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Welcome to Izzy Spellman's off-kilter world. Equal parts Sam Spade and Bridget Jones, she's a damn good investigator—if only her dysfunctional family would back off and let her do her thing. Izzy's cynical—okay, wise—enough to realize that a primrose-covered cottage with a white picket fence is not in her future. That's okay with her. Ever the jaded P.I., she catalogs her ex-boyfriends with calculated brevity, reducing her romantic misjudgments to curt summaries of name, age, occupation, hobbies, duration, and last words. No sooner has she met a new man that she begins composing his exit profile.

Hired to trail a husband whose wife suspects he's gay, Isabel easily determines that nothing could be further from the truth. Indeed, Daniel Castillo, the object of her subject's misidentified affection, turns out to be a gorgeous—and straight—Guatemalan dentist whom Isabel quickly zeroes in on as the future "Ex-Boyfriend #9." Keeping her family and Daniel from discovering the truth about each other, though, proves harder than she would have guessed. While other parents might be happy to learn that their daughter is dating a professional man, Olivia Spellman has a pathological distrust of dentists. When Isabel discovers that her folks are not only having her followed, but have hired Rae to do it, her outrage pushes her to quit her job at the family agency—even though it's the only job she's ever had and the only thing she does well.

But just because Izzy says she is leaving the family fold doesn't mean that the family has any intention of loosening its hold on her. Besides, she's under contract. So, they make a deal—one last, ice cold case, from twelve years before when a Marin County teen went missing in the woods near Lake Tahoe.

Izzy throws herself into the case, thrilled at the prospect of getting away from Spellman Investigations for good. But then Rae, who has been expertly manipulating every member of the family with her ill-gotten knowledge of their individual secrets, disappears without a trace. Izzy, who loves the little creep in spite of everything, is propelled into the most vital missing person search of her career.]]> 129117 24 2896642 book 11 3 2007 The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1) total:2632|5:642|4:1177|3:651|2:132|1:30| 2632 10165 3607 750 74189 3.97 5016 1340 4374380 250195 129117 0743571355 9780743571357 522 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639m/129117.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639s/129117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129117.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 1871
Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos. ]]> 2007 1 6 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 14:37:34 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:40:01 -0800 2009 Lutz, Lisa – 1st book
Simon and Schuster, 2007, US Hardcover – ISBN: 9781415432392
First Sentence: I duck into the parking garage hoping to escape.
*** Izzy Spellman is a private investig...more...]]> 15897545 239000 2562860 1416532390 9781416532392 76 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224m/2562860.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224s/2562860.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2562860.The_Spellman_Files 3.95 247 Get Smart reruns and prefer entering homes through windows rather than doors -- but the upshot is she's good at her job as a licensed private investigator with her family's firm, Spellman Investigations. Invading people's privacy comes naturally to Izzy. In fact, it comes naturally to all the Spellmans. If only they could leave their work at the office. To be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman; tail a Spellman; dig up dirt on, blackmail, and wiretap a Spellman.

Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos.

]]> 2007 5 6 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 09:17:13 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 09:18:56 -0800 2008 Funny read.
I-want-to-be-this-character read.

Lisa Lutz, if you ever read this, please don't take it the wrong way. By beach read I mean that I was completely entertained, laughed out loud a couple of times, and didn't want to move while I read it. Your book sucke...more...]]> 16440414 210811 1888912 1416532404 9781416532408 54 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/18/912/1888912-m-1255890656.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/18/912/1888912-s-1255890656.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1888912.The_Spellman_Files 3.90 180 Get Smart reruns and prefer entering homes through windows rather than doors -- but the upshot is she's good at her job as a licensed private investigator with her family's firm, Spellman Investigations. Invading people's privacy comes naturally to Izzy. In fact, it comes naturally to all the Spellmans. If only they could leave their work at the office. To be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman; tail a Spellman; dig up dirt on, blackmail, and wiretap a Spellman.

Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos.

