Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akta Spellmanów | 2007 | Lisa Lutz | N/A |
| 2 | The Spellman Files | 2007 | Lisa Lutz | Buy |
| 3 | Curse of the Spellmans | 2008 | Lisa Lutz | Buy |
| 4 | Revenge of the Spellmans | 2009 | Lisa Lutz | Buy |
| 5 | The Spellmans Strike Again | 2010 | Lisa Lutz | Buy |
| 6 | Trail of the Spellmans | 2012 | Lisa Lutz | Buy |
| 7 | Isabel Spellman’s Guide to Etiquette: What is Wrong with You People | 2013 | Lisa Lutz | Buy |
| 8 | The Last Word | 2013 | Lisa Lutz | N/A |
| 9 | The Last Word / The Next Generation | 2013 | Lisa Lutz | Buy |
The Izzy Spellman series by Lisa Lutz follows Izzy, the middle child of a family-run private investigation firm in San Francisco. The Spellmans treat surveillance as a way of life, turning their professional skills on each other with the same dedication they bring to paying clients.
The series began with The Spellman Files in 2007 and ran through several sequels and a guide to etiquette that is exactly as chaotic as it sounds. Lutz’s comedy comes from the family dynamics: the Spellmans love each other and cannot stop investigating each other, and every book escalates the cycle of snooping, confrontation, and reluctant forgiveness.