{"product_id":"curse-of-the-spellmans-document-2-9781416532422","title":"Curse of the Spellmans: Document #2","description":"In 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. \u003ci\u003eCurse of the Spellmans\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for both the Edgar Award and the Macavity Award, and the Izzy Spellman Mysteries have earned comparisons to everything from Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich to Veronica Mars and Bridget Jones. \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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416532422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e126020 \/ Curse of the Spellmans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lisa Lutz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649844998300,"sku":"9781416532422","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fdd1d007-d2c4-4aa1-81ea-8f8c856d83a7.jpg?v=1603873854","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/curse-of-the-spellmans-document-2-9781416532422","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}