Curse of the Spellmans

',Fast-paced, irreverent, and very funny,The Spellman Filesis likeHarriet the Spyfor grown-ups'Curtis Sittenfeld, author ofEligible and American Wife Theyre baaaack ... Re-meet the Spellmans, a family in which eavesdropping is a mandatory skill, locks are meant to be picked, and blackmail is the preferred form of negotiation - all in the name of unconditional love. When Izzy Spellman, PI, is arrested for the fourth time in three months, she writes it off as an occupational hazard. Shes been (obsessively) keeping surveillance on her new next-door neighbour (suspects name: John Brown), convinced hes up to no good - even if Spellman Investigations management (ie:her parents) are not. When the (displeased) management refuse to bail Izzy out, it is Morty, Izzys octogenarian lawyer, who comes to her rescue. But before he can build a defence, he has to know the facts. Over weak coffee and pastrami sandwiches, Izzy unveils the whole truth and nothing but the truth - as only she, a licensed 30-year-old professional, can.',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