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Curse of the Spellmans (Paperback)

by Lisa Lutz (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (28 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743295161
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743295161
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,362,730 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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They're baaaack ...Re-meet the Spellmans, a family in which eavesdropping is a mandatory skill, locks are meant to be picked, and blackmail is the preferred form of negotiation - all in the name of unconditional love. When Izzy Spellman, PI, is arrested for the fourth time in three months, she writes it off as an occupational hazard. She's been (obsessively) keeping surveillance on her new next-door neighbour (suspect's name: John Brown), convinced he's up to no good - even if Spellman Investigations management (ie:her parents) are not. When the (displeased) management refuse to bail Izzy out, it is Morty, Izzy's octogenarian lawyer, who comes to her rescue. But before he can build a defence, he has to know the facts. Over weak coffee and pastrami sandwiches, Izzy unveils the whole truth and nothing but the truth - as only she, a licensed 30-year-old professional, can.

About the Author

Having sold her first screenplay at the age of 21, Liza Lutz quit college to make it big in Hollywood, only to spend the next ten years rewriting the script! During that time she supported herself via menial jobs, including a two-year stint at a San Francisco private investigation firm, which inspired her to write her first novel, THE SPELLMAN FILES.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Getting Stronger, 6 April 2009
By sainte-carmen (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Curse of the Spellmans (Izzy Spellman Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Lisa Lutz is back with a second and stronger novel in the Spellman series. The main character's quirks may be infuriating, but the story is compelling. The girl just can't help herself! If you're looking for a another serial sleuth to fill the void soon to be left by Sue Grafton, check this series out. It's not as good, but it's the best new thing out there.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Planning a Disappearance? Plan on This Book, 5 May 2008
By Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Curse of the Spellmans (Izzy Spellman Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Welcome back to the wacky world of the Spellman family. They really live in their own universe. This family of Private Investigators thinks nothing of investigating each other. They have deadbolts on their bedroom doors. They have taken to calling vacations disappearances and disappearances vacations. And they are so much fun to spend time with.

This book picks up two years after the end of the first book. And it seems everyone is acting strangely. Older brother David is staying home watching TV and eating junk. The father, Albert, is sneaking out of the house and returning with wet hair. Meanwhile, he's actually eating healthy. Olivia, the mother, is sneaking out of the house late at night herself. Youngest sister Rae is distraught about accidentally almost vehicularly manslaughtering her best friend, Inspector Henry Stone. And Isabel is hot on the trail of the copycat vandals ruining neighbor Mrs. Chandler's holiday displays. These vandals are copying the crimes that Isabel did when she was a teenage (not that she has any idea what you are talking about).

But what has really captured Isabel's attention is the Spellman's new neighbor. "John Brown" seems nice enough, but he sure has lots of shredded paper. And who really has such a common name? Plus Isabel can't track down any information on him. And he is evasive with answers to her questions. You know, simple things like where are you from? What do you do for a living? When were you born? What's your social security number? All this leads Isabel to be arrested four times (or twice depending on how you count) in a matter of months. How will it all end?

As with the first in the series, this book is hard to adequately describe. It uses short scenes (not really chapters) to propel the story forward and help us keep everything straight. I laughed multiple times as the story unfolded. Yes, there are some mysteries, but this isn't a mystery. This is a novel about a family. Which means these characters are well developed. And that's what makes the ending very touching.

With everything going on, the book never drags. And I had a smile on my face almost the entire time I was reading it. In fact, I even got caught laughing out loud in public.

A word of warning. This book (by necessity) spoils the first book about the Spellmans. So if you are interested, get The Spellman Files first.

I couldn't put the book down. While I think living with the Spellmans would drive me crazy, they are a wonderful family to visit in the pages of a novel. So pick up this wild, wacky, and wonderful novel today.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Needs good editing, 4 Jan 2010
By A. Minasyan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Curse of the Spellmans (Spellman Mysteries 2) (Paperback)
The first book was a hit, hilarious and fresh, so perhaps my expectations from the second instalment were a bit too high... Not that it is bad, but one just gets the impression that the author (or her publisher) were too much in a hurry to send it to print... It certainly could have done with more editing, as it is full of inconsistencies and silly errors (e.g., a character's name switches back and forth between Charles and Christopher, chronology is messed up, etc.). The cover designer should have read the book before drawing a well-groomed model-shaped dog-owning lady wearing kitten heels and riding a bicycle. Or was he trying to picture everything Izzy Spellman is NOT?

As far as the main characters are concerned, I agree with the previous reviews that Izzy is too frozen in her anti-conformist persona. The 'parental unit', however, has got better and funnier and, overall, it is still a very enjoyable and entertaining read, and an original voice worth following.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Horrific
This book is so bad and tedious, I do not know how I managed to finish it. I am bemused at the good reviews it received because as far as I am concerned, it was a waste of my... Read more
Published 21 days ago by Bahma Sivasubramaniam

5.0 out of 5 stars whens the next book out?
i loved this book from start to end, unfortunatly i slipped and fell through the first half of the book the day it was delivered and the rest the day after, just thinking about it... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. Brent Stanton

4.0 out of 5 stars A Sequel That Exceeds the Original in Humor and Entertainment
The Spellman Files seemed more than a little contrived . . . but funny. I wasn't sure I wanted to read Curse of the Spellmans, but I'm sure glad I did. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Professor Donald Mitchell

4.0 out of 5 stars A Sequel That Exceeds the Original in Humor and Entertainment
The Spellman Files seemed more than a little contrived . . . but funny. I wasn't sure I wanted to read Curse of the Spellmans, but I'm sure glad I did. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Professor Donald Mitchell

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