The year is 1984, and Richard "Richie" Cunningham gets bad news from his hometown in Milwaukee. Arthur Fonzarelli, his best friend when he was growing up, the Fonz is dead. Fonzie was driving his motorcycle when he crossed a bridge and lost control and into the guardrail. He went over the handlebar into the water, but no body has been found. Crushed Richard gets back home to the memorial service for Fonzie. In Milwaukee, the memories of his youth come back, but he also realizes the death of the Fonz may be something other than accidental. It may have been murder.

Reading WHO KILLED THE FONZ? was a true pleasure. A wonderful nostalgic pleasure. Thirty years have passed since Richie was a teenager and now he's grown up with his own family. However, he's a bit lost in life, his career in the movie business isn't going as well as he had hoped. Returning home, meeting old friends and mourning over the death over his childhood friend makes him look back to when he was a teenager and had his whole life ahead of him. And, of course, he's in mourning. He may have lost the close contact he once had with Fonzie, but, the Fonz will always be one of the most important people in his life. Could it really be that someone murdered him? Why and who?

WHO KILLED THE FONZ? is a book for Happy Days fans. I watched the show when I was a teenager, and I loved it and its sister show, Laverne & Shirley. Reading this book without having seen Happy Days, or have any knowledge of the show will probably work since it's a pretty easy-going story. However, I think those that look back with fondness of growing up watching the show will be the most likely to truly appreciate this gem.