Sophie Katz has just offered a man $12,000 for his services
. . . Is she desperate or just meshugeneh?
Considering the kind of disasters that usually befall the
half-black, half-Jewish mystery writer, probably both.
Because the last time Sophie saw sexy P.I. Anatoly Darinsky,
he practically danced a jig when she waved goodbye -- a
normal reaction for a man who'd nearly bought the farm
trying to protect her from her own foolishness. What are the
chances he'd agree to take incriminating pictures of her
sister's philandering husband? Or that he'd let her tag
along -- you know . . .for research? But when her
brother-in-law turns up dead and her sister becomes the
prime suspect, Sophie's priority is finding the real killer.
With or without Anatoly's help. Her brother-in-law's secret
life yields plenty of suspects, but the San Francisco police
aren't taking any of them seriously. So Sophie does what
comes naturally to her: she stirs up trouble (to lure the
killer out, of course). But if her crazy plan works,
will Anatoly be there to protect her this time?
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