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The Spellman Files (The Spellmans, #1)

Lisa Lutz

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* Week 8: Introduction
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Apr 08, 2008 Jessica rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery

This isn't exactly a detective novel. I mean yes, the characters are all PIs, but the book spends most of its time developing the characters and doesn't introduce a mystery until halfway through.

That being said, I did quite enjoy the book - the characters were funny, and I enjoyed the inclusions of lists. I did not really sympathize with the main character, but I did find her surprisingly believable. At the end there is a bit of a shocking twist, which I'm sure will be dealt with in the later bo ...more

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Dec 12, 2012 Alina rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, audiobook, challenges-2013

I just finished listening to audio version of this. The foul language in the beginning caught me off guard but thankfully it didn't really continue. I was looking for a short, light read (listen to) and this sure was it! I actually enjoyed this dysfunctional quirky family of the Spellmans. I saw on another forum that the actual book includes footnotes and appendices. That would be funny and I'm sorry I missed out on that in audio form. It was still very enjoyable and just what I needed after som ...more

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