Dirty Laundry

A Sofie Metropolis Novel

Sofie Metropolis (Volume 2 of 4)

Tori Carrington

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When Sofie Metropolis decided to stop being a waitress and start being a private detective, she had no idea what she was getting into.  With only a few cases under her belt, Sofie has inherited a dead woman’s mean-spirited Jack Russell; fallen hard for a mysterious, charming Australian bounty hunter; and gained a rep for an itchy trigger finger.  She even shot one of her clients!  
 
Sofie’s mom suspects Sofie’s dad is having an affair, and Sofie’s seen enough cheating spouses to know that her father is keeping secrets.  And though Jake Porter is more available than ever, Sofie finds herself torn between the Australian she barely knows and a handsome, available Greek who knows that the fastest way to Sofie’s heart is through a bakery.  
 
Searching for a missing dry cleaner who left behind a brand-new Mercedes and a not-so-brand-new wife, Sofie is attacked by . . . a plastic-swathed suit?  Or was it one of Tony DiPiazza’s goons? Tony being the junior-league Mobster who has his own reasons to want to get his finely-manicured hands on the dry cleaner’s account books. 
 
If Sofie’s not careful, her favorite kicks are going to be replaced by a pair of cement overshoes . . . .
 

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Chapter One
One of the great things about being a private dick—aside from saying those words and presuming to lay ownership to something possessed only by men—is that it gets you out of going to Sunday Mass. Well, okay. It’s not so much the Mass I have a problem with. Rather, it’s the prospect of having to attend with my mother, Thalia Metropolis, that makes me cringe. Aside from her smooshing my face into various Greek Orthodox religious icons propped up just inside the door of St. Constantine’s, I’d have to sit next to her.

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“A droll approach to crime solving.  Combine elements found in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the kind of capers Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum has made famous, and the result is Sofie, a Greek-American woman swimming against the tidal forces of family expectations.  Carrington’s filled the book with characters that have enough originality to stand out.”--Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine on Dirty Laundry
 
“So you say that your Stephanie Plum novels aren’t coming fast enough?  Well, this saucy plum of a PI will do just fine in between those.  Author Tori Carrington has created the sassy, smart, and hilariously funny Sofie, as well as a whole laundry basket-full of quirky neighborhood characters, co-workers, and clients.  Mystery fans are going to love getting to know Sofie and her loopy-as-terry-cloth family.  Come clean.  You love goofy mysteries, and you know it.  And you’re going to love Dirty Laundry.”--The Queens Tribune
 
“Sofie Metropolis is the Greek Nancy Drew and makes me wanna be both when (and if) I grow up.”—Jill Conner Browne, New York Times bestselling author and The Sweet Potato Queen

“Frappe-fueled fun Sharp observations of everyday life in an insular Greek-American community, including marriage mores that provide the key to Tolly's disappearance, and a smashing recipe for spinach pie.”--Kirkus Reviews on Dirty Laundry
 
If you’re thinking Stephanie Plum in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, you’re not far off.  The many references to Greek food will soon have you salivating for spanakopita; fortunately there’s a recipe for it at the end.”--Mystery Scene on Dirty Laundry
 
“Life on the ‘mean’ streets of New York’s Astoria is weird but never dull.  Giggle-producing [with] snappy dialogue and offbeat characters that ensure a great time!”--Romantic Times BookReviews on Dirty Laundry
 
“With the focus on fun rather than blood, this mystery further develops Sophie's relationship with Jake Porter, who adds just the right amount of delectable sexual tension to this crime confection.”--Publishers Weekly on Dirty Laundry

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Tori Carrington

Tori Carrington is the pen name of Lori and Tony Karayianni, who have published more than 25 novels with Harlequin and Silhouette. They have received the Romantic Times Bookclub Reader's Choice Award and have twice been nominated for the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award.
Lori and Tony Karayianni live in Toledo, Ohio, but travel frequently, both to Greece and around the US.

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Dirty Laundry
A Sofie Metropolis Novel
Tori Carrington

Mass Market Paperbound

Mass Market Paperbound
Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Books
May 2007
Mass Market Paperbound
ISBN: 9780765351005
ISBN10: 0765351005
4 3/16 x 6 3/4 inches, 336 pages
$6.99

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Hardcover
Tom Doherty Associates
Forge Books
May 2006
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780765312419
ISBN10: 0765312417
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 320 pages
$23.95

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Tom Doherty Associates
Forge Books
May 2007
e-Book Agency
ISBN: 9781429992442
ISBN10: 1429992441
336 pages
$6.99
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