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The ''[[Spellman Files]]'' is a series of books by Lisa Lutz, which features a [[It Runs in The Family|family]] of [[Private Detective|private investigators]] in [[San Francisco]]. They're all very obsessed with their work. Wackiness Ensues on a regular basis.
 
The books so far{{when}} are:
* ''The Spellman Files''
* ''Curse of the Spellmans''
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* Demetrius Merriweather: a TV thief who was wrongly convicted of murder, Isabel and Maggie worked to free him.
 
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Examples of:
* [[The Alcoholic]]: Uncle Ray. Isabel possibly, as she does drink like a fish recreationally (if not all the time).
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: David
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* [[Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends]]: Isabel fixing up Petra and Gabe, Rae/Isabel fixing up Maggie and David
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: what happens to Rae in book 4
* [[Corruption Byby a Minor]]: Rae decides on her own recognizance to help out the vice squad.
* [[Dark Secret]]: frequently
* [[Defective Detective]]: Isabel has just hit her 30's and really, really needs to start growing up. And to get her own place instead of sponging off others. And to have a less frightening dating life. And while she's a good detective, she doesn't really have an "off" switch, and doesn't listen to people telling her to cool down.