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Boice, James, 1982-

Who killed the Fonz? : a novel / James Boice. - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. - New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2019. - 198 pages ; 23 cm

"Based on the Happy Days television series created by Garry Marshall"--Title page.

"Late October, 1984. Prince and Bruce are dominating FM radio. Ron and Nancy are headed back to the White House. Crockett and Tubbs are leading men everywhere to embrace pastels. And Richard Cunningham? Well, Richard Cunningham is having a really bad Sunday. First, there's the meeting with his agent. A decade ago, the forty-something Cunningham was one of Hollywood's hottest screenwriters. But Tinseltown is no longer interested in his artsy, introspective scripts. They want Terminator cyborgs and exploding Stay Puft Marshmallow men. If he isn't interested in that sort of thing, his agent tells him, he's gonna have to find new representation. Then later that same day he gets a phone call with even worse news. His best friend from childhood back in Milwaukee, back when everyone called him Richie, is dead. Arthur Fonzarelli. The Fonz. Lost control of his motorcycle while crossing a bridge and plummeted into the water below. Two days of searching and still no body, no trace of his trademark leather jacket. Richard flies back for the memorial service, only to discover that Fonzie's death was no accident--it was murder. With the help of his old pals Ralph Malph and Potsie Weber, he sets out to catch the killer. Who it turns out to be is shocking. So is the story's final twist"-- October, 1984. A decade ago, forty-something Richard Cunningham was one of Hollywood's hottest screenwriters, but Tinseltown is no longer interested in his artsy, introspective scripts; his agent is ready to drop him. That same day he gets a phone call: his best friend from childhood back in Milwaukee is dead. Arthur Fonzarelli. The Fonz. Lost control of his motorcycle while crossing a bridge and plummeted into the water below. Two days of searching and still no body. Richard flies back for the memorial service, only to discover that Fonzie's death was no accident-- it was murder. With the help of his old pals Ralph Malph and Potsie Weber, he sets out to catch the killer. -- adapted from jacket

ISBN: 9781501196881 150119688X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Screenwriters in motion pictures--Fiction.
Motorcycling accidents--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Homicide investigation--Investigation--Fiction.
Missing persons--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Milwaukee (Wis.)--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Detective and mystery fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3602.O45 / W46 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6