Revenge of the SpellmansLisa Lutz |
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4/27/2009 |
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Isabel Spellman quit the family business. She wouldn't let go of a wrong investigation a few months earlier and got into. Now she's in court ordered therapy and questioning her own future. Her mother and father keep trying to convince her to return. She has kept her private investigator's license but is bartending part time instead. She's at the bar their friend Milo owns. Milo knows she should really be back as a private investigator. He has a friend who believes his wife is cheating on him. Milo asks Izzy to help his friend out. She takes on the case as a freelance consultant. In the meantime she finds a new place to live, but can't tell anyone that she's moved. Her family is a family of detectives, but seem to specialize in checking out each other. She doesn't want them to know where she is. Her sister Rae is getting older and causing more trouble. She appears to have cheated on the PSAT tests. She won't leave their police detective friend Henry alone and becomes friends with his new lady. Their brother David is also acting strange, disappearing for a few weeks. When he returns, Izzy doesn't understand what he is doing. He isn't going to work and is hanging around his house more. The Spellmans are a mixed up, loving, family. They want the best for each other, but spy on each other to "help" them. Secrets are hard to keep in their family. The freelance job gives Izzy another perspective on families. She's not sure what is going on with the client's wife, but she's sure the woman isn't cheating. Just what is going on? Revenge of the Spellmans fits perfectly with the first two novels of this series. I understand there is to be one more that ties up their story. Lisa Lutz has maintained the story telling style she established in The Spellman Files. The books stays funny, has the proper twists, and keeps the reader fully engaged. It's light, escapism reading featuring the normal hum drum life of normal private detectives - the ones who run credit checks, follow domestic cases, perform background checks, and other mundane tasks that are the bread and butter of this type of agency. You could read Revenge of the Spellmans and get a good grasp of the family and the story line. But you'll appreciate it more if you've read the first two before you pick up this worthy addition. |
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The Series:
The Spellman Files |
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