Trail of the Spellmans - (The Spellman) by Lisa Lutz (Paperback)

About the Book

Now in paperback, the fifth installment in the critically acclaimed, bestselling, Edgar Award-nominated series about a fearless private investigator Izzy Spellman and her quirky, yet endearing, family of sleuths.

Book Synopsis

The fifth in the acclaimed New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award-nominated series about a fearless private investigator Izzy Spellman and her quirky, yet endearing, family of sleuths: "A wise (and wise-cracking) choice for mystery readers" (Booklist).

For the first time in Spellman history, Isabel Spellman, PI, might be the most normal member of her family. Mom has taken on an outrageous assortment of extracurricular activities--with no apparent motive. Dad has a secret. Izzy's brother and sister are at war--for no apparent reason. And her niece keeps saying "banana" even though she hates bananas.

That's not to say that Izzy isn't without her own troubles. Her boyfriend, Henry Stone, keeps wanting "to talk," a prospect Isabel evades by going out with her new drinking buddy, none other than Gertrude Stone, Henry's mother.

Things aren't any simpler on the business side of Spellman Investigations. First, Rae is hired to follow a girl, but then fakes the surveillance reports. Then a math professor hires Izzy to watch his immaculate apartment while he unravels like a bad formula. And as the questions pile up, Izzy won't stop hunting for the answers--even when they threaten to shatter both the business and the family.

Review Quotes

"Hilarious, but also tender and melancholy and full of hard-won wisdom. This one's going to stay with readers for a long time."--Laura Lippman, author of I'd Know You Anywhere and the Tess Monaghan series

"A wise (and wise-cracking) choice for mystery readers seeking a break from the genre's bloodier fare."-- "Booklist"

"Engaging....Lutz's dry, biting humor is in full force."-- "Publishers Weekly"

About the Author

Lisa Lutz is the New York Times bestselling, Alex Award-winning author of the Spellman Files series, as well as the novels The Accomplice, Heads You Lose (with David Hayward), How to Start a Fire, The Passenger, and The Swallows. She has also written for film and TV, including HBO's The Deuce. She lives in upstate New York.