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 her priorities as head of Spellman Investigations is to dig up some dirt on the competition, slippery ex-cop Ricky Harkey. Next, faced with a baffling missing-persons case, Izzy hires an actor friend to go under-cover as a butler. Meanwhile, Izzy is being blackmailed...

For the first time in Spellman history, Isabel Spellman, P.I., might be the most normal member of her family. Yet as a number of cases pile, Izzy won't stop hunting for the answers--even when they threaten to shatter both the business and the family.