]]> 2007 4 2 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 26 13:17:27 -0800 2008 Fri May 30 13:18:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 591297 49519 129117 0743571355 9780743571357 522 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639m/129117.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639s/129117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129117.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632
Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos. ]]> 2007 2 2 false Thu Apr 05 14:52:09 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 17:35:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6078673 83445 2562860 1416532390 9781416532392 76 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224m/2562860.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224s/2562860.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2562860.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632 Get Smart reruns and prefer entering homes through windows rather than doors -- but the upshot is she's good at her job as a licensed private investigator with her family's firm, Spellman Investigations. Invading people's privacy comes naturally to Izzy. In fact, it comes naturally to all the Spellmans. If only they could leave their work at the office. To be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman; tail a Spellman; dig up dirt on, blackmail, and wiretap a Spellman.

Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos.

]]> 2007 5 1 false Thu Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 11 22:28:03 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 30 21:59:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 16578023 886976 2870487 0743564359 9780743564359 41 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204063216m/2870487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204063216s/2870487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2870487.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 110
Welcome to Izzy Spellman's off-kilter world. Equal parts Sam Spade and Bridget Jones, she's a damn good investigator—if only her dysfunctional family would back off and let her do her thing. Izzy's cynical—okay, wise—enough to realize that a primrose-covered cottage with a white picket fence is not in her future. That's okay with her. Ever the jaded P.I., she catalogs her ex-boyfriends with calculated brevity, reducing her romantic misjudgments to curt summaries of name, age, occupation, hobbies, duration, and last words. No sooner has she met a new man that she begins composing his exit profile.

Hired to trail a husband whose wife suspects he's gay, Isabel easily determines that nothing could be further from the truth. Indeed, Daniel Castillo, the object of her subject's misidentified affection, turns out to be a gorgeous—and straight—Guatemalan dentist whom Isabel quickly zeroes in on as the future "Ex-Boyfriend #9." Keeping her family and Daniel from discovering the truth about each other, though, proves harder than she would have guessed. While other parents might be happy to learn that their daughter is dating a professional man, Olivia Spellman has a pathological distrust of dentists. When Isabel discovers that her folks are not only having her followed, but have hired Rae to do it, her outrage pushes her to quit her job at the family agency—even though it's the only job she's ever had and the only thing she does well.

But just because Izzy says she is leaving the family fold doesn't mean that the family has any intention of loosening its hold on her. Besides, she's under contract. So, they make a deal—one last, ice cold case, from twelve years before when a Marin County teen went missing in the woods near Lake Tahoe.

Izzy throws herself into the case, thrilled at the prospect of getting away from Spellman Investigations for good. But then Rae, who has been expertly manipulating every member of the family with her ill-gotten knowledge of their individual secrets, disappears without a trace. Izzy, who loves the little creep in spite of everything, is propelled into the most vital missing person search of her career.]]> 2007 4 1 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 21:21:57 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 21:30:11 -0800 2008
I knew nothing about this book when I picked it off the shelf as one of the local library's "Reader's Choice" books. I was pleasantly surprised about the subject matter: a family-owned private investigation business fe...more...]]> 18116243 522647 2870487 0743564359 9780743564359 41 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204063216m/2870487.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204063216s/2870487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2870487.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632
Welcome to Izzy Spellman's off-kilter world. Equal parts Sam Spade and Bridget Jones, she's a damn good investigator—if only her dysfunctional family would back off and let her do her thing. Izzy's cynical—okay, wise—enough to realize that a primrose-covered cottage with a white picket fence is not in her future. That's okay with her. Ever the jaded P.I., she catalogs her ex-boyfriends with calculated brevity, reducing her romantic misjudgments to curt summaries of name, age, occupation, hobbies, duration, and last words. No sooner has she met a new man that she begins composing his exit profile.

Hired to trail a husband whose wife suspects he's gay, Isabel easily determines that nothing could be further from the truth. Indeed, Daniel Castillo, the object of her subject's misidentified affection, turns out to be a gorgeous—and straight—Guatemalan dentist whom Isabel quickly zeroes in on as the future "Ex-Boyfriend #9." Keeping her family and Daniel from discovering the truth about each other, though, proves harder than she would have guessed. While other parents might be happy to learn that their daughter is dating a professional man, Olivia Spellman has a pathological distrust of dentists. When Isabel discovers that her folks are not only having her followed, but have hired Rae to do it, her outrage pushes her to quit her job at the family agency—even though it's the only job she's ever had and the only thing she does well.

But just because Izzy says she is leaving the family fold doesn't mean that the family has any intention of loosening its hold on her. Besides, she's under contract. So, they make a deal—one last, ice cold case, from twelve years before when a Marin County teen went missing in the woods near Lake Tahoe.

Izzy throws herself into the case, thrilled at the prospect of getting away from Spellman Investigations for good. But then Rae, who has been expertly manipulating every member of the family with her ill-gotten knowledge of their individual secrets, disappears without a trace. Izzy, who loves the little creep in spite of everything, is propelled into the most vital missing person search of her career.]]> 2007 4 2 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 13:20:40 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 20:11:12 -0700 2008
The main character is Isabel (Izzy) Spellman whose family owns a PI firm....more...]]> 7206930 355321 1266315 0743295153 9780743295154 9 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182368070m/1266315.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182368070s/1266315.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1266315.The_Spellman_Files 3.50 22
Welcome to Izzy Spellman's off-kilter world. Equal parts Sam Spade and Bridget Jones, she's a damn good investigator—if only her dysfunctional family would back off and let her do her thing. Izzy's cynical—okay, wise—enough to realize that a primrose-covered cottage with a white picket fence is not in her future. That's okay with her. Ever the jaded P.I., she catalogs her ex-boyfriends with calculated brevity, reducing her romantic misjudgments to curt summaries of name, age, occupation, hobbies, duration, and last words. No sooner has she met a new man that she begins composing his exit profile.

Hired to trail a husband whose wife suspects he's gay, Isabel easily determines that nothing could be further from the truth. Indeed, Daniel Castillo, the object of her subject's misidentified affection, turns out to be a gorgeous—and straight—Guatemalan dentist whom Isabel quickly zeroes in on as the future "Ex-Boyfriend #9." Keeping her family and Daniel from discovering the truth about each other, though, proves harder than she would have guessed. While other parents might be happy to learn that their daughter is dating a professional man, Olivia Spellman has a pathological distrust of dentists. When Isabel discovers that her folks are not only having her followed, but have hired Rae to do it, her outrage pushes her to quit her job at the family agency—even though it's the only job she's ever had and the only thing she does well.

But just because Izzy says she is leaving the family fold doesn't mean that the family has any intention of loosening its hold on her. Besides, she's under contract. So, they make a deal—one last, ice cold case, from twelve years before when a Marin County teen went missing in the woods near Lake Tahoe.

Izzy throws herself into the case, thrilled at the prospect of getting away from Spellman Investigations for good. But then Rae, who has been expertly manipulating every member of the family with her ill-gotten knowledge of their individual secrets, disappears without a trace. Izzy, who loves the little creep in spite of everything, is propelled into the most vital missing person search of her career.]]> 2007 2 1 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 11:16:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 11:16:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1587906 110181 129117 0743571355 9780743571357 522 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639m/129117.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639s/129117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129117.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632
Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos. ]]> 2007 5 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jun 01 11:34:55 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 19:22:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 26188721 261662 2562860 1416532390 9781416532392 76 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224m/2562860.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224s/2562860.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2562860.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632 Get Smart reruns and prefer entering homes through windows rather than doors -- but the upshot is she's good at her job as a licensed private investigator with her family's firm, Spellman Investigations. Invading people's privacy comes naturally to Izzy. In fact, it comes naturally to all the Spellmans. If only they could leave their work at the office. To be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman; tail a Spellman; dig up dirt on, blackmail, and wiretap a Spellman.

Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos.

