at the ripe old age of thirtytwo former wild child isabel izzy spellman has finally agreed to take over the family business and the transition wont be a smooth one first among her priorities as head of spellman investigations is to dig up some dirt on the competition slippery excop rick harkeya task she may enjoy a little too much next faced with a baffling missingpersons case at the home of an aging millionaire izzy hires an actor friend len to infiltrate the mansion as an undercover butlera role he may enjoy a little much meanwhile izzy is being blackmailed by her mother photographic evidence of prom night 1994 to commit to regular blind dates with promising professionalsan arrangement that doesnt thrill connor an irish bartender on the brink of becoming exboyfriend 12at spellman headquarters its business as unusual doorknobs and light fixtures are disappearing every day moms been spotted crying in the pantry and a series of increasingly demanding spellman rules rule 27 no speaking today cant quite hold the family together izzy also has to decipher weekly phone calls from the edge from her octogenarian lawyer morty as well as detective henry stones mysterious interest in rekindling their relationshwell whatever it was just when it looks like things cant go more haywire little sister raes internship researching pro bono legal cases leads the youngest spellman to launch a grassroots campaign that could spring an innocent man from jailor land rae in it the spellmans strike again is hands down the most hilarious thrilling and moving book in this bestselling awardnominated series and it proves beyond a reasonable doubt that isabel spellman no matter how much she matures will never be able to follow rule 1 act normal