Fletch

Narrator Dan John Miller dives into the role of Fletch with gusto. Miller's tone reflects the ace reporter's approach to his undercover disguise as a beach bum while working to ferret out drug sources for a big story. When his beach persona is solicited to carry out a hit job, Fletch accepts the gig, which leads him from his stoned California comrades to luncheons with millionaires at a tennis club and long-distance phone chats with a rural hardware store owner. The latter is one of Miller's best characters; others are fairly tepid, but his social distinctions are nicely done. Miller revels in the sardonic nature of Mcdonald's dark 1970s hero who is struggling with the demands of a cranky editor, newsroom deadlines, addicts, crooks, and cops. D.P.D. � AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine