe Awards for his writing as well as numerous awards for humanitarian work.