, ▁who , ▁while ▁very ▁close ▁kn it , ▁are ▁also ▁intens ely ▁susp icious ▁and ▁spend ▁much ▁time ▁investig ating ▁each ▁other . ▁The ▁first ▁book ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁The ▁Sp ell man ▁Files , ▁becomes ▁susp ense ful ▁when ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁R ae ▁Sp ell man ▁is ▁apparently ▁kid n apped . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁The ▁Sp ell man ▁Files ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁three ▁awards ▁for ▁best ▁first ▁novel , ▁the ▁Anthony ▁Award , ▁Mac av ity ▁Award , ▁and ▁Barry ▁award ; ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁Alex ▁Award ; ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁D il ys ▁Award ; ▁and ▁reached ▁# 2 7 ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best s eller ▁List ▁ ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁option ed ▁the ▁film ▁rights ▁for ▁the ▁novel , ▁with ▁Laura ▁Z isk in ▁producing ▁and ▁Barry ▁S onnen feld ▁direct ing . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁this ▁film ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁made . ▁ ▁Her ▁second ▁novel , ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ell mans , ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Ed gar ▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁Myst ery ▁Writ ers ▁of ▁America ▁for ▁best ▁mystery ▁novel . ▁L utz ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁write ▁four ▁more ▁entries ▁in ▁the ▁Sp ell man ▁series : ▁Re ven ge ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ell mans ▁( 2 0 0 9 ), ▁The ▁Sp ell mans ▁St rike ▁Again ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁Tra il ▁of ▁the ▁Sp