{"product_id":"curse-of-the-spellmans-document-2-9781416532422","title":"Curse of the Spellmans: Document #2","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this sidesplittingly funny follow-up to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Spellman Files\u003c\/i\u003e, San Francisco's own highly functioning yet supremely dysfunctional family of private investigators are back on the case in another mystery full of suspicion, surveillance, humor, and surprise from award-winning author Lisa Lutz. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Izzy Spellman, PI, is arrested for the fourth time in three months, she writes it off as a job hazard. She's been (obsessively) keeping surveillance on a suspicious next door neighbor (suspect's name: John Brown), convinced he's up to no good--even if her parents (the management at Spellman Investigations) are not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the (displeased) management refuses to bail Izzy out, it is Morty, Izzy's octogenarian lawyer, who comes to her rescue. But before he can build a defense, he has to know the facts. Over weak coffee and diner sandwiches, Izzy unveils the whole truth and nothing but the truth--as only she, a thirty-year-old licensed professional, can. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When not compiling Suspicious Behavior Reports on all her family members, staking out her neighbor, or trying to keep her sister, Rae, from stalking her \"best friend,\" Inspector Henry Stone, Izzy has been busy attempting to apprehend the copycat vandal whose attacks on Mrs. Chandler's holiday lawn tableaux perfectly and eerily match a series of crimes from 1991-92, when Izzy and her best friend, Petra, happened to be at their most rebellious and delinquent. As \u003ci\u003eCurse of the Spellmans\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds, it's clear that Morty may be on retainer, but Izzy is still very much on the case...er, cases--her own and that of every other Spellman family member. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lisa Lutz brings her trademark wit and humor back in what \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e calls a \"sparkling sequel.\" (Re)meet the Spellmans, a family in which eavesdropping is a mandatory skill, locks are meant to be picked, past missteps are never forgotten, and blackmail is the preferred form of negotiation--all in the name of unconditional love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLisa Lutz is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, Alex Award-winning author of the Spellman Files series, as well as the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Accomplice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeads You Lose\u003c\/i\u003e (with David Hayward), \u003ci\u003eHow to Start a Fire, The Passenger\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Swallows\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written for film and TV, including HBO's \u003ci\u003eThe Deuce\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in upstate New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"S\u0026s\/ Marysue Rucci Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725377016082,"sku":"9781416532422","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cfb3f926-7064-452f-a7fb-9a9b5defbfac.jpg?v=1734828834","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/curse-of-the-spellmans-document-2-9781416532422","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}