]]> 2007 4 1 false Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 00:05:34 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 13:00:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1661543 93749 129117 0743571355 9780743571357 522 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639m/129117.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639s/129117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129117.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632
Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos. ]]> 2007 4 1 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 18:23:29 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 15:41:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 73025197 2793072 2562860 1416532390 9781416532392 76 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224m/2562860.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224s/2562860.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2562860.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632 Get Smart reruns and prefer entering homes through windows rather than doors -- but the upshot is she's good at her job as a licensed private investigator with her family's firm, Spellman Investigations. Invading people's privacy comes naturally to Izzy. In fact, it comes naturally to all the Spellmans. If only they could leave their work at the office. To be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman; tail a Spellman; dig up dirt on, blackmail, and wiretap a Spellman.

Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos.

]]> 2007 0 0 false Wed Sep 30 12:37:09 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:37:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 50701670 2165580 3131056 9789791411172 8 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files: Berkas-Berkas Keluarga Spellman (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1206852649m/3131056.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1206852649s/3131056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3131056.The_Spellman_Files_Berkas_Berkas_Keluarga_Spellman 3.46 24
Namaku Isabel Spellman, 28 tahun. Kau boleh memanggilku Izzy. Aku sudah bekerja selama enam belas tahun untuk keluargaku. Kami semua adalah detektif swasta, well, kecuali David, abangku yang sempurna itu.

Aku mencintai pekerjaanku. Aku suka menguntit orang lain, memeriksa latar belakang mereka, mencari tahu tentang rahasia hitam mereka, menyelidiki mereka. Hingga akhirnya, aku sendiri menjadi korban. Dan, kau tahu siapa dalang di balik penyelidikan terhadap diriku ini? Ibuku! Ibuku sendiri! Dia memang selalu ingin tahu tentang pacar-pacarku. Dan sekarang, Daniel Castillo, DDS, seorang dokter gigi alias pacar kesembilanku berhasil menggelitik rasa ingin tahunya. Orangtuaku bahkan menyadap kamarku dan mempekerjakan adikku, Rae, untuk menguntitku.

Kupikir, cukup sudah. Aku ingin hidup normal. Aku ingin mencari pekerjaan lain. Aku ingin privasiku tetap terjaga. Maka, aku memutuskan untuk berhenti. Semudah itukah? Well, tidak ada yang mudah di keluargaku. Aku diharuskan untuk mengerjakan sebuah kasus terakhir. Kasus orang hilang yang sudah berumur belasan tahun. Yang benar saja! Tapi, aku tidak akan menyerah, bahkan dengan segala kekacauan yang terjadi di sekelilingku. Lihat saja, siapa Izzy Spellman yang sesungguhnya!!

Itu maksudnya, aku ingin hidup normal]]> 2007 3 1 false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 07:49:21 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 08:17:46 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 44955905 339857 129117 0743571355 9780743571357 522 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639m/129117.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639s/129117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129117.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632
Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos. ]]> 2007 3 0 false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 10:11:33 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 10:11:56 -0800 2009
Unsurprisingly, this attitude has profound consequences for the relationships in the family. David is a perfect child, and as a very smart guy takes the first chance he can to g...more...]]> 42963579 1291703 129117 0743571355 9780743571357 522 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639m/129117.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639s/129117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129117.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632
Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos. ]]> 2007 0 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 13 17:49:58 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 17:50:51 -0800 2009 Downloaded from audible.com.
This is a rather strange book. I don’t know if it’s going to be a series or not. The Spellmans are a family wholly engaged in private detecting. Mr. and Mrs. Spellman met doing private detective work and got mar...more...]]> 41171320 138700 3131056 9789791411172 8 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files: Berkas-Berkas Keluarga Spellman (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1206852649m/3131056.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1206852649s/3131056.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3131056.The_Spellman_Files_Berkas_Berkas_Keluarga_Spellman 3.86 2632
Namaku Isabel Spellman, 28 tahun. Kau boleh memanggilku Izzy. Aku sudah bekerja selama enam belas tahun untuk keluargaku. Kami semua adalah detektif swasta, well, kecuali David, abangku yang sempurna itu.

