2020: #29 – Magic for Liars (Sarah Gailey)

Ivy Gamble is a private investigator. Normally she spends a lot of time following around cheating spouses, so when a well-dressed woman appears in her office and offers her a chance to work on a murder case, it’s tough to refuse. But there’s another wrinkle — the possible murder happened at a school for magically-inclined children where Ivy’s very magical twin sister Tabatha is a

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2013: #5 – Trail of the Spellmans (Lisa Lutz)

Title: Trail of the Spellmans Author: Lisa Lutz Series: Spellman Files #05 Format: Hardback Pages:  384 Release Date: February 28, 2012 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Source: library Read the back of the book 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 activities—with no apparent motive.

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2013: #3 – The Spellmans Strike Again (Lisa Lutz)

Title: The Spellmans Strike Again Author: Lisa Lutz Series: Spellman Files #04 Format: Kindle Pages: 404 Release Date: March 16, 2010 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Source: personal copy Read the back of the book At the ripe old age of thirty-two, former wild child Isabel “Izzy” Spellman has finally agreed to take over the family business. And the transition won’t be a smooth one. First among

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