Trail of the Spellmans : Document #5

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 activitieswith no apparent motive. Dad has a secret. Izzys brother and sister are at warfor no apparent reason. And her niece keeps saying banana even though she hates bananas. Thats not to say that Izzy isnt 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, Henrys mother. Things arent 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 wont stop hunting for the answerseven when they threaten to shatter both the business and the family.