Dirty Laundry: A Sofie Metropolis Novel (Sofie Metropolis Novels) [Hardcover]

Tori Carrington (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sofie Metropolis Novels | Publication Date: May 2, 2006

Sofie Metropolis is the newest P.I. on the mean streets of Astoria, Queens. She's known for her trademark frappes and her itchy trigger finger. She even shot one of her own clients!
Well, he was trying to kill her at the time . . . and she only hit him in the knee . . . .
Sofie's hot on the trail of a missing pet ferret--wait, aren't those illegal in New York City?--and a missing dry cleaner. According to his furious wife, Aglaia, Uncle Tolly was acting odd right before he disappeared. The proof? The brand-new Mercedes Tolly just bought. And the business's books, which show that Uncle Tolly was laundering more than just clothes.
Which is where the mob comes in, in the darkly handsome figure of Tony DiPiazza. Tony's very taken with Sofie. Too bad she won't back off the money-laundering and kidnapping (or is it murder?) investigation.
Really too bad, since hunky Australian bounty hunter/man of mystery Jake Porter is hanging around again, tinkering under the hood of Sofie's car and kissing Sofie like he really means it, only she's too busy to notice.
Too busy: being attacked by a malevolent dry-cleaning bag; bailing Aglaia out of jail; airing out her apartment after an assault by noxious dog-farts; and spying on her own father. Because Sofie's mother thinks that after nearly thirty years of marriage, her husband is having an affair. Can't anyone stay faithful for five minutes?
Sofie's quest for the truth gets her into hot water--and a pair of cement overshoes. It's not her best look.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Five months have passed since Sofie Metropolis caught her would-be husband, "Thomas-the-Toad," flagrante delicto with her maid of honor on their wedding day in Carrington's Sofie Metropolis (2005). In this cute if predictable sequel, the zany Greek-American from Astoria, Queens, is a PI-in-training, working on mundane cases for her uncle Spyros's investigative agency. When Apostolis Pappas (aka Uncle Tolly), the popular elderly owner of the neighborhood dry cleaners, goes missing, Sofie jumps at the chance to find him. The only catch is Uncle Tolly might have been laundering money for a sexy Italian mobster. Carrington (nom de plume for a Greek-American husband-and-wife writing team) depicts Sofie's world with the nutty sweetness of baklava. With the focus on fun rather than blood, this chick-lite mystery further develops Sophie's relationship with Jake Porter, the handy but possibly dangerous Aussie bounty hunter, who adds just the right amount of delectable sexual tension to this crime confection. (May)
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Review

Praise for Sofie Metropolis:

"Sexy, suspenseful, and flat-out hilarious: that's my kind of book. I loved Sofie Metropolis!"
--Karen Robards, New York Times bestselling author

"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

"Sexy and provocative. Sofie Metropolis, P.I. is Everywoman ... and a whole lot more!"
--Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author

"Smart, snappy, and so original you won't be able to put it down."
--Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author

"If you love My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Stephanie Plum, this is definitely the series for you!"
--Christine Feehan, New York Times bestselling author

"Reminiscent of Stephanie Plum, Sofie is a wonderful character whose exploits are amusing, offbeat, and a little dangerous. The writing duo Tori Carrington strikes gold with this sassy, sexy new series."--Romantic Times BookClub Magazine


"Sofie Metropolis is a chick detective in the Greek-American enclave of Astoria, Queens. Tori Carrington (husband-and-wife Tony and Lori Karayianni from Toledo) create an Astoria that's gritty, yet somehow charming, and generally, but not always, manage to avoid big, fat Greek clichés. There are a lot [of] shocks [in store] for Sophie when a seemingly routine cheating-spouse case turns fatal. Some of them are very good shocks, involving a hot Australian mystery man."--Detroit Free Press

"Local color -- and I don't mean pink -- is the big selling point [here]. Throughout a mild screwball farce that involves the neighborhood vampire, a missing dog and a hunky-but-aloof Australian bounty hunter, Sofie tries to navigate between the claims of community and her own faint vision of independent gal-hood."
--The Washington Post

