?';Fast-paced, irreverent, and very funny,The Spellman Filesis likeHarriet the Spyfor grown-ups'Curtis Sittenfeld, author ofEligible and American Wife Having been ordered into therapy after getting a little too close to her previous subject, former private investigator Izzy Spellman is wisely taking a break from Spellman Inc, having embarked on a less controversial career as a barmaid. But when her boss, Milo, simultaneously cuts her bartending hours and introduces her to a friend looking for a private eye, Izzy reluctantly finds herself with a new client. A suspicious husband who wants his wife tailed, it would appear to be a routine case involving nothing more than that most boring of PI rituals: surveillance. But Izzy soon discovers that shes not the only person keeping a close eye on Mrs Ernie Black and with each passing hour the Case of the Wayward Wife throws up more questions than answers.';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
