Spellman Six: The Next Generation: 06 (Spellman Novels) - Softcover

"Edgar-nominated Lutz is in fine form...Another killer whodunit packed with plot twists and wit."--Booklist

"Lutz delivers another rollicking good time in her sixth novel."--Publishers Weekly

"In the end, good and quirky beats bad and twisted. For a sixth time, Lisa Lutz has made the finding out how so much marvelous fun."--Baton-Rouge Advocate

"5 out of 5. I devoured this book in less than 24 hours - it's hilarious, touching, and the strongest installment of the series to boot. "--RagingBiblioholism.com

"Along with its humor, this novel has its share of melancholy, with a surprising and bittersweet ending that nevertheless feels right. Izzy may find it hard to grow up, but Lutz's writing is maturing just fine."--Self Awareness for Readers

"Enormously humorous....Lisa Lutz has a distinct flair for comedy. She does an outstanding job introducing fresh and unforgettable characters while painting laugh-out-loud scenes."--Advocate Weekly

"Twisted, fun....you can't help but grin."--St. Louis Dispatch

"[Lutz] does an outstanding job introducing fresh and unforgettable characters while painting laugh-out-loud scenes.... fresh, lively and consistently humorous."--Bookreporter.com

"Lisa Lutz's Spellman books are always hilarious, but Trail of the Spellmans reminded me how serious funny books can be. As precocious as the Spellman kids have always been, they're only now really coming of age and the result is, yes, hilarious, but also tender and melancholy and full of hard-won wisdom. This one's going to stay with readers for a long time."--Laura Lippman, award-winning author of over 15 books including the recent novel I'd Know You Anywhere and the Tess Monaghan series

"[Spellman Six] is Raymond Chandler meets Arrested Development. Zany, witty and full of dark surprises, Lisa Lutz's novel is pure fun-and Izzy Spellman, PI, tops the list of 'Fictional Characters I'd Like to Meet for a Bourbon.'"--Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl

ISABEL SPELLMAN, PI, is used to being followed, extorted, and questioned—all occupational hazards of working at her fami-ly’s firm, Spellman Investigations. Her little sister, Rae, once tailed Izzy for weeks on end to discover the identity of Izzy’s boyfriend. Her mother, Olivia, once blackmailed Izzy with photographic evidence of Prom Night 1994. After years of power struggles, Izzy staged a hostile takeover of the company. She should have known better than to think she could put such shenanigans behind her.

When Izzy is accused of embezzling from a former client, her troubles are just begin­ning. If Izzy gets indicted, she could lose her PI license and the Spellman family’s liveli­hood—not to mention her own freedom. Is this the end of Izzy Spellman, PI?

Spellman Six: The Next Generation is, hands down, the most powerful book in the best­selling, award-nominated Spellman series.