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Synopsis
Not just your average South Florida beachcomber, Marla's now a volunteer for Ocean Guard, a coastal preservation group. She's even in charge of their upcoming Taste of the World fundraiser. But when chef Pierre Chevalier's flaming Bananas Foster results in a three-alarm fire, she can't help wondering: too much rum in the recipe-or sabotage? Something is beginning to smell fishy in sunny Palm Haven, and it isn't just the polluted shoreline. But even Marla is stunned when Ocean Guard's attorney, Benjamin Kline, is murdered. Not that she was crazy about the guy-in fact, nobody was. The victim had his share of enemies, though Marla's old friend, the irritatingly appealing Detective Dalton Vail, is convinced the culprit was one of Ocean Guard's esteemed board members. Now he's counting on Marla to untangle the clues. The suspects couldn't be more varied-or less likely-from likable businesswoman Babs Winrow to quiet, respectable banker Darren Shapiro. Even Digby Raines, the smarmy mayoral candidate himself, and creepy funeral director Stefano Barletti are on the ever-growing list. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried. And with her own brush with death serving as a blunt reminder that a killer's still on the loose, Marla realizes that if she isn't careful, the next thing to wash up on the sand might not be mere medical waste... With her sassy style and flair for local color, Nancy J. Cohen has created another sleek page-turner that will leave readers eagerly awaiting their next appointment with the pert and plucky Marla.
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From the Author
Research for this book involved one of my favorite pastimes: eating. Between dining at a well-known Fort Lauderdale Moroccan restaurant and a trip to the Bahamas, I sampled many delicious menus. Touring Bonnet House in Fort Lauderdale provided hours of pleasure as I studied the mangrove habitat and tropical vegetation on this magnificent estate. An interview with a funeral director and an exhibition of Samoan fire knives rounded out my search for information. Along the way, I learned about biomedical waste disposal and Pre-Need Plans. I like to learn something new with each book, and I hope you'll find these topics as fascinating as I did. Continuing Marla's relationship with Detective Dalton Vail was the personal thrust of the story. She meets Vail's daughter Brianna and things get more complicated from there, especially when Marla is also attracted to a handsome accountant. See what happens by reading the book!
From the Back Cover
"HAIR RAISER kept me guessing until the very end. Hats off to Nancy Cohen and her engaging sleuth, Marla the hairdresser!"
Laurien Berenson, author of UNLEASHED
"Curl up with Nancy Cohen's stylishly witty and chillingly suspenseful tale of murder on the Florida coast. HAIR RAISER is a cut above."
Joanne Pence, author of the Angie Amalfi mystery series
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- PublisherE-Rights/E-Reads Ltd
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0759258651
- ISBN 13 9780759258655
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages196
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