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Forge Books; First Edition edition (May 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765312417
• ISBN-13: 978-0765312419
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,981,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tori Carrington is the pen name of nationally best-selling, award-winning authors Lori Schlachter Karayianni and Tony Karayianni. Their over 50 published novels include titles for Harlequin Blaze, Temptation, Signature Series and Silhouette Special Edition, and their hardcover comedic-mystery series Sofie Metropolis, PI. For more info, visit http://www.toricarrington.net, http://www.facebook.com/toricarrington http://www.myspace.com/toricarrington and http://www.twitter.com/toricarrington

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, June 4, 2006

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G. Greene - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Laundry: A Sofie Metropolis Novel (Sofie Metropolis Novels) (Hardcover)

This sequel to Sophie Metropolis is a vast improvement on the original (which had good writing but loose plot development). The authors have retained and refined their witty writing, the plot is cohesive, and the characters are just as interesting as they were in the first novel. My only disappointment with this book is that the unresolved plot lines from the first novel remain unresolved.

Fledgling PI Sophie seems more adept at finding lost animals than she does at solving mysteries, but she is improving. I especially enjoyed her relationship with Muffy the Mutt, and once again, the descriptions of the Greek community are dead on.

This book was a joy to read!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome Back Sofie Metropolis!, March 28, 2006

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Patti Fischer "pattifischer" (WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Laundry: A Sofie Metropolis Novel (Sofie Metropolis Novels) (Hardcover)

Astoria, Queens, New York

Sofie Metropolis PI is back! She's taken on the case of a disappearing family friend, affectionately known as Uncle Tolly, who may have been executed by the Mafia. Of course, the Mafia prefers that Sofie not poke her nose where it's not wanted. Meanwhile, she's also assigned the jobs of finding Fred the missing ferret and trying to serve papers on a guy who slippery. On a personal note, Sofie's mother asks her to investigate whether Sofie's dad is having an affair. And when Sofie goes snooping to check it out, imagine her surprise when it appears to be true!

Poor Sofie Metropolis. She's being pulled in different directions but she has some helpful assistance from the mysterious Jake Porter. He always seems to be there just when Sofie needs some help. With her going from one adventure to another, she needs Jake a lot. Especially when the Mafia appears to have now targeted her. Is it possible she's a little too close to the truth in discovering what's happened to Uncle Tolly? The more she digs, the more it looks like he was doing a little dirty laundering in his dry cleaners. And what about his widow? She's suddenly more interested in selling the Mercedes her presumed late husband recently bought. Will Sofie solve all her cases, as well as her other little problem: her dog has a noxious problem? And will she ever learn more about who Jake Porter is?

Sofie Metropolis is turning out to be a beguiling heroine and gets better with each page is turned. DIRTY LAUNDRY is the second in the series and is like riding a roller coaster-the more you read, the better the ride gets until you don't want it to end. Sofie's antics will make you laugh, put you on the edge of your chair when she's in danger, and have you cheering for her to beat the bad guys. Thank you, Tori Carrington, for creating a character that's not only fun, smart and willing to kick ass with the bad guys, but could be the girl next door with her zany family. Zip your way to the nearest bookstore and don't miss the latest installment of Sofie Metropolis PI.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sofie proves herself again!, March 20, 2006

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T. Brookins "Tee" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Laundry: A Sofie Metropolis Novel (Sofie Metropolis Novels) (Hardcover)

Tori Carrington kept me glued to my seat with Dirty Laundry. Sofie Metropolis is on the look out for a missing dry cleaner owner and it looks as if the Mafia might be in the middle of it all. Jake Porter, the mystery man from down under, steps up to take care of Sofie when the heat gets to be to much or maybe the cement overshoes are drying fast. Also once again Sofie's Mom has her own special request that keeps her from answering any calls from her. I enjoyed every page of this romance and I look forward to the next in the series. Its a keeper for me!