Synopses & Reviews
The uproarious fourth installment in this New York Times bestselling, Edgar- and Macavity-nominated series about a kooky detective family.
Review
Praise for Edgar Award Nominee Lisa Lutz and her bestselling Spellman series
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“The wisecracks crackle . . . . Those in the market for mayhem and mirth will revel in Lutz’s irresistible blend of suspense, irony, and wit.”
—Booklist (starred review)
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“A series that keeps getting better and better.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“This is one of the best comic novels I’ve ever read, and that includes Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich. The Spellmans—a collection of misfits whose family business is a private detective agency—are hilarious, smart and irresistible.”
—The Globe and Mail (Canada)
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“Casual, swift and hip . . . . A fresh story that works real issues through an offbeat premise.”
— Kirkus (starred review)
“Congratulations to Lisa Lutz, who has created the Spellmans, the most hilariously dysfunctional family since the Royal Tenenbaums. … Lutz’s style is refreshing and razor-sharp.”
—Mystery Scene Magazine
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—Entertainment Weekly
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About the Author
Lisa Lutz is the author of The Spellman Files, a New York Times best-seller; Curse of the Spellmans, a national best-seller and nominee for both the Macavity and Edgar® Awards for Best Novel of 2008; and the critically acclaimed Revenge of the Spellmans. Although she attended UC Santa Cruz, UC Irvine, the University of Leeds in England, and San Francisco State University, she still does not have a bachelor’s degree. Lisa spent most of the 1990s hopping through a string of low-paying odd jobs while writing and rewriting the screenplay Plan B, a mob comedy. After the film was made in 2000, she vowed she would never write another screenplay. A motion picture adaptation of The Spellman Files is in development with Paramount Pictures.