Spellmans Strike Again

?';Fast-paced, irreverent, and very funny,The Spellman Filesis likeHarriet the Spyfor grown-ups'Curtis Sittenfeld, author ofEligible and American Wife At the ripe old age of thirty-two, former wild child Isabel Izzy Spellman has finally agreed to take over the family detective business. The transition wont be smooth. First among her priorities as head of Spellman Investigations is to dig up some dirt on the competition, slippery ex-cop Rick Harkey. Next, faced with a puzzling missing-persons case she recruits an actor friend, Len, to infiltrate the home of an ageing millionaire as an undercover butler.Meanwhile, Izzy is being blackmailed by her mother to commit to regular blind dates with promising professionals - an arrangement that doesnt thrill Connor, Izzys soon to become Ex-boyfriend No. 12. At Spellman headquarters, its business as unusual. Moms been spotted crying in the pantry and just when it looks like things cant go more haywire.It just goes to show, however many Spellman Family Rules are put in place in an attempt to hold the family together, Izzy will never be able to follow Rule No. 1: Act Normal.';Hilarious. My enjoyment ofThe Spellman Fileswas only slightly undercut by my irritation that I hadnt written it myself. The funniest book Ive read in years!'Lauren Weisberger, author ofThe Devil Wears Prada ';The Spellman Filesis hilarious, outrageous, and hip. Izzy Spellman, P.I., is a total original, with a voice so fresh and real, you want more, more, more. At long last, we know what Nancy Drew would have been like had she come from a family of lovable crackpots. Lisa Lutz has created a delicious comedy with skill and truth. I loved it'Adriana Trigiani, author ofLucia, LuciaandBig Stone Gap