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Trail of the Spellmans: Document #5
Trail of the Spellmans: Document #5 | Lisa Lutz
The fifth in the critically acclaimed, "New York Times" bestselling, Edgar Award-nominated series about a fearless private investigator Izzy Spellman and her quirky, yet endearing, family of sleuths: Lie back and enjoy this tale of intergenerational gumshoe mayhem (Kirkus Reviews). FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SPELLMAN HISTORY, Isabel Spellman, PI, might be the most normal member of her family. Mom has taken on an outrageous assortment of extracurricular activities with no apparent motive. Dad has a secret. Izzy s brother and sister are at war for no apparent reason. And her niece keeps saying banana even though she hates bananas. That s not to say that Izzy isn t without her own troubles. Her boyfriend, Henry Stone, keeps wanting to talk, a prospect Isabel evades by going out with her new drinking buddy, none other than Gertrude Stone, Henry s mother. Things aren t any simpler on the business side of Spellman Investigations. First, Rae is hired to follow a girl, but then fakes the surveillance reports. Then a math professor hires Izzy to watch his immaculate apartment while he unravels like a bad formula. And as the questions pile up, Izzy won t stop hunting for the answers even when they threaten to shatter both the business and the family."
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janeycanuck
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Oh no - this is the penultimate instalment in this series! I don't think I'm ready to let it go... Lutz is hilarious, again, and it's fun to see the story and the characters moving forward with their lives.

TrishB Love the mug 😁 2y
janeycanuck @TrishB it‘s one of my favs! I have to be very careful on video calls, though 🤪 2y
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Maria514626
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3/3 This doesn‘t hold up to earlier books in the series. Even the weird family dynamics weren‘t as funny.

The reader didn‘t help. She made Isabelle sound like a dullard.

I‘ll probably listen to the next one since
1) an audiobook doesn‘t take away from my reading time. And it keeps me entertained.
2) I‘m curious—but not too—how the series will wrap. (Unfortunately, my library‘s audio copy of book #5 has the same reader.)

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Addison_Reads
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When it comes to a #shoeonthecover shoe prints count, right? 😉

I love this series. It's a fun, quirky read about a dysfunctional family who run a private investigation firm.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620 #MagnificentMarch

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚👠 5y
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Mshookquilts
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Humorous! I enjoyed it all the way through as I got reacquainted with the Spellmans and their ideosyncrasies.

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“Female subject peered out of the window, checking the empty street, and then defenestrated herself.....”
Only page 4 of this ya novel and I learned a new word.

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