From Publishers Weekly
In Carrington's entertaining fourth Sofie Metropolis novel (after 2007's
Foul Play), the Queens Greek-American PI is on the hunt for an all-dressed-up-and-ready-to-be-viewed corpse that's been snatched from her aunt's funeral home. Sofie is also trying to prove the innocence of Johnny Laughton, a young man from the projects about to go on trial for the murder of his socially upscale girlfriend a year earlier, though her body was never found. Despite a heartbroken secretary, a meddling mother, and vampires and necrophiliacs for neighbors, Sofie pursues both cases with aplomb. Meanwhile, still recovering from the left-at-the-altar fiasco detailed in
Sofie Metropolis (2005), she consoles herself in a no-strings fling with Dino Antonopoulos, a pastry shop owner, until Jake Porter, a sexy Australian bounty hunter, upsets her libido. While the plot tends to meander, romance, humor and appealing characters will keep readers happily turning the pages.
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After taking over her uncle’s private-detective agency, most of Sofie Metropolis’ cases have involved cheating spouses or missing pets. This time, however, she must locate a body that has disappeared from her aunt’s funeral home and prove a teen is innocent of the murder for which he is soon to stand trial. Along with her staff, including her cousin Pete and her ever-efficient office manager, Rosie, Sofie solves both cases, but nearly at great personal cost. Complicating matters, Sofie is also interested in two men: the family-approved Greek baker Dino and the mysterious, somewhat dangerous Australian bounty hunter Jake; finally, a misunderstanding leads to a rift with her beloved sister. Steeped in its Queens, New York, setting and the complex dynamics of Sofie’s large Greek-American family, the story still manages to move swiftly, buoyed by Sofie’s first-person narration and by her growing confidence in her detecting abilities. Fans of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels will enjoy this series, now in its fourth installment. --Sue O'Brien
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