The Spellman Files

This book turned up in my public library queue and I couldn't for the life of me remember requesting it. So I took it as a sign of kismet and brought it home.

It was an odd combination of coming-of-age, family drama, humor and mystery. The more I think about it, the more I think I enjoyed it. It surprised me by being both interesting and unusual. I'm trying not to give too much away and yet at the same time enticing other people to read it.

Suffice it to say, the Spellmans are a family of private investigators who take to spying on each other almost as frequently as they spy on their clients. Sort of puts the average dysfunctional family into perspective, doesn't it?

Disclosure, I took advantage of amazon/audible “whispersync for voice,” both reading and listening to this book. The narrator was good, the storyline was sufficient, the characters were memorable. Despite the character development, which was wholly sufficient, I wished there had been more plot to enjoy. I can only assume, and hope, the subsequent installments will focus less on background development in order to emphasize plot/storyline. I see a great deal of enjoyment coming in the future if, like Rae, my demands are met.
Also, it is worth noting that you must be able to withstand what came to be the model of a dysfunctional family, a protagonist with questionable scruples, and a cast of background characters lodged firmly in the background.