Aku mencintai pekerjaanku. Aku suka menguntit orang lain, memeriksa latar belakang mereka, mencari tahu tentang rahasia hitam mereka, menyelidiki mereka. Hingga akhirnya, aku sendiri menjadi korban. Dan, kau tahu siapa dalang di balik penyelidikan terhadap diriku ini? Ibuku! Ibuku sendiri! Dia memang selalu ingin tahu tentang pacar-pacarku. Dan sekarang, Daniel Castillo, DDS, seorang dokter gigi alias pacar kesembilanku berhasil menggelitik rasa ingin tahunya. Orangtuaku bahkan menyadap kamarku dan mempekerjakan adikku, Rae, untuk menguntitku.

Kupikir, cukup sudah. Aku ingin hidup normal. Aku ingin mencari pekerjaan lain. Aku ingin privasiku tetap terjaga. Maka, aku memutuskan untuk berhenti. Semudah itukah? Well, tidak ada yang mudah di keluargaku. Aku diharuskan untuk mengerjakan sebuah kasus terakhir. Kasus orang hilang yang sudah berumur belasan tahun. Yang benar saja! Tapi, aku tidak akan menyerah, bahkan dengan segala kekacauan yang terjadi di sekelilingku. Lihat saja, siapa Izzy Spellman yang sesungguhnya!!

Itu maksudnya, aku ingin hidup normal]]> 2007 5 0 false Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 07:44:30 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 07:44:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 16297904 276443 2562860 1416532390 9781416532392 76 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224m/2562860.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224s/2562860.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2562860.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632 Get Smart reruns and prefer entering homes through windows rather than doors -- but the upshot is she's good at her job as a licensed private investigator with her family's firm, Spellman Investigations. Invading people's privacy comes naturally to Izzy. In fact, it comes naturally to all the Spellmans. If only they could leave their work at the office. To be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman; tail a Spellman; dig up dirt on, blackmail, and wiretap a Spellman.

Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos.

]]> 2007 5 1 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 22:39:46 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 22:44:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 79396978 1541278 2562860 1416532390 9781416532392 76 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224m/2562860.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201154224s/2562860.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2562860.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632 Get Smart reruns and prefer entering homes through windows rather than doors -- but the upshot is she's good at her job as a licensed private investigator with her family's firm, Spellman Investigations. Invading people's privacy comes naturally to Izzy. In fact, it comes naturally to all the Spellmans. If only they could leave their work at the office. To be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman; tail a Spellman; dig up dirt on, blackmail, and wiretap a Spellman.

Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos.

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I am not sure how i felt about this book.

This statement is not a reflection of how i felt about the novel as much as the fact that i was suckered into reading book one of a series. as a standalone book, i enjoyed it. as a series, i t...more...]]> 62155594 1879178 129117 0743571355 9780743571357 522 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639m/129117.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639s/129117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129117.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632
Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos. ]]> 2007 3 0 false Sat Jul 04 16:49:45 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 16:50:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 67572048 2463587 129117 0743571355 9780743571357 522 <![CDATA[The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639m/129117.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981639s/129117.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129117.The_Spellman_Files 3.86 2632
Part Nancy Drew, part Dirty Harry, Izzy walks an indistinguishable line between Spellman family member and Spellman employee. Duties include: completing assignments from the bosses, aka Mom and Dad (preferably without scrutiny); appeasing her chronically perfect lawyer brother (often under duress); setting an example for her fourteen-year-old sister, Rae (who's become addicted to "recreational surveillance"); and tracking down her uncle (who randomly disappears on benders dubbed "Lost Weekends"). But when Izzy's parents hire Rae to follow her (for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of Izzy's new boyfriend), Izzy snaps and decides that the only way she will ever be normal is if she gets out of the family business. But there's a hitch: she must take one last job before they'll let her go -- a fifteen-year-old, ice-cold missing person case. She accepts, only to experience a disappearance far closer to home, which becomes the most important case of her life.

The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos. ]]> 2007 3 0 false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 22:31:54 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 16:08:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2870487